| MIND AND MUSCLE Strongmen W. A. Pulham and E. Aston fail to lift Miss Resista | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 5231 |
| Catalog #: | 182378 | |
| Clip Number: | 182378-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | G 876 | |
| Timecode: | 01:26:20 - 01:27:25 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/STUNTS: Strength LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London PSEUDOSCIENCE: Misc. | |
| Description: | Same as catalog # 319913 MIND v MUSCLE - W. A. PULHAM, champion 9 stone weight lifter of the World and E. Aston, Britain's strongest man, cannot lift Miss 'RESISTA' - WHY?. Humorous story, of how two strongmen fail to lift the slender looking Miss Resista. London. M/S of W. A. Pulham lifting large looking weight with one arm only. He bends down with it before standing up straight, a small crowd of onlookers claps his success. However, when it come to Miss Resista he does not have the same success. C/U of Pulham with his arms wrapped round Resista's waist, as hard he tries she cannot be moved. M/S of E. Aston with his back turned. Miss Resista watches as he flexes his shoulder muscles. C/U of Aston attempting to lift Resista, but she just can't be moved! Her feet remain rooted to the spot, he eventually gives up. | |
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