Swiss Athletes Have Now Succeeded In Lifting Johnny Coulon (1921)

Item title reads - Swiss athletes have now succeeded in lifting Johnny Coulon - who claimed to make himself unliftable by grips on opponent’s wrist and neck. Johnny presses his finger into the athlete’s neck, various shots as the muscular athlete tries to lift Johnny, who is quite small, by the waist but cannot do it. Various shots as the athlete lifts a dumbbell. M/S as Johnny takes his coat and hat off, the athlete lifts him easily without the pressure. 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 ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.