Movie: The Indian Chief and the Seidlitz Powder

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    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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    1901-08-01

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