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Tex Glanville's amazing vaudeville performers

1946

Tex Glanville's amazing vaudeville performers

1946

  • NFSA IDKJ05BK43
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormHome movie
  • Year1946

Strongman Paul Anderson, a.k.a. 'Young Apollo' or 'The Mighty Apollo', performs a range of daredevil stunts: stone blocks are crushed on his body with sledge hammers, he is run over by a car and he also performs his famous 'teeth grip' in which he pulls along a motor vehicle with his teeth. In one instance the car is also loaded with people to add extra weight.

'The Mighty Apollo' wears a traditional strongman costume, leopard print tight shorts with belt, gladiator sandals and leather hand cuffs.

This film was shot by Frank 'Tex' Glanville in an unidentified Melbourne suburban street. The little boy seen on top of the car bonnet is his son, Grahame Glanville.

Glanville was a renowned Australian vaudeville performer who specialised in rope spinning and juggling during c.1928-1965. He made a range of home movies on 8mm film featuring his vaudeville friends. These are preserved as part of the home movie collection at the NFSA.

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Strongman Paul Anderson, a.k.a. 'Young Apollo' or 'The Mighty Apollo', performs a range of daredevil stunts: stone blocks are crushed on his body with sledge hammers, he is run over by a car and he also performs his famous 'teeth grip' in which he pulls along a motor vehicle with his teeth. In one instance the car is also loaded with people to add extra weight.

'The Mighty Apollo' wears a traditional strongman costume, leopard print tight shorts with belt, gladiator sandals and leather hand cuffs.

This film was shot by Frank 'Tex' Glanville in an unidentified Melbourne suburban street. The little boy seen on top of the car bonnet is his son, Grahame Glanville.

Glanville was a renowned Australian vaudeville performer who specialised in rope spinning and juggling during c.1928-1965. He made a range of home movies on 8mm film featuring his vaudeville friends. These are preserved as part of the home movie collection at the NFSA.

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