The India Rubber Lady (1933)

Note: Probably filmed in the Pathe studio. Titles read: “THE INDIA RUBBER LADY - Meet Hilda Heath a dancer who just can’t have any bones to speak of - judged by her dancing acrobats.“ Several good shots of the acrobat demonstrating the suppleness of her body as she performing various handstands, crab like positions, and the splits. 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.
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