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HIGHLIGHT  - THE SINGING CINEMA reel 5 & 6

Highlight - The Singing Cinema Reel 5 & 6 (1928-1962)

A documentary tracing the history of 35 years of...

MAX AND HARRY NESBITT aka KAY AND HARRY NESBITT

Max And Harry Nesbitt AKA Kay And Harry Nesbitt (1931)

Max and Harry Nesbitt sing a song and crack...

THE STREET CRIES OF OLD LONDON

The Street Cries Of Old London (1931)

Nice film about the 'prim primrose girls' who used to sing on...

TIRELESS TOES

Tireless Toes (1931)

Miss Eve Fulton shows off her Toe Dancing skills.

REAL KNOCKABOUTS!

Real Knockabouts! (1932)

Women boxers and wrestlers in the ring.

"A Little Tact" By Naunton Wayne (1932)

Naunton Wayne does a stand-up and we see an Apache dance by...

LONDON'S FAMOUS CLUBS AND CABARETS - THE CASA NUOVA RESTAURANT, LONDON

London's Famous Clubs And Cabarets - The Casa Nuova Restaurant, London (1933)

Dancers, mime...

 

 

THE TEN DURHAM PITMEN

The Ten Durham Pitmen (1933)

The Ten Durham Pitmen and Pit Lass soprano Bette Forbes sing 'The Battle...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 13

Would You Believe It? No. 13 (1934)

Strange street names in London, a German oil mill and how to...

HERE COMES THE PARADE!

Here Comes The Parade! (1935)

Children in fancy dress take part in a carnival parade in Durban, South...

FROM EVE TO EVERYWOMAN EVERY WOMAN

From Eve To Everywoman Every Woman (1936)

A wonderful display of fashion through the ages from Eve to...

WOMAN SELLING GRAPES issue title WAGGERS AND JOKERS

Woman Selling Grapes Issue Title Waggers And Jokers (1936)

A woman in a floaty dress and bandana...

JACK WARMAN

Jack Warman (1937)

Comedian Jack Warman does a routine about marriage and sings a song about couples.

LESLIE JEFFRIES

Leslie Jeffries (1938)

Virtuoso violinist Leslie Jeffries plays a selection of well-known opera tunes for...

JACK WARMAN

Jack Warman (1938)

Comedian Jack Warman does a comedy routine about going to jail, and sings a song about...

SIR HENRY WOOD

Sir Henry Wood (1938)

Sir Henry Wood and BBC Symphony Orchestra play 'Serenade to Music' - dupe of PT...

QUEER STREET NAMES - LONDON

Queer Street Names - London (1940)

Strange London street names include Skin Market Place and Dog...

IVOR DENNIS

Ivor Dennis (1943)

Ivor Dennis plays "Whispering" on the piano.

PICTORIAL PERSONALITIES - IN YOUR GARDEN

Pictorial Personalities - In Your Garden (1944)

Famous gardener Mr Middleton demonstrates the...

HATS AND HAIRSTYLES

Hats And Hairstyles (1944)

Nice item about women's hair and hat fashions.

THE PASSING OF AN OLD FRIEND

The Passing Of An Old Friend (1945)

Funeral of famous gardening broadcaster Mr Middleton.

THE PASSING OF AN OLD FRIEND

The Passing Of An Old Friend (1945)

Funeral of famous gardening broadcaster Mr Middleton.

THEY WELCOMED 1947

They Welcomed 1947 (1947)

Celebrations of New Year in London - lots of dancing and fun.

"Clippie" Romance (1947)

Bus driver Steve Dungey and conductor Eve Milton marry after working on the...

PARIS - CITY OF FASHION

Paris - City Of Fashion (1950-1959)

Wonderful fashion documentary with very cheesy commentary and gorgeous...

CHELSEA ARTS BALL

Chelsea Arts Ball (1954)

Students have fun at a fancy dress new year's eve party.

MITHRAS

Mithras (1954)

Item showing relics gathered from the excavation of a Roman temple to god Mithras. London.

WAISTCOAT CLUB aka WAISTCOATS FOR WOMEN

Waistcoat Club AKA Waistcoats For Women (1955)

Some glorious waistcoats are modelled - club members...

THE DAM BUSTERS PREMIER AND RE-UNION

The Dam Busters Premier And Re-Union (1955)

Two items covering the premier of the film "The Dam...

EVE BOSWELL

Eve Boswell (1957)

Great collection of clowns is found in home of famous singer Eve Boswell.

THE CHELSEA ARTS BALL

The Chelsea Arts Ball (1957)

Nice New Year's Eve party footage - fancy dress party at the Albert Hall...

IS YOUR PHONE TAPPED

Is Your Phone Tapped (1957)

Debate on how far phone tapping can go.

POWER SLAVE aka SLAVE AUTOMATION or RADIO ACTIVE POWER MANIPULATOR or ROBOT HAND...

Power Slave AKA Slave Automation Or Radio Active Power Manipulator Or Robot Hand... (1958)

In...

BUDGIES BEAUTY PARLOUR

Budgies Beauty Parlour (1958)

Cute story about a budgie's beauty parlour showing a bird being washed...

DANCING THE YEAR IN

Dancing The Year In (1958)

People celebrate the New Year at the Chelsea Arts Ball.

OSCAR NIGHT IN HOLLYWOOD

Oscar Night In Hollywood (1958)

Joanne Woodward, Red Buttons and Miyoshi Umeki are among winners at...

WAR AND SOCIETY - PART 3 - PROTEST FOR PEACE

War And Society - Part 3 - Protest For Peace (1960-1969)

Series for schools about war - this episode...

 WOMEN'S ICE SKATING COMPETITIONS HELD IN RUSSIA

Women's Ice Skating Competitions Held In Russia (1961)

Soviet newsreel item about ice skating...

OLD GAME HAS AIRING

Old Game Has Airing (1962)

Traditional game played by men of Lincolnshire village on St. John's eve -...

NEW U.S. FILM DEBUT -

New U.S. Film Debut - "Four Horsemen" Premier In Capitol AKA Film Premiere -... (1962)

Glenn...

MUSHROOM GROWING

Mushroom Growing (1963)

An item about a mushroom farm in a disused mine.

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!

SUPER SPARKLERS

Super Sparklers (1965)

Eve models £500,000 worth of diamond jewellery at Kutchinsky's. London.

REMBRANDT ART ON SHOW IN BUDAPEST

Rembrandt Art On Show In Budapest (1965)

Rembrandt engravings and drawings on show in Budapest

CLAPPERBOARD

Clapperboard (1972-1979)

Chris Kelly talks to Pathe staff about the history of the newsreels.