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ELUSIVE INSULL! aka INSULL IN GREECE

Elusive Insull! AKA Insull In Greece

Fraudster Samuel Insull hides from justice in Greece.

INSULL AFTER HIS ACQUITTAL

Insull After His Acquittal (1934)

Samuel Insull at home with family after acquittal.

INSULL QUIZ ON!

Insull Quiz On! (1935)

Chicago's State Attorney tells us of plans to prosecute those responsible for the...

 INSULL DEFENDS HIMSELF

Insull Defends Himself (1930-1939)

Mr Insull defends himself against attacks on his honesty and business...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 3

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 3 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 4

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 4 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 2

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 2 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

 

 

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 1

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 1 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

STRANDED IN PRESCOT  BRITISH INSULATED CABLES LTD  Reel 5

Stranded In Prescot British Insulated Cables Ltd Reel 5 (1932)

Brilliant documentary showing...

MAKING INSULATORS FOR ASWAN DAM

Making Insulators For Aswan Dam (1968)

At a factory making giant insulators in Russia.

UNHAPPY HOME COMING

Unhappy Home Coming (1934)

Samuel Insull is extradited to America to face charges of fraud and...

A MILLION VOLTS

A Million Volts (1931)

Machinery in an electricity generating centre.

OLD LAGS INSULATION

Old Lags Insulation (1943)

A Government Official film showing that insulating water pipes is beneficial...

VOLTS

Volts (1930)

Good shots of devices within an electricity plant - weird science fiction look about...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 12

Would You Believe It? No. 12 (1934)

Early writing and typewriting machines and insulators for electric...

GLASS FABRIC

Glass Fabric (1944)

Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 150

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 150 (1941)

Pheasant rearing, a huge Minnesota wheat harvest and...

GNOME MAKER

Gnome Maker (1961)

A quirky item about a puppet maker and his displays of moving gnomes.

QUEEN MARY AT IDEAL HOME EXHIBITION

Queen Mary At Ideal Home Exhibition (1947)

Queen Mary attends the Ideal Home Exhibition at Olympia,...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  SOME PEOPLE IN THE THIRTIES  1930s  - reel 3

Time To Remember - Some People In The Thirties 1930s - Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Documentary film about...

PORT OF LONDON

Port Of London (1940-1949)

Educational film about cargo trade featuring various London docks.

NEW ELECTRICITY CONNECTION

New Electricity Connection (1969)

Men working on electricity pylons in Holland.

MOBILE ELECTRICITY EXCHANGE

Mobile Electricity Exchange (1960)

A mobile electricity exchange operating in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Selected Original - QUEEN OPENS LOCH SLOY

Selected Original - Queen Opens Loch Sloy (1950)

Material relating to newsreel story "Queen opens...

SAFETY STRAPS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Safety Straps Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1962)

Construction and pylon workers...

BOTTLED LIGHTNING

Bottled Lightning (1928)

Electricity is produced in a electricity plant - giant electrical transformers...

MORE TANKS FOR RUSSIA

More Tanks For Russia (1942)

British-built tanks are given a final test before being shipped to Russia.

DUKE OPENS HEAVY WATER REACTOR aka PRINCE PHILIP OPENS WINFRITH NUCLEAR REACTOR...

Duke Opens Heavy Water Reactor AKA Prince Philip Opens Winfrith Nuclear Reactor... (1968)

Duke...

PYLON MEN

Pylon Men (1956)

Men at work on pylons, constructing and maintaining England's National Grid.

SUITS FOR THE STRATOSPHERE!

Suits For The Stratosphere! (1938)

Inventor Carl Rich wears a special suit that allows him to fly at...

WOOL FROM VOLCANOES

Wool From Volcanoes (1957)

In Sicily, spun lava is used for from soundproofing to glamorous gowns -...

MAN'S TRIUMPH OVER NATURE

Man's Triumph Over Nature (1950)

Good footage of the new Loch Sloy Dam in Scotland.

NEW MARKET READY SOON

New Market Ready Soon (1963)

Smithfield's new poultry market nears completion after the original burnt...

Selected Original - LOCH SLOY

Selected Original - Loch Sloy (1950)

Material relating to newsreel story "Man's triumph over nature" -...

GPO TRAINING

GPO Training (1968)

General Post Office workers show off new equipment to help them in their job....

TESTING DOMESTIC APPLIANCES aka ELECTRIC GADGETS

Testing Domestic Appliances AKA Electric Gadgets (1958)

A look at the ways in which domestic...

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES   HENLEY'S LTD  - Reel 2

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 2 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

GLASS DOME STUDIO

Glass Dome Studio (1958)

An experimental prototype of new type of a studio - a sphere made of triangular...

MANUFACTURE OF ELECTRIC POWER CABLES  HENLEY'S LTD  - reel 1

Manufacture Of Electric Power Cables Henley's Ltd - Reel 1 (1930-1939)

Detailed promotional film...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 409 - SAFETY STRAPS, ANIMAL HOSPITAL & SCRAMBLING KIDS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 409 - Safety Straps, Animal Hospital & Scrambling Kids (1962)

Out...

PIPE ORGAN

Pipe Organ (1956)

A look at an eight-hundred-pipe organ in the loft of Herbert Barrett's home.

WHEN OUR CAMERAMAN IS 'RESTING'

When Our Cameraman Is 'resting' (1942)

Pathe cameraman Terry Ashwood takes a break in Cairo during...

WHEN OUR CAMERA MAN IS 'RESTING'

When Our Camera Man Is 'resting' (1942)

Great story about Pathe cameraman Terry Ashwood taking a...

PRINCESS ELIZABETH IN SCOTLAND

Princess Elizabeth In Scotland (1951)

Princess Elizabeth visits Exhibition of Industrial Power in...

MANCHESTER EXHIBITIONS

Manchester Exhibitions (1958)

International Textile Machinery Exhibition at Belle Vue & Building Trades...

CZECH RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION

Czech Railway Electrification (1960)

Electric power for Czechoslovakian railways.

BANANA CALYPSO reel 2

Banana Calypso Reel 2 (1957-1960)

The process of growing and harvesting bananas in Jamaica

AUTUMNAL WORK OF WOMEN'S LAND ARMY

Autumnal Work Of Women's Land Army (1917)

Great footage of WWI land girls at work, hoeing, picking...

AVOID FROZEN PIPES

Avoid Frozen Pipes (1942)

A Ministry of Information trailer advising how to avoid frozen pipes in the...

PYLON MEN

Pylon Men (1958)

RAF newsreel issue - various RAF related and home news stories.