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HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 5

Here's To The Memory - Part 5 (1920-1959)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

WEDDING OF MR HUGHES

Wedding Of Mr Hughes (1920-1930)

The wedding of a Mr Hughes takes place at St John's Wood, London.

LONDON SOCIETY WEDDING

London Society Wedding (1921)

Miss Nicoll and Mr Kirkcaldy are married in London and a piper plays...

PRINCE OF WALES SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR - Reel 10

Prince Of Wales South African Tour - Reel 10 (1925)

Good footage of the Prince of Wales' Royal Tour...

A MINUTE WITH THE MIDGETS - FILMED AT BLACKPOOL

A Minute With The Midgets - Filmed At Blackpool (1927)

Backstage scenes of midget performers...

THE ARGENTINE TANGO

The Argentine Tango (1928)

Maxwell Stewart, Pat Sykes, Victor & Mrs Silvester, Santos Casani & Jose...

FAMOUS IRISH TENOR HONOURED

Famous Irish Tenor Honoured (1928)

Tenor John McCormack is given an honorary degree of Doctor of Music...

 

 

DUKE OF WINDSOR COMPILATION FOR OBIT

Duke Of Windsor Compilation For Obit (1930-1969)

Various material of the Duke of Windsor and Mrs Simpson.

LESLIE SARONY

Leslie Sarony (1931)

Comedians Leslie Sarony and Arty Ash as hikers engage in a little crosstalk and sing...

LILY MORRIS

Lily Morris (1932)

Great "turn" - Lily Morris dancing and singing "Don't Have Any More Mrs Moore."

PATHETONE PARADE OF 1941 reel 4

Pathetone Parade Of 1941 Reel 4 (1932-1941)

Ronald Frankau introduces turns - Jack Jackson and band,...

THE WORLD'S SMALLEST ORGAN

The World's Smallest Organ (1933)

Sir Neville Wilkinson shows us the world's smallest organ.

RADIO PARADE reel 4

Radio Parade Reel 4 (1933)

Fantastic compilation of "turns" - comedians, impersonators, singers etc. c....

THE HOME MADE ORGAN!

The Home Made Organ! (1934)

Mr Dayton plays a tune on the organ he made in 40 years out of egg cases and...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 7

Would You Believe It? No. 7 (1934)

Odd things including cat fur markings that spell 'mice' and a man...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 11

Would You Believe It? No. 11 (1934)

Odd things including strong man with a table, chair, piano and...

LET'S GO GAY!

Let's Go Gay! (1936)

Great footage of guests and acts at the 'Lights Out' Ball at Covent Garden Opera...

XYLOPHONE MUSICAL STONES

Xylophone Musical Stones (1936)

Keswick museum shows its display of xylophones made from local stone.

FOREST HILL ACCORDION BAND

Forest Hill Accordion Band (1937)

Joseph Cottle conducts the Forest Hill Accordion Band in 'Light...

JOHN PEEL STATUE

John Peel Statue (1937)

Sculptor Mr Denton is making a statue of 'John Peel' in the village where the...

HOUSE OF WINDSOR  reel 1  aka HOUSE OF WINDSOR ROLL 1

House Of Windsor Reel 1 AKA House Of Windsor Roll 1 (1937)

Documentary about the Royal Family....

EMPIRE EXHIBITION

Empire Exhibition (1938)

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth open the Empire Exhibition at Glasgow.

OUR GRACIE - OUR GUEST AT MONSTER GALA AT CHORLEY aka GRACIE FIELDS AT GALA

Our Gracie - Our Guest At Monster Gala At Chorley AKA Gracie Fields At Gala (1938)

Gracie...

VINE, MORE & NEVARD

Vine, More & Nevard (1938)

Vine, More and Nevard sing 'Mr Middleton Says It's Right' in the studio -...

WIN THE WAR RALLY IN AUSTRALIA

Win The War Rally In Australia (1941)

Federal Treasurer makes speech. Gladys Moncrieff leads crowd...

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1942)

Mr Dee of Chelsea shows off his collection of unusual musical boxes. London.

KIDS IN HOSPITAL aka BABIES - HOSPITAL - TOYS

Kids In Hospital AKA Babies - Hospital - Toys (1944)

Mr Dobbs entertains children with his...

FASHIONS IN HATS WITH CORAL BROWNE

Fashions In Hats With Coral Browne (1944)

A modern hat is contrasted with an Edwardian style hat -...

THE PROSPECT BEFORE US

The Prospect Before Us (1945)

Mr Gilbert shows off his latest invention - the collapsible wardrobe.

SIZE W - XX

Size W - Xx (1946)

Mrs Danvers modelling clothes for larger ladies.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Famous clown Grock gives a show, fencing competition and child boxer in London.

ARTISTIC FAMILY aka TOGNERI

Artistic Family AKA Togneri (1947)

Plaster models and mannequins for shop windows made by Italian...

FRENCH FASHION IN PRAGUE

French Fashion In Prague (1947)

Footage of French fashion display in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

PRAGUE PHILHARMONIC IN WARSAW

Prague Philharmonic In Warsaw (1947)

Prague Philharmonic Orchestra musicians visit Warsaw.

PICETTE - FANCY THAT

Picette - Fancy That (1947)

Compilation cinemagazine probably made for young audience.

MIDNIGHT MATINEE IN BELFAST aka MIDNIGHT SHOW IN BELFAST

Midnight Matinee In Belfast AKA Midnight Show In Belfast (1948)

Various shots of a fashion show...

SCHOOL OF DEPORTMENT

School Of Deportment (1949)

Tea party staged at school of deportment to teach young ladies how to...

OPENING OF ROME OPERA SEASON

Opening Of Rome Opera Season (1949)

Various dignitaries attend opening of opera season in Rome. ...

ROME OPERA

Rome Opera (1949)

Opera stars perform in 'Luisa Miller' at Teatro Dell, Rome, Italy.

DISPLACED PERSONS CAMP CALLED 'LE FRASCHETTE' aka D P CAMP IN ITALY

Displaced Persons Camp Called 'le Fraschette' AKA D P Camp In Italy (1949)

Various people...

ROYAL WINDSOR HORSE SHOW

Royal Windsor Horse Show (1949)

Cavalry in musical ride, female contestants jumping, Princess Elizabeth...

MARLENE DIETRICH IN PARIS

Marlene Dietrich In Paris (1949)

Great item shows Marlene Dietrich in Paris, visiting Christian Dior's...

SADLER'S WELLS BALLET IN NEW YORK

Sadler's Wells Ballet In New York (1949)

VIPs arrive at Metropolitan Opera House for Sadler's Wells...

"Mrs America" Beauty Competition (1950-1959)

Contestants in bathing costumes waving, Mrs. Jennings the...

FUNERAL OF IVOR NOVELLO

Funeral Of Ivor Novello (1951)

Stars gather for the funeral of great composer Ivor Novello.

PIANO MARATHON

Piano Marathon (1951)

Sandy Strickland tries to regain non-stop piano playing record in Bolton,...

OUTSIZE FASHIONS

Outsize Fashions (1951)

Fashions for the not so slim at Belsize, Hertfordshire.

FRENCH HONOUR EISENHOWER

French Honour Eisenhower (1952)

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

Selected Originals - BLUE RIBAND FIRST TRY

Selected Originals - Blue Riband First Try (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Blue...

WEDGWOOD HAIRSTYLES

Wedgwood Hairstyles (1952)

Footage of hairdresser recreating a Greek hairstyle from design on Wedgwood...