The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

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The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

1901

0h 2m

3.0(1 votes)

Comedy

Western

Overview

An inventive use of slow-motion filming helps hammer home the gag as an unconvincing 'Indian chief' hopes to dissolve some trapped wind with a popular brand of indigestion powder.

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