World Champion Weight Lifter 1953

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Unissued / unused footage - dates and locations may be unknown or unclear.

Fleet Street, London.

Various shots of World Champion Weightlifter Douglas Hepburn weight lifting (of course) in a gymnasium while a crowd of people watch. He is quite a large man in a small unitard. Extra weights...

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Cataloguer:
Sarah
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67812
Sort Number:
UN 2552 E
Time in/Out:
01:20:54:00 / 01:22:44:00
Canister:
UN 2552 E
Film ID:
2504.11
Issue Date:

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