Exercise by Hypnosis

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

165

Date Released

24 Feb 1958

Date recorded

24 Jan 1958

Length of issue (in feet)

758

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Exercise by Hypnosis
2. 2Flower Arrangement by Marcus Adams

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 2

Summary

Pathe synopsis: Lose it by lifting it - we refer, of couorse, to weight. At a gym in Charing Cross, London, wrestler Lou Ravelle runs classes for girls who want to slim by weight-lifting. No girl is asked to lift anything heavier than she is capable of, but if she puts up a mental barrier against ordinary weights, then Lou will put it right by hypnosis.

Keywords

Physical fitness and training

Locations

London; Charing Cross; England

Written sources

Pathe Colour Pictorial Lobby Cards   Used for synopsis

Credits:

Commentator

David De Keyser

Length of story (in feet)

471

Story extras:

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