Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden
Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden (1904)
Opens with a woman posing on a pedestal, dressed in a white body leotard with a sash tied at her hips. Marshall continues with various feminine poses, reminiscent of classic Greek statuary, to accentuate her figure. Film cuts to Treloar posed on the bare stage without a pedestal. He wears brief leopard-skin trunks or short tunic, wrist bands, and Roman-looking laced sandals. His poses accentuate the muscular development of his upper body, particularly that of his arms, and include movements that make the muscles jump. Treloar finishes with a slight nod to the camera.
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good back-story, and good acting
It's not great by any means, but it's a pretty good movie that didn't leave me filled with regret for investing time in it.
This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.
This study of Miss Marshall and Treloar, winners of the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden in 1904, probably set a few pulses racing back in the day thanks to the skimpy garments worn by the two subjects. Miss Marshall wears a skintight leotard that accentuates every curve of her body. Assuming this was 1904's equivalent to the body-building contests of today, it has to be said that Miss Marshall wouldn't get a look in - and neither would the more toned but still relatively modestly proportioned Treloar. Obviously the enhancing effects of steroids were unknown 105 years ago. The film isn't very long - or interesting for that matter. The pair of them both adopt poses designed to show off the curves of their bodies, and it has to be said that Treloar is more successful at this than the comely but soft looking Miss Marshall.