Jean Parker, the MGM star cast as Elizabeth March in the George Cukor 1933 adaptation of Little Women, circumnavigates the studio lot of aa high-wheel bicycle from the late 19th century.

Here’s the snipe: “RIDING HIGH.. Jean Parker, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer featured player, manages to balance for a few seconds on this huge ‘bike’ that was known in the ’80s as an ‘extraordinary’ and was invented by Singer the sewing machine man.”