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PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 3

Peaceful Years Reel 3 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

LONDON'S NIGHT LIGHTS  aka LONDONS NIGHT LIGHTS  reel 2

London's Night Lights AKA Londons Night Lights Reel 2 (1921)

Unedited material showing London...

LONDON'S NIGHT LIGHTS  aka LONDONS NIGHT LIGHTS  reel 3

London's Night Lights AKA Londons Night Lights Reel 3 (1921)

Unedited material showing London...

A SOLDIER CIRCUS

A Soldier Circus (1926)

Horse stunts in slow motion from the American Cavalry.

SOLDIERS AND CIRCUS STARS

Soldiers And Circus Stars (1926)

Latvia's Cavalry perform stunts on horseback for President Chakste.

MIXED MINIATURES

Mixed Miniatures (1928)

A miniature circus is demonstrated - animals are pulled around in little model...

QUITE A MINIATURE AFFAIR

Quite A Miniature Affair (1928)

A midget bride and groom are married; their circus colleagues turn out...

 

 

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS & CABARETS - C.B. COCHRAN'S TROCADERO CABARET

London's Famous Clubs & Cabarets - C.B. Cochran's Trocadero Cabaret "And So We... (1928)

Fantastic...

PARIS

Paris (1930-1939)

Elephants are blessed with Holy Water.

HIGHLIFE - FOR BATHERS!  FILMED AT THE PICCADILLY HOTEL

Highlife - For Bathers! Filmed At The Piccadilly Hotel (1932)

Cute film of a bunch of dancing...

GET AIR MINDED!

Get Air Minded! (1933)

Sir Alan Cobham sets out with his Air Circus on tour of the nation.

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1933)

Shots of entertainers showing off to crowds at the Shrewsbury Flower...

ROLL UP ... ROLL UP ... ROLL UP!

Roll Up ... Roll Up ... Roll Up! (1933)

Circus style tricks from elephants in America.

SWING HIGH SWING SURE

Swing High Swing Sure (1933)

Slow motion footage of trapeze act.

ROUND ABOUT A ROUNDABOUT!

Round About A Roundabout! (1933)

A model fairground ride and steam engine are demonstrated.

UP THE POLE

Up The Pole (1933)

Pole swinger performs stunts balanced 75 feet above the traffic congested streets...

SCRAPBOOK FOR 1933 - reel 3 of 3

Scrapbook For 1933 - Reel 3 Of 3 (1933)

Great film outlining the events of 1933.

CIRCUS IN GERMANY

Circus In Germany (1938)

Roller-skating bears and a human cannonball at a Berlin circus.

TRAPEZE ARTIST WEDS LNER

Trapeze Artist Weds Lner (1938)

Trapeze artists Tony Borelli and Mimi Iles marry at Marylebone Town...

SHREWSBURY FLORAL FETE

Shrewsbury Floral Fete (1938)

Comedians, trapeze artists, acrobats and roses at the Shrewsbury Floral...

LIONS DEN AS BOXING RING

Lions Den As Boxing Ring (1939)

Footage of to boxers fighting inside a large cage with several lions...

SAN FRANCISCO FAIR OPENED

San Francisco Fair Opened (1940)

The San Francisco Fair is opened and provides lots of fun for local...

MANCHESTER CAN TAKE IT

Manchester Can Take It (1941)

Despite Blitz, Manchester puts on its usual Circus.

NEW YORK CIRCUS aka CIRCUS COMES TO THE CITY  Dublin issue

New York Circus AKA Circus Comes To The City Dublin Issue (1941)

A look at acrobats and...

CIRCUS aka CIRCUS COMES TO VILLAGE

Circus AKA Circus Comes To Village (1941)

The circus comes to a village, and children help to set it...

FIGHTING FIT

Fighting Fit (1941)

Shots of army recruits performing various physical activities.

a miraculous escape

A Miraculous Escape (1941)

Footage of lucky escape for stock car race driver in the USA.

PAUL WHITEMAN 'THE PUNTER'

Paul Whiteman 'the Punter' (1941)

The band leader Paul Whiteman attends race meeting. United States...

CIRCUS CARRIES ON

Circus Carries On (1943)

Circus performance for children in Manchester.

CIRCUS issue title is SAY IT WITH FLYERS

Circus Issue Title Is Say It With Flyers (1943)

Manchester Belle Vue Circus keeps going - women...

CIRCUS TREAT FOR THE KIDDIES

Circus Treat For The Kiddies (1944)

A look at the animals and people performing in a pre-war circus.

VJ-DAY LONDON CELEBRATIONS

Vj-Day London Celebrations (1945)

Celebrations of the VJ-Day in London.

WIDE WIDE WORLD Beware - other items share this title

Wide Wide World Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Stories from around the world.

GYMNAST SELECTION CONTEST

Gymnast Selection Contest (1946)

Gymnasts selection contest at circus in Prague in Czechoslovakia.

THE WEDDING MONTH OPENS aka ROYAL VISIT TO PLYMOUTH

The Wedding Month Opens AKA Royal Visit To Plymouth (1947)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Prince Philip's mother arrive in Britain - A free show is put on by circus...

 AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM DINNER

Australian Test Team Dinner (1948)

Prince Philip attends a dinner given in honour of the Australian...

CIRCUS PREPARES FOR TOWN

Circus Prepares For Town (1948)

Bertram Mills circus trains at Ascot - getting ready for Olympia.

AKC REVIEW OF 1949

Akc Review Of 1949 (1949)

Review of 1949 including news, sports and show business.

CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

Circus Comes To Town (1950)

Footage of the Mills brothers Circus at Olympia in London.

FOOTBALL DOGS

Football Dogs (1950)

Footage of Boston dogs playing football.

THREE SEASONS  reels 1 & 2

Three Seasons Reels 1 & 2 (1950-1959)

English Scenes: Autumn & Winter. London, the Theatre, Royal...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1950 record a

Review Of The Year 1950 Record A (1950)

Biggest news events of the year 1950.

CIRCUS TRAINS FOR XMAS

Circus Trains For Xmas (1951)

Bertram Mills Circus trains up for their Christmas performances.

CIRCUS TIME!

Circus Time! (1951)

Bertram Mills' Circus perform their traditional Christmas show.

"Here's To The Memory!" - Roll 7 (1951)

Crowds amassed at Piccadilly Circus at night (probably New...

 ASTRA NO. 8

Astra No. 8 (1951)

RAF Astra Gazette issue - includes Harlem Globetrotters, exhibitions, models and...

KIDS' ART aka CHILDREN'S ART EXHIBITION AT ROYAL INSTITUTE GALLERIES

Kids' Art AKA Children's Art Exhibition At Royal Institute Galleries (1952)

An exhibition of...

CHRISTMAS PIE

Christmas Pie (1952)

Round up of Christmas items - a comic confection for Christmas.

TRAPEZE GIRL

Trapeze Girl (1953)

Shirley Tate training to be circus performer by doing trick horse riding and on...