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Smothers To Death In Barrel Leap Over Famous Cataract

Smothers To Death In Barrel Leap Over Famous Cataract
Clip: 339304_1_1
Year Shot: 1930 (Actual Year)
Audio: No
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1501
Original Film: 002-055-02
HD: N/A
Location: NIAGARA FALLS, CANADA
Timecode: 00:01:18 - 00:02:39

High contrast, rolling images George L. Stathakis meets his doom in 'The Spirit of Niagara' in which he shoots over the Horseshoe Falls and through the rapids of the river below - one-hundred-and-fifty-year-old turtle, which he took with him, unharmed by trip. Foolish, dangerous stunt.