| AND NOW MAXON AND WOOD IN GRACE AND STRENGTH Acrobatic Stunts on Grand Piano | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6781 |
| Catalog #: | 441760 | |
| Clip Number: | 441760-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | EP 254 | |
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| Location: | United Kingdom | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Acrobatics | |
| Description: | AND NOW MAXON & WOOD IN GRACE & STRENGTH Impressive balancing act performed by Maxon and Wood on top of a piano. United Kingdom LS tilt down (as if looking into room from ceiling): man playing grand piano while woman sits on it; other furniture, plants, tall windows w/ long crutains etc. etc. The guy gets up, she hops down, he walks around to other end of piano. MLS from stage level: man places his hands on edge of piano; she grabs his ankle and turns him up into handstand on piano; he walks on his hands across it, then turns right side up. Next, the woman stands by piano, leans over backward w/ shoulders and head on piano. From there the man does a handstand on top of her upraised arms. Cut to tilt down shot then back to floor level as he lowers himself to nearly horizontal position still held up on her braced arms. They both climb onto piano; she does backbend and he does handstand on top of her. For their next stunt, she places a napkin sorta standing up on the piano. She stands on piano; he sits in front of her on edge of piano. She grasps his hands as he leans back and sticks his head between her thighs (yes he does!). Then she slowly bends backward, thus lifting him up from his sitting position; his legs, held straight, rise to become parallel to floor and continue on a bit to angle upwards as she bends backward, grasps the napkin in her teeth and stands up straight again, lowering her partner and dropping him onto his feet on the floor by the piano. He helps her to jump down and he gives a little bow while she strikes what is supposed to be a glamorous pose. Stunts, acrobatics, gymnastics, entertainment | |
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