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CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 123

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 123 (1940)

A dog and a lioness sit together, demonstration of carbon...

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!

Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 143

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 143 (1940)

Water tower demolished, Pacific sea wall is built and a...

HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR NEW ZEALAND INSPECTS THE NEW ELECTRIC TRAIN aka PRESTON

High Commissioner For New Zealand Inspects The New Electric Train AKA Preston (1937)

Mr....

THE ROBOT DOOR

The Robot Door (1931)

A new gadget which opens doors automatically in a Lyons Tea House is featured.

THE SHIP OF THE YEAR

The Ship Of The Year (1928)

Lady Irwin launches new P & O all electric ship in Linthouse.

PERMANENT TINTING

Permanent Tinting (1928)

A woman submits to facial tattooing in order to have permanently rosy cheeks.

 

 

PREPARING FOR ELECTRICITY ERA

Preparing For Electricity Era (1929)

A 120 foot factory chimney is blown up at the Carrick-on-Suir...

SPRING-CLEANING STATUES - A LONDON STUDY

Spring-Cleaning Statues - A London Study (1933)

A new device is used to clean grubby statues in...

PARADE IN PARRAMATTA N.S.W

Parade In Parramatta N.S.W (1938)

A lavish parade takes place to mark the founding day of Parramatta...

PUSH BUTTON PARADISE

Push Button Paradise (1949)

Super modern house shows off push button design and electric powered aids.

"When The Lights Go On Again .." (1949)

Illuminated signs are switched back on in London and at the...

REME TRAILER

Reme Trailer (1949)

This is a short trailer film about joining the Royal Electrical and Mechanical...

SERVICES MAN STRIKE-BOUND POWER PLANTS

Services Man Strike-Bound Power Plants (1949)

Soldiers and sailors are called in to man electricity...

POWER AND BEAUTY

Power And Beauty (1935)

An industrial centre that has been built in the heart of the Scottish...

ROBERT EASTON

Robert Easton (1934)

Bass Robert Easton sings 'The Old Organ Blower' in the Pathe Studio.

LIGHTNING COMES TO EARTH

Lightning Comes To Earth (1949)

Engineers at General Electric in America test how to protect towns from...

ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY VOICE  aka ATLANTIC BRIDGED BY A VOICE

Atlantic Bridged By Voice AKA Atlantic Bridged By A Voice (1924)

History is made when...

EXERCISER issue title - AIRWAY

Exerciser Issue Title - Airway (1938)

Footage of a woman using a new electronic fitness device.

LONDON - NEW YORK CANBERRA DOES IT!

London - New York Canberra Does It! (1955)

An English Electric Canberra bomber jet breaks London -...

BRITISH POWER EXPERTS VISIT U.S.S.R.

British Power Experts Visit U.S.S.R. (1956)

Lord Citrine leads a power experts delegation to the...

999 - SCOTLAND YARD

999 - Scotland Yard (1948)

Item shows what happens after an emergency call is made to Police telephone...

VOLTAIRE

Voltaire (1950)

Magician Voltaire makes lightbulbs light up just by touching them.

ELECTRICAL FISHING

Electrical Fishing (1952)

Footage of new electrical fishing equipment being used to lure fish into nets

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping (1952)

Footage of women checking household goods at the Institute of Good...

GEC CHILDREN'S PARTY

GEC Children's Party (1952)

Science exhibition for children at Wembley, London.

STARS IN THE KITCHEN

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an...

DIESEL ELECTRIC TRAIN

Diesel Electric Train (1948)

Electric diesel train on journey from London to Derby.

TIME GUNNER

Time Gunner (1948)

A large time gun linked to clock in Scottish Observatory fires from Edinburgh castle.

FAIRGROUND SCENES AT MARGATE

Fairground Scenes At Margate (1920-1939)

Good shots of funfair rides from Margate. 1920s / 1930s.

ELECTRIC HOUSE

Electric House (1949)

A Californian house is equipped with lots of modern push button devices to make...

HIGH VOLTAGE

High Voltage (1949)

Engineers in America test how to protect towns from Lightning strike.

INVASION CHIEFS

Invasion Chiefs (1942)

British army officer makes inspection of military installations in North Africa /...

POWER STRIKE

Power Strike (1949)

Power workers strike in Enfield and Barking.

DOCTOR ADENAUER IN BERLIN

Doctor Adenauer In Berlin (1950)

The German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer visits Berlin, Germany.

SHINWELL STATEMENT ON COAL

Shinwell Statement On Coal (1946)

Minister of Fuel and Power, Emanuel Shinwell speaks about fuel...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS AUSTRALIAN ELECTRICAL FAIR FROM PATHE STUDIO

Duke Of Edinburgh Opens Australian Electrical Fair From Pathe Studio (1954)

Duke of Edinburgh...

RAILWAY LINES

Railway Lines (1952)

Good point of view shots from front of train on line between London Victoria and...

GENERAL TEMPLER OPENS NEW POWER STATION

General Templer Opens New Power Station (1953)

General Templer opens new power station in Klang,...

ETU MEETING

Etu Meeting (1963)

Electrical Trade Union meeting in London.

RECORD BREAKING CANBERRA STOPS IN AMERICA BEFORE RETURN TO U.K.

Record Breaking Canberra Stops In America Before Return To U.K. (1955)

Hackett eating while...

 BISHOPS STORTFORD RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Bishops Stortford Railway Electrification (1958)

Electrification of North London and...

1957 MAY FAIR AT SHEPHERDS MARKET

1957 May Fair At Shepherds Market (1957)

Nell Gwyn, a pirate, models in beachwear, flamenco dancers...

 LIGNITE QUARRY

Lignite Quarry (1957)

Italian electricity generators are built to be powered by Lignite.

PROTEUS TURBO GENERATOR FOR WORLD'S FIRST UNMANNED POWER STATION

Proteus Turbo Generator For World's First Unmanned Power Station (1959)

Exterior of Power...

OPENING OF THE MT BLANC TUNNEL - FRANCE - ITALY BORDER

Opening Of The Mt Blanc Tunnel - France - Italy Border (1962)

Premiers Pompidou & Fanfani cut the...

NEW WARNING SYSTEM FOR SAFER HIGH SPEED MOTORING

New Warning System For Safer High Speed Motoring (1962)

Warning signal in action - 3 drums rotate...

BRADWELL POWER STATION

Bradwell Power Station (1966)

Various views around Bradwell Nuclear Power station in Essex.

MODEL RACING CAR MEET

Model Racing Car Meet (1968)

Electric model car race in Frankfurt, West Germany.

ELECTRICITY Reel 1

Electricity Reel 1 (1940-1950)

British Instructional Film on the workings of Power Stations and Electricity...