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BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS

Bertram Mills Circus (1948)

Bertram Mills Circus at Olympia, good shots kids in audience (with natural...

FASHIONS IN COLOUR

Fashions In Colour (1963)

John Mills sits in the audience at a fashion show.

THE BIG TOP

The Big Top (1946)

Bertram Mills Circus rehearsing for its performances in Windsor.

FREDDIE MILLS BEATS STEFAN OLEK

Freddie Mills Beats Stefan Olek (1947)

Freddie Mills beat the French boxer Stefan Olek on points in...

CIRCUS

Circus (1939)

Performers in Bertram Mills Circus rehearse, good circus stuff.

BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS

Bertram Mills Circus (1946)

Footage of performers of the Bertam Mills Circus in training.

GRACIE FIELDS SINGS IN ROCHDALE

Gracie Fields Sings In Rochdale (1954)

Gracie Fields swamped by fans at her gig in Rochdale.

 

 

PERSONALITY MEET - JOHN MILLS

Personality Meet - John Mills (1946)

Item showing John Mills on set of "Great Expectations" and at...

WATER SCOOTERS

Water Scooters (1956)

Girls in swimsuits at Ruislip Lido test new water scooters - great fun.

WILD ANIMALS AT ASCOT

Wild Animals At Ascot (1958)

Elephants and a tiger get a bit of fresh air in Ascot.

NOW FOR THE

Now For The "Ashes" Back From Australia! (1931)

England win a test against the New Zealand cricket...

NOVELTY CLUB  Dublin issue

Novelty Club Dublin Issue (1941)

Aquaplaning and speedboat stunts by members of Miami water sports...

FREDDIE MILLS IN TRAINING

Freddie Mills In Training (1944)

Boxer Freddie Mills training at RAF station for fight with Jack...

LUCILLE BENSTEAD listed on sleeve as LUCILLE BANSTEAD

Lucille Benstead Listed On Sleeve As Lucille Banstead (1920)

A group of disabled ex-servicemen go...

ANOTHER SOCIETY WEDDING

Another Society Wedding (1939)

Footage of the wedding of Elaine Mills and Conte du Trevou in Warwick...

SMALLEST WARDEN issue title - MUCH IN LITTLE

Smallest Warden Issue Title - Much In Little (1943)

Item showing A.R.P. warden Griffin at work, he...

CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

Circus Comes To Town (1964)

Good footage of Bertram Mills Circus performing at Olympia in London.

Selected Originals - XMAS IS FOR ALL - Technicolor

Selected Originals - Xmas Is For All - Technicolor (1963)

Material related to newsreel story "Xmas...

NEW FASHION VAN

New Fashion Van (1969)

Mail order mobile showroom shows women how they look in outfits through 'Magic...

BOXING

Boxing (1947)

U.S. comedian Jack Durant has joke boxing match with Freddie Mills. Jack la Rue referees.

CIRCUS

Circus (1948)

Horses and elephants from Bertram Mills circus practise their routines in the ring....

ROPE-WALKING LION

Rope-Walking Lion (1950)

Footage of lions at the Bertram Mills circus in Cambridgeshire.

CHIMP AND BABY

Chimp And Baby (1952)

Trained chimp washes face of little girl, daughter of Bertram Mills Circus' lion...

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1954)

Strong man Michael Sugrue show eating habits and demonstrates his strength.

BIG TOP

Big Top (1946)

Bertram Mills circus arrives in Windsor.

PET TIGER

Pet Tiger (1954)

Animal trainer Alexander Kerr takes his daughter and their Bengal tiger for a walk....

BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS

Bertram Mills Circus (1947)

Bertram Mills Circus puts on a Christmas performance with clowns, acrobats...

PRINCESSES VISIT BERTRAUM MILLS

Princesses Visit Bertraum Mills (1947)

Footage of Princess Elizabeth and Margaret being shown around...

COTTON MILL aka PRODUCTION PRINCESS

Cotton Mill AKA Production Princess (1948)

Beauty pageant for female cotton mill workers in...

FATHER CHRISTMAS IN CHILDREN'S WARD, AND SLEDGING

Father Christmas In Children's Ward, And Sledging (1950)

Father Christmas visits Great Ormond...

THE BIG TOP PREPARES - BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS aka BIG TOP PREPARES

The Big Top Prepares - Bertram Mills Circus AKA Big Top Prepares (1954)

Good material of...

 BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS ASCOT aka BERTRAM MILLS CIRCUS PREPARES FOR TOWN

Bertram Mills Circus Ascot AKA Bertram Mills Circus Prepares For Town (1948)

Betram Mills...

BIG TOP PREPARES

Big Top Prepares (1954)

Behind-the-scenes at Bertram Mills circus, horses in training, elephant washed,...

GLASS CITY OF THE FUTURE

Glass City Of The Future (1959)

Pilkington Brothers have developed a scheme for a glass city.

SANTOS CASANI

Santos Casani (1933)

Santos Casani and Jean Mence demonstrate the Crawl Charleston (or Charleston Blues)...

SPORTS REPORTS LAST ROUND AND LAST LAP

Sports Reports Last Round And Last Lap (1944)

Jack London wins heavyweight boxing championship, and...

MILLS & BROWNING

Mills & Browning (1935)

Comedy dance couple Mills and Browning do a routine in the studio.

LONG NECK GIRLS aka LONG NECKED GIRLS issue title HOW QUAINT!

Long Neck Girls AKA Long Necked Girls Issue Title How Quaint! (1937)

Long necked Burmese girl...

CIRCUS IN TOWN

Circus In Town (1963)

Bertram Mills circus performs in London's Olympia.

SPINNING FLAX

Spinning Flax (1940-1949)

Educational film about processes involved in spinning flax.

GIRL CLOWN

Girl Clown (1961)

A new clown is put through his/her paces by the famous Coco at Bertram Mills Circus.

CHIMP IN PATHE CUTTING ROOM

Chimp In Pathe Cutting Room (1956)

Janet the Chimpanzee creates havoc in the reception and cutting...

SCHOOL PLAYGROUND

School Playground (1961)

Children at a primary school have a geography lesson on their playground atlas.

STARS AT EPIC PREMIERE

Stars At Epic Premiere (1956)

Epic film 'War and Peace', staring Audrey Hepburn - has its premiere in...

LIVERPOOL - STARS AT FILM PREMIERE

Liverpool - Stars At Film Premiere (1957)

Premiere of 'These Dangerous Years' in Liverpool.

CAMPERS' GIFT TO SPORTSMEN

Campers' Gift To Sportsmen (1955)

Butlin gives a check to National Playing Fields Association -...

VARIETY CLUB FASHION SHOW

Variety Club Fashion Show (1969)

Footage of Variety Club fashion show in London.

FILMING THE BRAINS TRUST aka FILMING THE BRITAIN'S TRUST

Filming The Brains Trust AKA Filming The Britain's Trust (1945)

Panel of film personalities have...

SILKWORMS PARTY

Silkworms Party (1953)

Beauty queen Ingrid Mills and actor Naunton Wayne celebrate silkworms' birthday in...

COLCHESTER

Colchester (1942)

A look at some of the ancient buildings in Colchester, Essex.