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PAVING A RIVER!

Paving A River! (1934)

Enormous asphalt mats are made to line the river bed of the Mississippi.

FASHION GOES TO THE HEAD!

Fashion Goes To The Head! (1934)

"Fantasy head-dresses" made from hair are modelled from the Olympia...

FAMOUS FOOTBALL CLUBS IN TRAINING NO. 1 - BLACKBURN ROVERS

Famous Football Clubs In Training No. 1 - Blackburn Rovers (1934)

Players of Blackburn Rovers...

GRETA KELLER

Greta Keller (1934)

Soulful chanteuse Greta Keller sings 'Isle of Capri' in the studio.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 34 - GOING THE PACE!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 34 - Going The Pace! (1934)

Champion cyclist Gladys Hamilton in...

SUNDAY IN VIENNA

Sunday In Vienna (1934)

A look at how people of Vienna enjoy themselves on a Sunday.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 35 - ELVES OF TODAY!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 35 - Elves Of Today! (1934)

Major Ellershaw's troop of little girls do...

 

 

THE SUPER MODEL

The Super Model (1934)

Mr and Mrs Clayton take children for a ride in their model steam train.

TEACHING TEACHERS NO. 2

Teaching Teachers No. 2 (1934)

Athletes in training at the Loughborough College Summer School.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 5

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 5 (1934)

A swimming device, a street sculptor, a puppet...

SIRDANI THE INDESTRUCTIBLE!

Sirdani The Indestructible! (1934)

Indestructible man Sirdani jumps on broken glass then eats a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 36 - THE LATEST FROM THE GAY CITY

Feminine Pictorialities No. 36 - The Latest From The Gay City (1934)

The latest felt hats worn...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 6

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 6 (1934)

Lurgrotto in Austria, a house floats down a...

BACK TO METHUSELAH!

Back To Methuselah! (1934)

Nice footage of men thatching the roof of a country house.

THE WORLD'S GREATEST LEANER

The World's Greatest Leaner (1934)

Good footage of the Leaning Tower of Pisa in Italy.

INTERVIEWING THE WILD ONES AT HOME

Interviewing The Wild Ones At Home (1934)

Wild animals seen at the Kruger National Park in South...

THE CELEBRITY TRIO

The Celebrity Trio (1934)

Reginald King, Alfredo Campoli and Otto Fagotti play 'Pierrette Cherie' in the...

DEEP-SEA DENIZENS

Deep-Sea Denizens (1934)

Sea creatures including octopus and lobsters at Naples Aquarium.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 37 - SOME SWIMMER!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer! (1934)

Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her...

FAMOUS FOOTBALL TEAMS IN TRAINING NO. 2 - SUNDERLAND

Famous Football Teams In Training No. 2 - Sunderland (1934)

Sunderland football team are seen in...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 7

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 7 (1934)

Longest moustache in the world, ambidextrous man...

WATER SHOOTERS

Water Shooters (1934)

Men shoot at the reflections of targets on Prebersee Lake in Salzburg.

RAYMOND NEWELL

Raymond Newell (1934)

Baritone Raymond Newell sings 'The Lay of the Pirate' in the studio.

BANG!

Bang! (1934)

Rock is blasted from a quarry in the stone valleys of Caprona, Italy.

BUFFALOES IN BULK!

Buffaloes In Bulk! (1934)

Buffalo are rounded up at a State Park in America.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 29 - INDIARUBBER [sic] MUSCLES!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 29 - Indiarubber [sic] Muscles! (1934)

Teenage girls demonstrate...

MEET THE BRIDE!

Meet The Bride! (1934)

Interesting costumes and traditions at a peasant wedding in Saxony.

JUST BATH DAY

Just Bath Day (1934)

Two chimps take soapy baths in a couple of tubs.

MANTOVANI

Mantovani (1934)

Lovely, lilting rumba called 'Elvira' played by Mantovani and his Tipica Orchestra.

THE GRAND GLIDE

The Grand Glide (1934)

A girl glides from one end of a high rope to another by her teeth.

JUST A LITTLE MONKEY

Just A Little Monkey (1934)

Gibbons climb trees and swing from branches at Rome Zoo.

SEAQUAPLANING!

Seaquaplaning! (1934)

A man 'seaquaplanes' along the water behind a seaplane.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 30 - OLD WORLD DANCES - AND NEW-WORLD DANCERS!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 30 - Old World Dances - And New-World Dancers! (1934)

Students of...

DIVING INTO GRACEFULNESS

Diving Into Gracefulness (1934)

Olympic champion diver Pete Desjardin shows off his skill at an outdoor...

ARMAND GONET

Armand Gonet (1934)

13-year-old Armand Gonet displays his powerful voice in the ballad 'For You Alone'.

LONDON'S LAST TRAM

London's Last Tram (1952)

Crowds line the streets to see the last London Tram on its final run.