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BERLINER STREIFLICHTER aka BERLIN - DIGGING UP TREES

Berliner Streiflichter AKA Berlin - Digging Up Trees (1946)

Berlin's devastated Tiergarten Park...

IRELAND SENDS FOOD TO CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Ireland Sends Food To Czechoslovakia (1947)

Ireland sends meat to Czechoslovakia.

HAROLD WILSON ENDS CLOTHING COUPONS

Harold Wilson Ends Clothing Coupons (1949)

Harold Wilson, President of the Board of Trade, announces...

HAROLD WILSON SPEAKS ON CLOTHING

Harold Wilson Speaks On Clothing (1948)

President of the Board of Trade, Harold Wilson, talks about...

AGRICULTURAL BILL INTERVIEW WITH TOM WILLIAMS MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Bill Interview With Tom Williams Minister Of Agriculture (1947)

Tom Williams...

 INDIAN TEMPLES

Indian Temples (1951)

People leave for gifts of food for Gods at Narian temple in Delhi.

RECORD RICE CROP FROM FREE CHINA

Record Rice Crop From Free China (1958)

Record rice harvest in Taiwan helps hungry Indians.

 

 

STAGGERED HOLIDAYS HELP EVERYBODY

Staggered Holidays Help Everybody (1948)

People are urged to avoid trying to fit a quart into a pint...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 109

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 109 (1940)

Customers bring paper for wrapping goods, flowers in a lamp...

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS!

Australia Steps On The Gas! (1940)

Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of...

EASTER 1941

Easter 1941 (1941)

Light-hearted comparison of Easter holiday activities in peacetime and in wartime.

ITALY - BLACK MARKET

Italy - Black Market (1947)

Hunger flourishes in Italy while plenty of food is available on the black...

MOTORISTS PROTEST IN HYDE PARK

Motorists Protest In Hyde Park (1947)

Protests in London about the removal of the basic petrol ration.

AMERICA AT WAR

America At War (1942)

Library shots illustrate the American war effort, including reason for petrol...

WELCOME HOME

Welcome Home (1944)

Repatriated prisoners of war arrive in Liverpool and give interviews to camera.

FOOD MINISTER SPEAKS ON RATIONING

Food Minister Speaks On Rationing (1939)

Footage of the Food Minister Mr WS Morrison informing the...

YUM YUM!

Yum Yum! (1949)

Children celebrate the great day when sweets and chocolate come off the ration.

JULY 21ST

July 21st (1946)

Ladies from the British Housewives League protest against bread rationing.

FOOD EIRE MAY HELP

Food Eire May Help (1946)

An item showing Eire's well stocked food shops. Southern Ireland.

SPENDING REVIEW FURORE 1949

Spending Review Furore 1949 (1949)

Chancellor Sir Stafford Cripps makes his budget speech - not much...

END THE STRIKES

End The Strikes (1946)

Herring drifters in East Anglia and workers at Savoy Hotel, London go on strike....

MORE CLOTHES FOR THOSE WITH COUPONS

More Clothes For Those With Coupons (1948)

Full warehouses and yet not enough clothes - Pathe...

U.N.N.R.A. AIDS GAZA REFUGEES

U.N.N.R.A. Aids Gaza Refugees (1957)

Israeli occupation of Gaza - house to house searches and milk...

MEAT CUT TIES UP BUTCHERS

Meat Cut Ties Up Butchers (1951)

Pathe exclusive story about problems of meat rationing.

WILFRED PICKLES APPEAL

Wilfred Pickles Appeal (1950)

Wilfred Pickles appeal to the public to donate money for home for...

HORSE DRAWN CAR issue title is HANDS WANTED

Horse Drawn Car Issue Title Is Hands Wanted (1939)

Horse drawn car in Kent - novel idea to combat...

WARTIME DISH

Wartime Dish (1940)

Actress Wilma Vanne demonstrates how to make a wartime snack from roe and potatoes.

JERRY VERNO

Jerry Verno (1941)

Comedian Jerry Verno dresses as a housewife and sings about clothes rationing.

RATIONS aka RATIONED RAGS

Rations AKA Rationed Rags (1941)

Light-hearted item about clothes rationing.

SLIPPERS

Slippers (1943)

Anne Edwards gives advice on how to make your own slippers and save clothing coupons.

TURBANS issue title is WAYS AND MEANS

Turbans Issue Title Is Ways And Means (1942)

Fashion expert Anne Edwards combats hat rationing by...

DAY TO DAY FROCK issue title - SHOULDER ARMS !

Day To Day Frock Issue Title - Shoulder Arms ! (1943)

Fashion item about how a woman can make the...

EVENING AND DAY FROCK issue title is HI-DE-HI

Evening And Day Frock Issue Title Is Hi-De-Hi (1943)

Item showing women how to recycle evening...

PEDAL CAR issue title is ON YOUR TOES

Pedal Car Issue Title Is On Your Toes (1943)

The Sykes family combat petrol rationing - they ride...

DOG issue title is THIS ENGLAND

Dog Issue Title Is This England (1943)

Trainer André asks Mick the dog various questions which he...

ANNE EDWARDS issue title is LET'S JOIN THE LADIES

Anne Edwards Issue Title Is Let's Join The Ladies (1944)

Glamorous model demonstrates different...

FUR COATS aka FUR COAT REMODELLING issue title - TESTING TIME!

Fur Coats AKA Fur Coat Remodelling Issue Title - Testing Time! (1944)

Mr Grubert remodels old...

SOMETHING BORROWED

Something Borrowed (1945)

A Wren borrows a frock from British War Relief wedding dress loan service

INEXPENSIVE DRESS

Inexpensive Dress (1945)

Designer Olive O'Neill at work on simple but elegant tweed dress.

DAVE AND DUSTY SOLDIERS

Dave And Dusty Soldiers (1947)

Little boy swops a banana for some toy soldiers in shop.

BENTALL'S STORE

Bentall's Store (1947)

Bentall's store instigates a "back to politeness" drive for the customers....

DAVE AND DUSTY CAFE

Dave And Dusty Cafe (1948)

Small boy Dave and his dog Dusty visit a cafe to sample 'Meat & 2 Veg.'.

SHOP AT WORK

Shop At Work (1948)

Women workers at a wool and cotton mill have a shopping centre on site.

JEAN MORTIMER

Jean Mortimer (1946)

A look at woman racing driver, Jean Mortimer, preparing her car for end of petrol...

PERSONALITY MEET - EVELYN DALL

Personality Meet - Evelyn Dall (1946)

Item showing musical star Evelyn Dall swimming, shopping, and in...

DAVE AND DUSTY OVER AND UNDER THE COUNTER

Dave And Dusty Over And Under The Counter (1947)

Small boy Dave rigs up a periscope to look under...

CHRISTMAS SHOPPING

Christmas Shopping (1947)

People in Britain buy Christmas gifts from shops in London.

OUR CITIZEN SOLDIERS ARE IN CAMP aka TERRITORIALS AT CAMP

Our Citizen Soldiers Are In Camp AKA Territorials At Camp (1930)

Soldiers of the British...

HATS aka MAKE AND MEND HATS

Hats AKA Make And Mend Hats (1942)

Item showing how to make new women's clothes and hats out of men's...

FASHION HINTS aka PATCHWORK & HATS issue title - S.O.S.

Fashion Hints AKA Patchwork & Hats Issue Title - S.O.S. (1942)

Fashion tips for using scraps of...