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FEATHERED BEAUTIES

Feathered Beauties (1930-1939)

National Bird Show at Crystal Palace.

PARROT STORY

Parrot Story (1957)

Domestically trained parrot has breakfast with his owner. Good little story

PAINTINGS THAT LIVE

Paintings That Live (1931)

A parrot and a cat play together in a bird cage.

HIMALAYAN BEAR

Himalayan Bear (1953)

A little Himalayan bear eats at the table and visits the park at his home in...

BIRD SHOW IN BUDAPEST

Bird Show In Budapest (1965)

Prize birds on show (canaries, nymph parrots, rose parrots).

THE PETS CORNER

The Pets Corner (1935)

Professor Huxley introduces a new policy of encouraging public access to the...

KITTEN KAMESS aka KITTEN KAMEOS

Kitten Kamess AKA Kitten Kameos (1927)

Various breeds of cat are presented to the camera, including...

 

 

BIRD VIRTUOSOS

Bird Virtuosos (1931)

Trained birds perform various tricks.

GERMANY - CAT AND MONKEY

Germany - Cat And Monkey (1956)

Kittens, a bird and a monkey are great friends in home of Mr Schmidt.

WOMAN-HATING PARROT issue title is PEACE AND WAR

Woman-Hating Parrot Issue Title Is Peace And War (1939)

Misogynist parrot in Northumberland that...

BIRD FANCIERS

Bird Fanciers (1958)

Russians visit a bird show with both tame and wild species in Moscow.

OUR ZOO'S WHO

Our Zoo's Who (1930)

Scenes from Edinburgh Zoo in Scotland.

THE WISEST BIRD IN THE WORLD

The Wisest Bird In The World (1931)

Juan Tio the talking parrot grants Pathetone a special interview.

ARISTOCRATS!

Aristocrats! (1930)

Zoo footage - parrots, elephants, monkeys etc.

WISE BIRDS!

Wise Birds! (1940)

A mynah bird is interviewed and a parrot sings 'Rockabye Baby'.

CENSUS TIME AT THE ZOO

Census Time At The Zoo (1941)

Light hearted item: the zoo keepers take their own census of the animals....

DUBLIN ZOO

Dublin Zoo (1921)

Various animals wander about in the sunshine at Dublin Zoo, including a peacock, a...

SUNDAY CLUB ROW

Sunday Club Row (1933)

A roaring trade in puppies, rabbits, parrots and other animals takes place at a...

BABY ELEPHANT

Baby Elephant (1968)

Ele the baby elephant joins Mrs. Deller's personal menagerie at Lemsford,...

FEATHERED HATS

Feathered Hats (1969)

The annual festival of poultry feather hats at the Cafe Royal, London.

MOBILE PARROT

Mobile Parrot (1954)

Evangelist preacher takes parrot with him on travels about the south coast.

INDO-CHINA OPERATIONS

Indo-China Operations (1950)

Footage of the continuing war in Indo-China.

SAFETY ON THE ROAD OF FRANCE aka SAFETY ON FRENCH ROADS aka LES ANIMAUX MALADES...

Safety On The Road Of France AKA Safety On French Roads AKA Les Animaux Malades... (1956)

Light-hearted...

BIRD SANCTUARY IN ZOO

Bird Sanctuary In Zoo (1962)

Bids in a German bird sanctuary

GERMAN SCHOONER

German Schooner (1967)

German schooner Regina Maris returns home from round world trip.

PRETTY POLL

Pretty Poll (1931)

American parrot fanciers show off their birds and get them to talk for the camera.

PRETTY, WITTY POLL!

Pretty, Witty Poll! (1937)

A parrot called Loretta talks and sings from her cage.

POLLIES!

Pollies! (1940)

Talking and singing parrots in training for a contest - the latest craze!

CLEVER AND QUAINT

Clever And Quaint (1931)

The clever thing is a canoe sidecar on a motorbike, the cute thing is a pet...

THE BIRD MAN MILLIONS HAVE HEARD HIM ON THE RADIO

The Bird Man Millions Have Heard Him On The Radio (1932)

Alec Shaw treats us to some bird...

THE ST. LEGER

The St. Leger (1951)

Talma II wins the Classic Horse race in 1951, beating Fraise du Bois.

ANIMALS THROW XMAS PARTY

Animals Throw Xmas Party (1961)

Animals in the house of their French trainer throw a special Christmas...

Selected Originals - TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

Selected Originals - To Russia With Love (1966)

Material related to newsreel story "To Russia with...

ANIMAL IMPERSONATOR

Animal Impersonator (1954)

Footage of Animal impersonator Niazi at Chessington Zoo in Surrey.

ANIMAL IMPERSONATOR

Animal Impersonator (1954)

Footage of Animal impersonator Niazi at Chessington Zoo in Surrey.

STEPHEN SPENDER IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Stephen Spender In Czechoslovakia (1947)

British poet Stephen Spender at Dobris castle in...

US CAMERA SHOW

Us Camera Show (1960)

Camera show in New York, America.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 56

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 56 (1935)

Dogs at Oakland Kennel Club parade and opera /...

HEARING'S BELIEVING - SOMETIMES!

Hearing's Believing - Sometimes! (1932)

Quirky story featuring a man who can impersonate aircraft and...

ZOO aka CHESTER ZOO

Zoo AKA Chester Zoo (1944)

A look at some of the animals in Chester zoo including a dog and lion who...

NEW YEAR SHOW

New Year Show (1969)

Children have fun looking visiting stalls at the Daily Mail New Year Show at...

ZOO HATS

Zoo Hats (1952)

Hat fashions at London Zoo.

ANIMAL BLESSING

Animal Blessing (1952)

Footage of animal blessing ceremony at church in Hereford.

CAGE BIRDS EXHIBITION

Cage Birds Exhibition (1954)

A variety of birds on show at cage birds exhibition. Olympia, London.

THE HOVEL

The Hovel (1951)

Quirky pub filled with bizarre and macabre artefacts, Middlesex.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1936)

International news stories in brief.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 66

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 66 (1935)

Stories include a woman window-cleaner and a...

Special - C.E.A. NEWS  aka CEA NEWS

Special - C.E.A. News AKA Cea News (1954)

Working day of the two executives of the CEA.

WEMBLEY EXHIBITION reel 4

Wembley Exhibition Reel 4 (1925)

Great footage of the Wembley Exhibition of 1925.

NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

News In A Nutshell (1935)

News in a Nutshell includes - fire at gas works in Wapping, blessing of the...