| CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 27) Sunderland strongman Samson Bessford. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7252 |
| Catalog #: | 505997 | |
| Clip Number: | 505997-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | PT 262 | |
| Timecode: | 01:25:21 - 01:26:03 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1935 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Strength LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England | |
| Description: | CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA (NO. 27) Sunderland strongman Samson Bessford. In Sunderland we see strongman Samson Bessford demonstrate his strength by eating glass and bending an iron bar with his teeth. Then two teams of men pull both ends of a rope that is wound around Samson's neck, attempting to strangle him - ugh! Samson's neck is apparently strong enough to withstand this test, although he unfastens it pretty quickly! Then we see Samson holding bricks on top of his head while men break them with hammers - there is barely a reaction from the strongman. | |
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