Nail Thrower (1952)

Nail throwing competition in pub in London. L/S Salon bar, man (Joe Hitchcock) playing darts. He finishes playing darts and picks up nails. Partner walks over and stands in front of darts board. C/U Partner standing at dart board with match stick in his mouth. C/U Man throwing nail. C/U Man at dart board, first nail misses and sticks in board, second nail knocks top off match, man turns the match round in his mouth. One more nail misses and sticks in the board, another nail misses and sticks in board, nail finally knocks match out of man’s mouth. C/U Men clapping. C/U Man facing dart board. Nail thrower puts a cigarette into each of the man’s ears. C/U Audience. C/U Man throwing nail. C/U Man at darts board, cigarette is knocked out of left ear with first nail and cigarette is knocked out of right ear with second nail. C/U Men clapping. C/U Man throwing nails. C/U Man’s hand against dart board, there is a matchstick under the nail of each finger, these matchsticks are knocked out one at a time. C/U Wom