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SEASIDE QUEEN

Seaside Queen (1967)

Marion Jenkins wins the Miss Ideal Holiday Girl beauty contest. Clacton-on-Sea,...

CIRCUS FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS aka GALA PERFORMANCE OF BILLY SMART'S CIRCUS

Circus For Underprivileged Kids AKA Gala Performance Of Billy Smart's Circus (1967)

Billy...

BEAUTY IN GLASS

Beauty In Glass (1945)

Actress Celia Lipton and mother visit exhibition "home of future" where...

ACTOR OF THE YEAR aka THE MISSING GUEST

Actor Of The Year AKA The Missing Guest (1966)

Sean Connery wins acting award for his film 'The...

THE HARDEST OF HARD LUCK

The Hardest Of Hard Luck (1932)

Introduction to Manchester City football team - including great close...

TOTTENHAM v. NEWCASTLE aka NEWCASTLE BEAT TOTTENHAM IN 4th ROUND

Tottenham V. Newcastle AKA Newcastle Beat Tottenham In 4th Round (1952)

Coverage of the...

THE YOUNG AND HEALTHY

The Young And Healthy (1950-1959)

The benefits of sport for young people - illustrated by majestic shots of...

 

 

HOSPITAL CIRCUS

Hospital Circus (1955)

Billy Smart's Circus do a show at St Mary's Hospital in Portsmouth.

GOOD-BYE TO THE CIRCUS

Good-Bye To The Circus (1964)

Performing animals and acrobats leave London for Africa.

INSIDE THE PLAYBOY PARADISE

Inside The Playboy Paradise (1966)

Fabulous story allows us a peek at the glamorous life of a Bunny...

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS AND CABARETS NO. 10 - CASANI'S CLUB

London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets No. 10 - Casani's Club (1933)

Entertainment at Santos...

MORE WHIRLS FROM

More Whirls From "Whirled Into Happiness" Lyric Theatre, London (1922)

Slapstick routines and...

BERYL ORDE AND EDDIE POLA

Beryl Orde And Eddie Pola (1934)

Beryl Orde impersonates some well-known defendants in Eddie Pola's...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 52

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 52 (1935)

Baby boy swimmer, eggs sent from England to...

BILLIE THE BUDGER

Billie The Budger (1931)

Cruel comedy rodeo show - a horse is manhandled by two acrobatic men.

F.A. CUP THIRD ROUND aka MANCHESTER CITY DRAW WITH WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS 2-2

F.A. Cup Third Round AKA Manchester City Draw With Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-2 (1952)

Manchester...

ENGLAND-ITALY DRAW

England-Italy Draw (1952)

England draw 1-1 with Italy in football international from Florence.

Selected Originals - TOTTENHAM v. NEWCASTLE aka NEWCASTLE BEAT TOTTENHAM IN 4th...

Selected Originals - Tottenham V. Newcastle AKA Newcastle Beat Tottenham In 4th... (1952)

Material...

ENGLAND BEAT AUSTRIA

England Beat Austria (1952)

England beat Austria 3-2 in football international from Vienna.

SPECIAL - F.A. CUP 5th ROUND FOOTBALL - SWANSEA V NEWCASTLE

Special - F.A. Cup 5th Round Football - Swansea V Newcastle (1952)

F.A. Cup 5th Round Football...

GRANDMA MUST BE GLAMOROUS

Grandma Must Be Glamorous (1958)

Billy Butlin stages a Glamorous Grannie competition.

AIR RACE REMAKES HISTORY

Air Race Remakes History (1959)

Library material montage promoting Bleriot Anniversary race.

Selected Originals - 'MAME' PREMIERE

Selected Originals - 'mame' Premiere (1969)

Material relating to newsreel story 'MAME' PREMIERE -...

RED INDIANS

Red Indians (1952)

Good footage of Red Indians setting up home in Windsor, Berkshire.

DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT BUTLIN'S FESTIVAL OF REUNION

Duke Of Edinburgh At Butlin's Festival Of Reunion (1953)

Money raised by visitors to Butlin's...

THEATRICAL GARDEN PARTY

Theatrical Garden Party (1951)

Noel Coward and other theatrical notables at Garden Party.

STANLEY MATTHEWS HONOURED

Stanley Matthews Honoured (1956)

The National Sporting Club (NSC) honours footballer Stanley Matthews...

AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM ON THE ORFORD

Australian Test Team On The Orford (1934)

Australian cricketers on deck of Orford on their way to...

LOOKING AT LONDON'S TALL BUILDINGS

Looking At London's Tall Buildings (1965)

Footage of London's tall buildings.

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 2

This Was Yesterday - Reel 2 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

TRIBUTE TO LEN HUTTON

Tribute To Len Hutton (1956)

Stage and sporting personalities gather at Cafe Royal to pay tribute to...

THE YOUNG AND HEALTHY

The Young And Healthy (1950-1959)

The benefits of sport for young people - illustrated by majestic shots of...

ASTRA GAZETTE NO 6

Astra Gazette No 6 (1958)

RAF newsreel issue - various RAF related and home news stories.

'VARIETY' FETE SPORT STARS

'variety' Fete Sport Stars (1966)

Sport stars gather to donate Variety Club's Sunshine Coach to St...

MOSCOW

Moscow (1965)

Sir Laurence Olivier takes a company of renowned actors to Moscow to perform Othello.

SUMMING UP NO. 17 REEL 2

Summing Up No. 17 Reel 2 (1950)

A quarterly round up of news stories from around the world.

ROADHOUSE NIGHTS

Roadhouse Nights (1932)

A cabaret evening with a fashion show, tap dancing, and comedy acts.

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS AND CABARETS NO 9 - THE COSMO CLUB

London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets No 9 - The Cosmo Club (1927)

Great peek into the evening's...

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS AND CABARETS - 'PRINCE'S GOLDEN BRASSERIE'

London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets - 'prince's Golden Brasserie' (1933)

Good footage of the...

THE PEOPLE SAY GOODBYE TO TOMMY

The People Say Goodbye To Tommy (1949)

Emotional scenes at the funeral of comedian Tommy Handley.

STARS PLAY HOST TO PUBLIC

Stars Play Host To Public (1949)

Film and theatre stars host a charity garden party in Roehampton.

A DATE WITH THE STARS

A Date With The Stars (1948)

Film stars having a good time at cocktail party at Savoy Hotel, London.

THE QUEEN MEETS THE STARS

The Queen Meets The Stars (1948)

Queen attends Royal Command Performance at Empire, Leicester Square.

LET'S GO GAY!

Let's Go Gay! (1936)

Great footage of guests and acts at the 'Lights Out' Ball at Covent Garden Opera...

COME TO THE BALL

Come To The Ball (1933)

Great footage of the entertainment at the Film Ball held at the Royal Albert...

F.A. CUP 3RD ROUND - NEWCASTLE V. ASTON VILLA. 4-2

F.A. Cup 3rd Round - Newcastle V. Aston Villa. 4-2 (1952)

Newcastle win 4-2 in exciting football...

THE CUP FINAL

The Cup Final (1932-1952)

Footage of Newcastle beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley.

KICK OFF! DESCRIBED BY JOHN ARLOTT aka THE GREAT KICK OFF

Kick Off! Described By John Arlott AKA The Great Kick Off (1952)

A great story about the...

XMAS PIE

Xmas Pie (1951)

Pathe take a look at the build up to Christmas.

MISS WORLD

Miss World (1964)

The UK entrant wins the title of Miss World 1964 in London. Ann Sidney will wear the...