Strong Man Aka World Champion Nail Breaker Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1963)

Ripley, Derbyshire. Harold Ripley, aged 50, is a miner and is a world champion strong man. M/S of Harold lifting dumbbells in his back garden. Harold picks up two weights - high angled shot of Harold lifting the weights. Harold’s wife looks proudly on. C/U of Harold stretching a chest expander. Extreme C/U of 6 inch nails. Harold takes a nail and bends it in five seconds. Harold then picks up an iron bar and bends it into a ’u’ shape. In his spare time, Harold trains local young people to a “state of fine, physical health and development“. Cuts exist - please see separate record. 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