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The Famous Wallendas 1937
Description
Item title reads - Pathetone now has pleasure in presenting the famous Wallendas "flirting with death".
M/S of one of the men doing forward rolls on a high wire whilst holding a long pole for balance, he walks along. M/S of a young woman cycling backwards and forwards on the wire. M/S as she...
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Emma
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Sound
- Media URN:
- 40001
- Sort Number:
- PT 381
- Time in/Out:
- 01:59:24:00 / 02:01:46:00
- Canister:
- PT 381
- Film ID:
- 1154.30
- Issue Date:
- 12/07/1937
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