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BATTLE OF THE BROOK

Battle Of The Brook (1959)

Annual tug-of-war contest in village of Geddington - the main prize is firkin...

HEIFER'S SHAMPOO

Heifer's Shampoo (1959)

Beauty regime behind the cattle show - heifer being washed, brushed and oiled to...

FROGMEN PICK-UP PICKUP

Frogmen Pick-Up Pickup (1959)

Military exercise - frogmen throwing plastic explosive into the sea.

ST. IVES

St. Ives (1959)

Barbara Hepworth, Leonard Fuller and Bernard Leach are some of the artists of St. Ives...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 224 -1 OF 2 - INTERPLANETARY ART + TV T.V. CAMERA HELPS...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 224 -1 Of 2 - Interplanetary Art + Tv T.V. Camera Helps... (1959)

Out...

LUXURY CATS' HOME

Luxury Cats' Home (1958)

When their owners go on holidays, cats can stay in luxury kennels run by Mrs...

SHIP LAUNCHING

Ship Launching (1959)

Traditional ship launching ceremony held in Lowestoft.

 

 

COFFEE BAR STUDIO

Coffee Bar Studio (1959)

Actor Tommy Yeardye opens 'art studio restaurant' - people paint, eat, or both...

CONCRETE SCULPTOR

Concrete Sculptor (1959)

Contemporary artist Sean Rice presents his sculptures. Some made of concrete -...

HOME ZOO

Home Zoo (1959)

Deer, otter, seal, birds, fox, badger... live in a private zoo in Surrey.

HACKNEY HORSES

Hackney Horses (1959)

Short film about fantastic looking horses - Hackney horses and ponies.

CRIME PREVENTION

Crime Prevention (1959)

Film demonstrates effectiveness of various crime prevention devices.

ZOO ARTISTS

Zoo Artists (1959)

Art students appointed to take care (and portraits!) of animals in Chessington zoo.

MOTOR CYCLE FOOTBALL MOTORCYCLE FOOTBALL

Motor Cycle Football Motorcycle Football (1959)

Quirky football match - players are on motorcycles...

ICING ARTIST beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Icing Artist Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1959)

Art of cake decoration -...

PELL AND MELL

Pell And Mell (1959)

The last delivery coach in London is drawn by couple of beautiful white horses...

TULIP PARADE

Tulip Parade (1959)

Huge flower parade in Lincolnshire - Dutch floral artist hired to help!

AERIAL AT HOME

Aerial At Home (1959)

Royal Aero Club organises the largest ever gathering of private planes in the...

AIDA FOSTER SCHOOL

Aida Foster School (1959)

Lovely young ladies with great legs being trained for entertainment industry...

VICTORIAN CARRIAGES

Victorian Carriages (1959)

George Matthey restores Victorian coaches and runs weekend coach service...

MINIATURE RAILWAY

Miniature Railway (1959)

Film about the smallest railway in the world which runs between Romney and...

NEW JET HELICOPTER

New Jet Helicopter (1959)

New Dutch-made helicopter can be used in agriculture as well as for fun -...

ROBOT GARDENING

Robot Gardening (1959)

Great garden without sweating - demonstration of devices which make gardening...

RESTORING MONSTERS

Restoring Monsters (1959)

Dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park are restored under supervision of natural...

ISLE OF MAN

Isle Of Man (1959)

Great Isle of Man travelogue - fantastic countryside, strange creatures and mysterious...

FLOWERS FOR EXPORT

Flowers For Export (1959)

Great display of flowers from different locations - watch for the one being...

OBSERVATION PLATFORM

Observation Platform (1956)

People gather every morning to watch a building site - one of the most...

POSTAL AUTOMATION

Postal Automation (1956)

New inventions of the Post Office Research Department: letter sorting machine...

MOTORING SCHOOL

Motoring School (1956)

An unusual driving school - method claims to boost confidence and the instructors...

THIS IS TOMORROW aka

This Is Tomorrow AKA "This Is Tomorrow" (1956)

Review of "This is Tomorrow" exhibition held in...

HAND CARVED SOLDIERS

Hand Carved Soldiers (1956)

Mr Jon Trice, miner from Kent, carves toy soldiers in his spare time - a...

GIRL HORSE RANGERS

Girl Horse Rangers (1956)

Inexperienced girls became skilful horse handlers - Boy Scouts are out!

RAINCOAT FASHIONS

Raincoat Fashions (1956)

Outdoor fashion shoot which greets the rain with giggle - Raincoat fashion...

RIDING CLUB

Riding Club (1956)

Members of a Riding Club in Sevenoaks, Kent, enjoy their horse ride through the woods....

BABY SHOW

Baby Show (1956)

Babies beauty contest - dog show type of judging but babies make fantastic faces.

MANSION HOUSE FASHION SHOW

Mansion House Fashion Show (1956)

Pompous fashion show for an upper class audience - designs not...

CLAIRVOYANT FISHING

Clairvoyant Fishing (1956)

Fortune teller spends time fishing in between receiving clients without...

DOUGH MODELS

Dough Models (1956)

Chinese craftsman makes amazing figurines out of dough - do not try it unless you...

ANTIQUES

Antiques (1956)

Display of the exhibits at the Antique Dealers Fair in London: toys, guns and impressive...

BABY AND THE BEAR

Baby And The Bear (1956)

Flying squirrel, Malayan honey bear cub and a baby girl are fed by their...

BEARDED COLLIES

Bearded Collies (1956)

Happy long haired Collies enjoying life in Bothkennar Kennels, Northwood - great...

GLIDING beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Gliding Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Film about gliding. Great shots of...

TUG MASTER

Tug Master (1956)

Tugs help "Queen Elizabeth" to leave Southampton - some varyingly young boys working as...

PETER CUSHING

Peter Cushing (1956)

Peter Cushing makes, collects and plays with toy soldiers.

YOGA DANCING

Yoga Dancing (1956)

Girls in the Legat School of Ballet doing Yoga exercises to improve their dancing...

WINE BOTTLING

Wine Bottling (1956)

Wine bottled under candlelight for centuries - connection between candlelight and...

VERA-ELLEN STILLS VERA ELLEN STILLS

Vera-Ellen Stills Vera Ellen Stills (1956)

Vera-Ellen, Hollywood dancer, having her stills done for...

FLORAL CLOCK

Floral Clock (1956)

Mr René Marchand, Swiss watchmaker, presents his creation - a chiming floral clock.

BOY'S TRACTION ENGINE

Boy's Traction Engine (1956)

11 years old boy treats friends with a ride on his genuine Burell traction...

UNIVERSITY RAG FROLICS

University Rag Frolics (1956)

Students having fancy dress party in the middle of Newcastle for charity...