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CHINATOWN GOES WHOOPEE!

Chinatown Goes Whoopee! (1940)

Celebrations in New York's Chinatown to mark good harvests back in...

THE FRECKLES CHAMP!

The Freckles Champ! (1940)

Freckle faced boys take part in a contest to see who has the most freckles.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 127

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 127 (1940)

Manchester statues that may be melted for the war effort and...

WATER STUNTERS!

Water Stunters! (1940)

Stuntmen water-skiers take a jump in the middle of a lake in Miami.

THE LAST REFUGE - A TALE OF THE NAVAJO

The Last Refuge - A Tale Of The Navajo (1940)

Item showing how the state of Arizona is helping the...

VERY DOGGY!!

Very Doggy!! (1940)

Samoyed dogs are combed for their 'dog wool' which is knitted into socks for the...

POLO FOR WOMEN!

Polo For Women! (1940)

The American Amazon ladies polo team play against Bonny Bridge at Minchinhampton.

 

 

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 132

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 132 (1940)

New York police test a new tear gas shell and a US couple...

PARACHUTE PRACTICE

Parachute Practice (1940)

A parachute tower gives teenagers a ride, then is used by a man for a real,...

REGINALD STONE

Reginald Stone (1940)

Organist Reginald Stone plays 'Rosita' on the electric organ.

SEA MOSQUITOES!

Sea Mosquitoes! (1940)

Speedboats and yachts compete in separate races off the coast of Miami.

DIVERS AFFAIRS!

Divers Affairs! (1940)

Men and women take part in a high diving championship at Baltimore.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 131

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 131 (1940)

New inventions: explosive device from America and a floating...

ACRES OF PLENTY!

Acres Of Plenty! (1940)

Farmers from the American Midwest go to California to work on Government Farm...

GRANDMA'S PARADE!

Grandma's Parade! (1940)

Old ladies in old-fashioned swimsuits parade about a swimming pool in a...

SAILORS AND SAILORETTES!

Sailors And Sailorettes! (1940)

Small yachts take part in a regatta in Newport Bay, California.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 128

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 128 (1940)

Tree felling contest in Sydney and illusionist Lester Lake...

SKI-JINKS ON WATER!

Ski-Jinks On Water! (1940)

Champion water-skiers perform stunts on a lake.

GEORGE MELACHRINO

George Melachrino (1940)

George Melachrino and his Orchestra perform 'Fools Rush In'.

SOUTH AFRICA 'GOES TO IT'

South Africa 'goes To It' (1940)

South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war...

NIPPON CONTRASTS

Nippon Contrasts (1940)

Japanese children in a Tokyo playground and snow sculptures in a village outside...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 133

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 133 (1940)

Grasshopper plague in Arizona and a bulldog pup sold in...

A PATHETONE SPECIAL - ZOO!

A Pathetone Special - Zoo! (1940)

A tour around St Louis Zoo shows us animals in natural-looking...

POLLIES!

Pollies! (1940)

Talking and singing parrots in training for a contest - the latest craze!

THE BEAR IDEA!

The Bear Idea! (1940)

Several shots of animals feeding, swimming and being groomed.

VERY CROSS-COUNTRY!

Very Cross-Country! (1940)

Motorcyclists compete in the Indianapolis Motorbike Rodeo.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 134

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 134 (1940)

New inventions: substance that stops bleeding, a perpetual...

THE FOUR SPALLAS

The Four Spallas (1940)

Acrobatic act The Four Spallas show us several skilful balancing postures.

RUGGED FOR RUGGER!

Rugged For Rugger! (1940)

Rugby balls are made in Australia, then we see a demonstration match at...

TO STAB THE NIGHT!

To Stab The Night! (1940)

Good footage shows soldiers of the Searchlight Department in training.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 135

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 135 (1940)

Wind resistance on model cars, a car driven backwards and an...

VACATION DIARY...

Vacation Diary... (1940)

Fantastic item follows two New York girls on their winter holiday to Bermuda.

NATIONAL CARAVAN RALLY

National Caravan Rally (1952)

Hundreds of caravans park up in Northamptonshire for Caravan Club rally.