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  • Short Summary

    Footage of Yogi Rayo in France.

  • Description

    Unused / unissued material - dates and locations unclear or unknown.

    Yogi Rayo. Paris, France.

    GV Palais Berlitz doorway. MS Car pulling up. MS Yogi Rayo being carried in on stretcher. MS Rayo holding wooden board to which his tongue is nailed. MS Rayo walking holding board. LS Yogi Rayo down on couch still holding board. MS Rayo laying on couch with board. CU Rayo with large nail through his tongue and into the board. LS Rayo getting up from couch.

    MS Rayo forcing knife into and through his forearm. CU Forearm with knife sticking through it. CU Rayo with nail sticking through his tongue and into board. MS Rayo putting knife through the back of his hand. MS Rayo still holding board and holding up hand through which there is a knife. GVs People watching. CU Rayo with tongue nailed to board drinking glass of milk through straw.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    2575.13
    Media URN:
    69557
    Group:
    Unissued unused
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    Sound:
    Silent
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:01:31:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:29:20:00 / 01:30:51:00
    Canister:
    UN 2433 C

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    What we see here is Yogi Rayo attempting to beat his own record of 33 days with his tongue nailed to a wooden board - indeed he apparently wanted to achieve 60 days. Whether or not he was successful is unclear.

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