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FASHION GOES INTO ORBIT!

Fashion Goes Into Orbit! (1966)

Radical fashion designs by Jacques Esterel on show in Paris.

SERVICE INTO CIVVIES

Service Into Civvies (1945)

A former Wren goes to buy her first civilian outfit for a job interview.

PAULINE WARD issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Pauline Ward Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Pauline Ward does a fast Cossack-style dance...

GLASS FABRICS

Glass Fabrics (1948)

A look at how broken glass it turned into fibre and made into hats. Acton, London.

BENNETT AND WILLIAMS issue title DIPS INTO COMEDY

Bennett And Williams Issue Title Dips Into Comedy (1936)

Comedians Bennett and Williams entertain...

PRIVATE SMITH GOES GLAMOROUS

Private Smith Goes Glamorous (1945)

Designer Peter Russel redesigning uniforms into civilian clothes.

HIT SONG IN THE TIGER CAGE

Hit Song In The Tiger Cage (1959)

Man singing into microphone, various close ups of tiger's head.

 

 

OPENING OIL DOCK #2

Opening Oil Dock #2 (1950-1959)

Tugs towing tanker 'Velletia' into dock, Mayor and other gentlemen leaving...

DOCUMENTARY COLOUR CUTS

Documentary Colour Cuts (1961)

People in seats in Covent Garden Opera. Tessie O'Shea singing into...

CAMBRIDGESHIRE SWEEPSTAKE

Cambridgeshire Sweepstake (1930-1939)

Women in fancy dress carry boxes of counterfoils off float and into...

 BEAVER BREEDING FOR FUR

Beaver Breeding For Fur (1948)

A fur farm breeds beavers to make their skins into coats.

JEWELLED SHOES

Jewelled Shoes (1953)

A woman fits rhinestones into shoes and we see finished articles being modelled.

SANCTUARY

Sanctuary (1945)

A tramp wanders into a church and listens to choirboys singing.

BEATNIK BEAUTY aka BEAUTIFUL BEATNIK

Beatnik Beauty AKA Beautiful Beatnik (1963)

Beatnik girl is transformed into a glamorous young lady...

ANGORA RABBITS

Angora Rabbits (1953)

Mrs Hare keeps Angora rabbits for their fur which she spins and knits into jumpers.

A LOOK AT JULIETTE GRECO

A Look At Juliette Greco (1966)

French singer Juliette Greco performing on stage and talking into...

FISH LEATHER

Fish Leather (1949)

Fish skins are turned into a material used to make belts, shoes and bags. Mitcham,...

TROPICAL SHELL SHAPERS

Tropical Shell Shapers (1966)

Tropical shells are carved, polished and made into figurines, jewellery,...

FARM GIRL BEAUTY

Farm Girl Beauty (1957)

A wholesome farm girl is transformed into a sophisticated beauty by a leading...

RICHE HAIR STYLES

Riche Hair Styles (1951)

Cut hair is cleaned, woven and made into a flower shape to be used as a hair...

FUR SHOW AT SPA

Fur Show At Spa (1960)

3 models take off their fur coats to reveal bathing costumes & all jump into the...

CARILLON IN AMSTERDAM

Carillon In Amsterdam (1963)

Carillon fitted into tower of Rijksmueum, Amsterdam.

VILLAGE DANCE issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES INTO THE COUNTRY

Village Dance Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Into The Country (1947)

Morris Dancers give...

MEN'S HAIRDRESSING CONTEST - PARIS

Men's Hairdressing Contest - Paris (1938)

Barbers style men's hair into the latest fashions during a...

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...

FRANK WIGNALL

Frank Wignall (1938)

Baritone Frank Wignall gets into character as a sailor to sing 'Ben the Bosun.'

SCARF HATS

Scarf Hats (1952)

Hairstylist French turns scarves into hats for model Pat Goddard. London.

BORDEAUX WINE CEREMONY

Bordeaux Wine Ceremony (1963)

Wine tasting, initiation into the "Bon Temps" wine appreciators clan and...

OLD FOLK STRANDED IN EUROPE

Old Folk Stranded In Europe (1957)

A German barracks is converted into old people's home. Varel,...

PENGUINS

Penguins (1967)

Penguins entertain spectators at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco, America.

KING TALAL OF JORDAN IN SWITZERLAND

King Talal Of Jordan In Switzerland (1952)

King Talal of Jordan visits jewellery shop with his small...

VIOLINIST YEHUDI MENUHIN WITH HIS FAMILY

Violinist Yehudi Menuhin With His Family (1963)

Yehudi Menuhin with his family and their new baby

DENISE VANE

Denise Vane (1937)

High kicking dancer Denise vane performs her own acrobatic routine.

JOSE NORMAN AND BAND

Jose Norman And Band (1931)

Jose Norman and his band Rumberos singing "Cubana".

NORMAN ALLIN

Norman Allin (1938)

Norman Allin sings "A Sergeant of the Line".

SEE-THROUGH SWIM WEAR

See-Through Swim Wear (1969)

Models show-off the latest in see-through swim wear. Hyde Park, London.

BOYS' CHOIR

Boys' Choir (1950)

Regensburg boy's choir performs at cathedral - German newsreel item.

PERMANENT WAVING aka HAIRDRESSING PERMS

Permanent Waving AKA Hairdressing Perms (1948)

Lady with cases attached to wires all over her head,...

AMERICAN SHOE FASHIONS

American Shoe Fashions (1964)

American ladies reveal preference for lightweight shoes.

LADIES HAIRDRESSERS

Ladies Hairdressers (1964)

Women arrange a 'Do It Yourself' hairdressing scheme in Hull.

AUSTRALIAN SPRING FASHIONS

Australian Spring Fashions (1947)

Day and night fashions in Australia.

SINGER MICHAEL BOHNEN IN BERLIN

Singer Michael Bohnen In Berlin (1910-1914)

Singer Michael Bohnen standing beside car, Berlin.

STANELLI

Stanelli (1941)

Stanelli plays an upbeat tune on his violin.

BUGLE MAKING

Bugle Making (1951)

Bugle making in West Street, London.

WATERPROOF LEGGINGS

Waterproof Leggings (1949)

Man wears new invention: plastic leggings to keep trousers dry in wet...

SID MILLWARD & HIS NITWITS

Sid Millward & His Nitwits (1940)

Sid Millward and his Nitwits band play 'St Louis Blues' in the...

ORGAN issue title - ALL IN GOOD TIME

Organ Issue Title - All In Good Time (1943)

Good footage of how a cinema organ is made.

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

SAVILLE ROW

Saville Row (1946)

Great story showing tailors at work in the Saville row establishment of Henry Poole...

NEW FASHIONS IN NIGHTGOWNS aka NIGHTWEAR FASHION SHOW

New Fashions In Nightgowns AKA Nightwear Fashion Show (1948)

Beautiful girls in long nightgowns,...