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AERIAL WARSHIP

Aerial Warship (1927)

Views of the gunner's turret and air to air shots of American aircraft.

WORLD'S LARGEST SWIMMING CLASS

World's Largest Swimming Class (1927)

Hilarious scenes as young sailors leap and dive, fully dressed,...

FLAMES THAT BROUGHT FORTUNE

Flames That Brought Fortune (1927)

A gas geyser spurts fierce flames and smoke.

THE FOG OF WAR

The Fog Of War (1927)

The US army test aerial smoke screens for airships and parachutists.

THE £600,000 FIGHT

The £600,000 Fight (1927)

Boxing: Jack Dempsey in training.

JUST THE CUTEST LITTLE THINGS

Just The Cutest Little Things (1927)

Beautiful babies on show and some young howlers in New Jersey.

MOTORING EXTRAORDINARY

Motoring Extraordinary (1927)

Motor racing round hair pin bends in Colorado.

 

 

LIFE RISKED TO PROVE THEORY

Life Risked To Prove Theory (1927)

Intrepid inventor makes a parachute jump from an airship.

AMERICA'S FAIREST MAID

America's Fairest Maid (1927)

Miss America 1927 receives her crown.

INTERNATIONAL GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE

International Gordon Bennett Balloon Race (1927)

Detroit holds an international hot air balloon...

CATCH 'EM WILD

Catch 'em Wild (1927)

Bronco busters at a rodeo.

CENTENARY OF AMERICAN RAILROADS

Centenary Of American Railroads (1927)

Scenes in Baltimore celebrating the centenary of the...

ALL IN FIVE MINUTES

All In Five Minutes (1927)

Scenes of devastation following a typhoon in St. Louis.

ALL IN FIVE MINUTES

All In Five Minutes (1927)

Scenes of devastation following a typhoon in St. Louis.

AMERICA'S MILITARY  TOURNAMENT

America's Military Tournament (1927)

President Coolidge witnesses the staging of a mock battle.

DRY V WET WAR IN AMERICA

Dry V Wet War In America (1927)

Agents burn boxes of bottles of alcohol due to prohibition.

HOW AMERICA TELLS THE WORLD

How America Tells The World (1927)

The American Naval fleet show their skills.

THE FURY OF THE WATERS

The Fury Of The Waters (1927)

Flood waters in New England have cost hundreds of lives.

CROSS COUNTRY RUNNING IN NEW YORK

Cross Country Running In New York (1927)

Cross country runners in New York's park.

MISFORTUNES NEVER COME SINGLY

Misfortunes Never Come Singly (1927)

Devastation in New England following the floods.

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH

Like A Mighty Torch (1927)

Flames and smoke from an oil well.

BATTLEFIELD DREADNOUGHTS

Battlefield Dreadnoughts (1927)

US Army tanks on manoeuvres in the woods and on open plains.

NEW YORK'S WELCOME

New York's Welcome (1927)

Ruth Elder arrives in New York and is welcomed by crowds.

UP THE POLE  a.k.a. STUNT ON A PLANE

Up The Pole A.K.A. Stunt On A Plane (1927)

Amazing scenes over New York as a man climbs a pole, on...

DEATH MISSED BY INCHES

Death Missed By Inches (1927)

A seaplane is launched using a catapult device.

AGAIN THE SEA TAKES TOLL

Again The Sea Takes Toll (1928)

Footage of unsuccessful rescue effort to save crew of S.4 submarine. ...

UNCLE SAM'S LITTLE WAR

Uncle Sam's Little War (1928)

American forces are sent to Nicaragua to stop the uprisings.

SNOW DRIFTS CAUSE TRAIN WRECK

Snow Drifts Cause Train Wreck (1928)

People work to clear snow drifts from the wreckage of a train in...

AMERICA'S GREAT AIRPLANE CARRIER

America's Great Airplane Carrier (1928)

The Lexington, a huge aircraft carrier, is towed into dry...

WINTER'S ICY GRIP

Winter's Icy Grip (1928)

Carnival floats lead a flower festival parade through Miami at the start of the...

AMERICA'S BIG BEN

America's Big Ben (1928)

Two men are lowered on ropes to clean the clock face of a high tower.

REAL HERO WORSHIP

Real Hero Worship (1928)

Trophies and medals belonging to Charles Lindbergh are seen on display at a...

SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR

So Near And Yet So Far (1928)

Pilots Chamberlin and Williams land in an American airfield after being...

AIRMAN'S LIFEBOAT OF THE AIR

Airman's Lifeboat Of The Air (1928)

Trainee army pilots are dragged across the snow by their...

ANOTHER EPOCH IN AVIATION

Another Epoch In Aviation (1928)

The airship 'Los Angeles' alights on the deck of the aircraft carrier...

WE SHALL ALL BE FLYING NOW

We Shall All Be Flying Now (1928)

A new 100 mph aeroplane, built by Ford, is seen, along with it's...

EDISON - 81

Edison - 81 (1928)

Inventor Thomas Edison celebrates his 81st birthday and shows us a new lighting...

TUBE DISASTER IN NEW YORK

Tube Disaster In New York (1928)

Firemen pick through the debris in the aftermath of a terrible...

VERTICAL FLIGHT PROBLEM SOLVED?

Vertical Flight Problem Solved? (1928)

Phil Sauve is seen sitting in his helicopter, but all we get...

HIS SIXTH VICTORY

His Sixth Victory (1928)

Tud Kent wins the 'Mushers' 25 mile Derby for the sixth time, in Idaho, United...

NOTHING FALSE ABOUT THESE TEETH

Nothing False About These Teeth (1928)

Cuts for the original story, with extra hair-raising shots of...

SEEING THEMSELVES AS OTHERS SEE THEM

Seeing Themselves As Others See Them (1928)

The Princeton University Boat Race crews practise their...

SAVED FROM THE SEA

Saved From The Sea (1928)

Dramatic scenes off the American coast as shipwrecked survivors of the Robert...

THRILLS & SPILLS IN PLENTY!

Thrills & Spills In Plenty! (1928)

Cadets on horseback ride through a snow-covered forest so fast that...

AMERICAN THOROUGHNESS on sleeve as ATLANTIC FLOWN WESTWARD

American Thoroughness On Sleeve As Atlantic Flown Westward (1928)

Duplicate of some of the...

THERE'S HAIR!

There's Hair! (1928)

Girls who have refused to have their hair cut fashionably short enter a long hair...

THERE'S HAIR!

There's Hair! (1928)

Print version of story about girls who refused to get their hair cut fashionably...

HENRY FORD GETS SECOND HAND CAR aka HENRY FORD - USA

Henry Ford Gets Second Hand Car AKA Henry Ford - USA (1928)

Henry Ford buys a horse-drawn tram to...

THE DOUBLE LEMON AIRSHIP

The Double Lemon Airship (1928)

A double-jointed airship flies about a field in Dayton, Ohio.

ROUND THE WORLD

Round The World (1928)

Mears and Collyer in New York after their round the world flight.