The Young Samson 1929

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M/S of a man fiddling with the back wheel of a car. Another man hands him his hat and proceeds to lift the car up bodily. He is a "strongman".

He lifts the car and the other man can put his jack in. "Saxon Brown is his name, and one of his hobbies is to drive nails through a two-inch deal...

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Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15164
Sort Number:
EP 137
Time in/Out:
01:06:51:00 / 01:10:06:00
Canister:
EP 137
Film ID:
892.05
Issue Date:
06/05/1929

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