 When attempting to hold back two motorcars with outstretched hands he cried out in pain and suddenly dropped to the ground, having torn the muscles of his arms and burst a blood vessel.By 1923 he was looking for work as a 'right hand man' and appeared in the silent film "Mare Nostrum" (1926) cast in the role of “Triton”.By 1928 aged 66 he was still exhibiting his strength in traveling shows.