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BELGIUM'S NATIONAL DAY

Belgium's National Day (1941)

Free Belgian troops celebrate their national day at Wellington barracks...

MIDGET CIRCUS THRILLS PARIS

Midget Circus Thrills Paris (1949)

Scenes from a Parisian flea circus. Some of the stars go awol.

MERELY MEERSCHAUM

Merely Meerschaum (1933)

A man carves a pipe from a piece of meerschaum.

DEFYING DEATH

Defying Death (1932)

Monsieur Ringen dives into a 6 feet deep tank from a height of 120 feet.

REAL PERMANENT WAVES

Real Permanent Waves (1934)

Monsieur Antoine a wig designer displays his latest designs.

PERFORMING FLEAS

Performing Fleas (1949)

A Parisian Flea circus is put through its paces.

TANKS FOR GREENLAND aka TESTING VEHICLES FOR GREENLAND

Tanks For Greenland AKA Testing Vehicles For Greenland (1940)

Rather surreal footage of "tanks"...

 

 

BURIAL OF VICTIMS OF MOROCCAN OUTRAGES

Burial Of Victims Of Moroccan Outrages (1955)

Weeping relatives over coffins of Moroccan victims.

CROWNING WOMAN'S GLORY

Crowning Woman's Glory (1922)

Spanish head gear is modelled - strange lace hats and bonnets.

MONSIEUR MOUSTACHE

Monsieur Moustache (1922)

Monsieur Leclare shows off his exceedingly large moustache.

RAYMOND NEWELL

Raymond Newell (1932)

Baritone Raymond Newell sings 'Red Rose' from 'Monsieur Beaucaire'.

FOOT-PRINTS

Foot-Prints (1920)

Dogs have their paw-print taken for identification purposes.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 30

Caught By The Camera No. 30 (1935)

A competition for the fastest shave, a little girl with a pet lamb...

HAIR RAISING!

Hair Raising! (1939)

Hairstyles influenced by historic hairdos are created by Monsieur Jules.

WITH THE FREE FRENCH IN AFRICA on sleeve as WITH A FREE FRENCH

With The Free French In Africa On Sleeve As With A Free French (1941)

Free Belgians visits Free...

FLAG WITH A HISTORY

Flag With A History (1942)

Belgian Defence Minister Gutt presents a historic flag to the Belgian Air...

THE CESAREWITCH aka FRENCH HORSES WINS CESAREWITCH

The Cesarewitch AKA French Horses Wins Cesarewitch (1946)

French horse "Monsieur L'Admiral" wins...

FOUCHET GIVES PRESS CONFERENCE

Fouchet Gives Press Conference (1954)

Press conference given by Monsieur Fouchet at French resident at...

OPENING OF THE DONZERE-MONDRAGON DAM

Opening Of The Donzere-Mondragon Dam (1952)

President Auriol opens Donzere-Mondragon Dam in France.

HERO RAYNAL'S WIDOW RECEIVES HIS LEGION OF HONOUR

Hero Raynal's Widow Receives His Legion Of Honour (1914-1918)

Madame Raynal receives Legion of Honour...

SCENES AFTER LEOPOLDVILLE RIOTS - MEMBERS OF THE SENATE - BELGIAN GOVERNMENT...

Scenes After Leopoldville Riots - Members Of The Senate - Belgian Government... (1959)

Rioting...

Selected Originals - 12, SHE DRIVES BLIND FATHER aka YOUNGEST DRIVER

Selected Originals - 12, She Drives Blind Father AKA Youngest Driver (1951)

Material relating...

N - ICE!

N - Ice! (1935)

Good footage showing processes involved in making ice-cream at a factory.

FALL IN AGAINST FALL OUT

Fall In Against Fall Out (1961)

Really great story about a French man living in fear of radioactive...

ITALIAN TERRITORY CEDED TO FRANCE

Italian Territory Ceded To France (1947)

Tende and La Brigue are given back to the French after...

 MASS RALLY OF MOSLEMS IN ALGERIA

Mass Rally Of Moslems In Algeria (1957)

'Harkas' meeting of Algerian tribes to call for French...

12, SHE DRIVES BLIND FATHER

12, She Drives Blind Father (1951)

A young girl drives her blind father around the busy streets of...

MODEL YACHT RACING

Model Yacht Racing (1960)

Model yachts compete for an International Championship.

THEIR MAJESTIES IN CANADA - FIRST PICTURES

Their Majesties In Canada - First Pictures (1939)

Footage of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 71

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 71 (1939)

A huge religious sculpture in progress, an Italian umbrella...

A RAILWAY TRIUMPH aka INAUGURATION OF KENT ELECTRIFICATION SCHEME

A Railway Triumph AKA Inauguration Of Kent Electrification Scheme (1959)

Electrification of...

NEWS FROM FRANCE

News From France (1956)

Tito visits Versailles - Paris celebrates 11th anniversary of VE Day - Riots in...

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD NEWS - VIVIAN JENKINS - FRENCH MINISTER OF...

Picture Paragraphs From The World News - Vivian Jenkins - French Minister Of... (1940)

Stories...

WORLD TRADE UNIONS MEET IN LONDON

World Trade Unions Meet In London (1949)

Leaders of International Trade Unions meet in London to form...

FRENCH HONOUR EISENHOWER

French Honour Eisenhower (1952)

General Eisenhower is presented with the Croix De Guerre by French...

WHAT'S COOKIN' ?

What's Cookin' ? (1960)

Chefs from all over the world cook for the International Gastronomic Luncheon....

CIVILISATION IS IN DANGER

Civilisation Is In Danger (1949)

Monty gives a speech to the English Speaking Union while NATO meets in...

ENGLAND V SPAIN

England V Spain (1955)

England beats Spain with score 4 goals to 1.

STUNTS reel 1 and 2

Stunts Reel 1 And 2 (1920-1939)

Cavalcade of car stunts featuring the Reg Kavanagh Crash Squad.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell includes Parliament recalled early, Italian youth rally,...

PARIS - CITY OF FASHION

Paris - City Of Fashion (1950-1959)

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