The Statue Lives (1936)

Item title reads - The statue lives! Northamptonshire. M/S of 21 year old farmer Harold Lawrence, Britain’s strongest youth. M/S as he does a handstand and adopts a classical Greek pose to show off his muscular body. M/S of him in his farmyard, he rides in a cart behind a horse, he is still only wearing shorts! M/S as he feeds pigs. M/S as four men bring out heavy barbell, he lifts it by himself, C/U of his face looking at ease. M/S as he drops the barbell onto a tin of pig food to show it is genuine. M/S as he lifts another one, chickens run away behind him. He is seen adding more weights to make it up to 280 pounds. He lifts it with no problem. M/S very nice back view of Harold with his arms in the air! Various shots as he adopts more classical Greek poses to show off his body. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING