WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 11

Would You Believe It? : Would You Believe It? No. 11 1934

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Titles read: "Would you believe it? Queer things the World over. No. 11."

Various locations of events.

M/S of a window on a terraced building with a sign beneath reading 'Ancient Lights' - commentator explains that the window has had unobstructed light for 20 years and no one may erect...

Cataloguer:: Sarah
Stock:: Black & White
Sound:: Sound
Media URN:: 51907
Sort Number:: PSP 841

Time in/Out:: 01:44:30:00 / 01:47:32:00
Canister:: PSP 841
Film ID:: 1628.26
Issue Date:: 17/05/1934

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: Would You Believe It? No. 1; Charles Eade takes us on a tour of unusual things from around the world.

: Would You Believe It? No. 2; Unusual things from around the world including truffle hunting and Liverpool's Pet Cemetery.

: Would You Believe It? No. 3; Smallest shop in the world, pawnbroker pub, pious Sussex cottage and other strange things.

: Would You Believe It? No. 5; Odd things including Italian traffic lights, African dwellings and a whole house being moved.

: Would You Believe It? No. 6; Strange things from around Britain including a female town crier and a tiny London common.

: Would You Believe It? No. 7; Odd things including cat fur markings that spell 'mice' and a man playing hornpipe on pencil.

: Would You Believe It? No. 8; Strange things including tiny elephants inside a bean and a part of Cambridgeshire in London.

: Would You Believe It? No. 10; Odd things including an automatic garage door and a car park attendant in shining armour.

: Would You Believe It? No. 11; Odd things including strong man with a table, chair, piano and pianist on his chest.

: Would You Believe It? No. 12; Early writing and typewriting machines and insulators for electric lines being tested.

: Would You Believe It? No. 13; Strange street names in London, a German oil mill and how to mesmerise a chicken.

: Would You Believe It? No. 14; Huge mural takes shape in Manchester, a one-boy bus and a robot man startles the suburbs.

: Would You Believe It? No. 15; Protective wall, American place names in England and a girl using her feet for everyday tasks.

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