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SPORTSHOTS NO 11 - FENCING

Sportshots No 11 - Fencing (1933)

Charles Eade explains the sport of fencing as we see several British...

SPORTSHOTS NO 19 - PELOTA

Sportshots No 19 - Pelota (1933)

The sports corespondent Charles Eade describes the game of Pelota

SPORTSHOTS NO 24 - BOWLS

Sportshots No 24 - Bowls (1933)

Bowls match in progress at the Brownswood club, Finsbury Park, London,...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 26 - BOWLING

Sportshots No. 26 - Bowling (1933)

An international tenpin bowling competition in Frankfurt, Germany.

SPORTSHOTS NO 29 - LAWN BILLIARDS !

Sportshots No 29 - Lawn Billiards ! (1933)

Footage of the game of Lawn Billiards which is described...

SPORTSHOTS NO 2 - JACK DOYLE

Sportshots No 2 - Jack Doyle (1932)

The sports editor of the Daily Express introduces Britain's new...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 14 - GOING TO THE DOGS aka GREYHOUNDS

Sportshots No. 14 - Going To The Dogs AKA Greyhounds (1933)

Jokey item shows a greyhound race in...

 

 

SPORTSHOTS NO. 16 aka LA HORNUS / LE HORNEUSE

Sportshots No. 16 AKA La Hornus / Le Horneuse (1933)

A novel sport from Switzerland where men hit a...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 18 - SUZANNE LENGLEN

Sportshots No. 18 - Suzanne Lenglen (1933)

Champion tennis player Suzanne Lenglen demonstrates her...

SPORTSHOTS NO 21 - CYCLE POLO

Sportshots No 21 - Cycle Polo (1933)

Footage of a Cycle Polo, commentary and explanation is provided...

SPORTSHOTS NO 23 - CYCLING EVES

Sportshots No 23 - Cycling Eves (1933)

Footage of female cycling, introduced by Charles Eade.

SPORTSHOTS NO 22 - TOPE FISHING

Sportshots No 22 - Tope Fishing (1933)

Tope (dogfish) fishing off the coast of Hastings.

SPORTSHOTS NO. 28 - QUOITS

Sportshots No. 28 - Quoits (1933)

Quoits played on a village green in Surrey.

SPORTSHOTS NO. 9 - BILLIARDS - FOR LADIES!

Sportshots No. 9 - Billiards - For Ladies! (1933)

Leading professional billiards player Ruth...

SPORTSHOTS - FRANK SOUTHALL

Sportshots - Frank Southall (1933)

The champion cyclist Frank Southall demonstrates his cycling...

SPORTSHOTS NO 3 - H HIBBS

Sportshots No 3 - H Hibbs (1932)

The England goalkeeper H. Hibbs in training.

SPORTSHOTS NO 4 - VICTOR BARNA V R. D. JONES

Sportshots No 4 - Victor Barna V R. D. Jones (1933)

Good footage of a practise table tennis match...

SPORTSHOTS NO 6 - TED PHELPS

Sportshots No 6 - Ted Phelps (1933)

World Sculling Champion Ted Phelps rows along the River Thames as...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 7 - ROCK CLIMBING

Sportshots No. 7 - Rock Climbing (1933)

Men are seen rock climbing in the Swiss Alps and Cheddar...

SPORTSHOTS - SPORTING LADIES

Sportshots - Sporting Ladies (1933)

Women do formation exercises and take part in an athletic contest.

SPORTSHOTS NO 17 - ROWING

Sportshots No 17 - Rowing (1933)

Footage of women's rowing events on the River Thames.

SPORTSHOTS - JUST THE DOGS

Sportshots - Just The Dogs (1933)

Footage of racing and hurdling competitions for small dogs.

PRINCESS MARGARET IN LIVERPOOL

Princess Margaret In Liverpool (1960)

The Princess visits a girls' school and a factory making ...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 25 - ATHLETIC EVES

Sportshots No. 25 - Athletic Eves (1933)

Polish athletes Miss Weiss and Miss Walsh are seen in...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 10 - DIXIE DEAN

Sportshots No. 10 - Dixie Dean (1933)

Everton FC captain Dixie Dean is seen in training and playing in...

SPORTSHOTS NO 6 - SKITTLES

Sportshots No 6 - Skittles (1933)

The game of skittles is explained by the sports expert, Charles...

SPORTSHOTS - KNUR & SPELL !

Sportshots - Knur & Spell ! (1933)

Demonstration of the strange sport of Knur and Spell on the North...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 1

Would You Believe It? No. 1 (1933)

Charles Eade takes us on a tour of unusual things from around the...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 3

Would You Believe It? No. 3 (1934)

Smallest shop in the world, pawnbroker pub, pious Sussex cottage...

NATIONAL BEAUTY QUEEN

National Beauty Queen (1952)

National Beauty Contest at Morecambe, - George Formby & Cesar Romero are...

SPORTSHOTS NO 20 - THE KING'S HORSES

Sportshots No 20 - The King's Horses (1933)

Footage of the home of King George V's race horse in...

BEAUTY QUEEN GAGGED

Beauty Queen Gagged (1951)

Sunday Dispatch National Bathing Beauty Contest featuring judges Jewel and...

MISS GREAT BRITAIN

Miss Great Britain (1957)

Leila Williams wins the Miss Great Britain beauty competition 1957.

MISS WORLD IS CHOSEN!

Miss World Is Chosen! (1957)

Marita Lindahl of Finland wins Miss World beauty competition in London.

SPORT - LONDON TO BRIGHTON WALKING RACE

Sport - London To Brighton Walking Race (1955)

Walking championship tackle the road from London to...

MISS GREAT BRITAIN 1956

Miss Great Britain 1956 (1956)

Stars choose 21 year old Iris Waller of Gateshead as Miss Britain 1956.

PRESS LUNCHEON

Press Luncheon (1947)

Footage of numerous newspaper editors attending Press Luncheon.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 2

Would You Believe It? No. 2 (1934)

Unusual things from around the world including truffle hunting and...

BEAUTY QUEEN CONTEST aka BATHING BEAUTIES

Beauty Queen Contest AKA Bathing Beauties (1955)

Miss Great Britain 1955 is chosen at Morecambe...

REVIEW OF THE YEAR 1946

Review Of The Year 1946 (1946)

The year's most important news stories, as decided by editors of...