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THE WISEST BIRD IN THE WORLD

The Wisest Bird In The World (1931)

Juan Tio the talking parrot grants Pathetone a special interview.

SEA DENIZENS

Sea Denizens (1931)

A visit to Brighton Aquarium, narrated by the curator, GW Weller.

I'VE JUST DROPPED IN

I've Just Dropped In (1931)

An auto-gyro lands at a petrol station to fill up.

THE STAR SEEKER

The Star Seeker (1931)

An enormous telescope seen in Treptow, near Berlin.

THAT CHEERFUL LITTLE MOUTHFUL

That Cheerful Little Mouthful (1931)

A huge hippo is fed and cleaned at New York Zoo.

SPEED!

Speed! (1931)

A plane, a steam train and a speedboat have a race where a railway track runs parallel to a...

THE OXYGEN CAR!

The Oxygen Car! (1931)

A German car run on liquid oxygen is taken for a test drive.

 

 

MEET THE BOXERS

Meet The Boxers (1931)

Unpleasant story shows two cats fighting in a little boxing ring.

THE BOUNCER

The Bouncer (1931)

A biplane bounces along the ground on its wheels.

TAMING EAGLES

Taming Eagles (1931)

Naturalist Captain Knight shows us the birds of prey he has trained for falconry; a...

THE HIGH JUMPER

The High Jumper (1931)

A dog called Spot jumps from a 40 foot high ladder into a net held above the...

PRETTY POLL

Pretty Poll (1931)

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

VOLTS!

Volts! (1931)

Experiments with electric 'man-made lightning volts'.

THE DOUBLE DROP

The Double Drop (1931)

Race to reach the sea between a parachutist and the pilot of a biplane.

THE ZOO NURSERY

The Zoo Nursery (1931)

Children visit baby animals at Berlin Zoo.

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.

GARDEN LOVERS

Garden Lovers (1931)

Brighton's public gardens plus planting tips from the man responsible for them.

DR S G BENDIEN on sleeve as DR G S BERDIEN

Dr S G Bendien On Sleeve As Dr G S Berdien (1931)

Dr S G Bendien, Dutch cancer expert, makes a...

MONA'S MOVIE LIFE

Mona's Movie Life (1931)

Mona the Chimp is seen going to bed and getting up.

THE BEAR TRUTH

The Bear Truth (1931)

Brown bears seen in a zoo enclosure.

THE GIANT PLANE

The Giant Plane (1931)

A huge seaplane, the Sikorsky Amphibian, is seen in flight.

TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Taken For A Ride (1931)

A journey over the George Washington Bridge in New York.

MAN V NATURE

Man V Nature (1931)

Men work with snow ploughs and dynamite to clear snow from the Fall River Pass in...

WARNING

Warning (1931)

Lions in a zoo enclosure climb trees.

HOW TO BECOME SLIM

How To Become Slim (1931)

Hungarian Physical Culture Expert Edit Mezey shows us some slimming exercises.

MICHAEL FARADAY

Michael Faraday (1931)

Experiments using electricity are seen at the Michael Faraday Exhibition in...

SAIL HO!

Sail Ho! (1931)

Canadian sailing boat, 'Bluenose', seen on the Atlantic Ocean.

3,000,000 VOLTS! on sleeve as 3000,000 VOLTS

3,000,000 Volts! On Sleeve As 3000,000 Volts (1931)

3,000,000 volts of electricity spark off a huge...

ANOTHER 'TAIL-FIRSTER' on sleeve as THE TALL FIRSTER

Another 'tail-Firster' On Sleeve As The Tall Firster (1932)

An odd-looking plane flies tail first...

THE BOW-WOWS' BOUDOIR on sleeve as THE BOW WOWS BOUDOIR

The Bow-Wows' Boudoir On Sleeve As The Bow Wows Boudoir (1932)

Dogs are shampooed and groomed at...

A COLLEGE FOR SEALS

A College For Seals (1932)

Seals learn to do tricks at this 'Seal School'.

WHY CAMERAMEN GO TO THE DOGS

Why Cameramen Go To The Dogs (1932)

Pekingese dogs and their owners at the National Pekingese Show in...

WINDMILLING TO HAVANA

Windmilling To Havana (1932)

Captain Lewis A Yancey flies from Miami to Havana in his Autogyro.

TELEPRINTER

Teleprinter (1932)

A telegram is typed on a teleprinter machine in London, and is printed out in...

TUBE TAKES NO TRAVELLERS

Tube Takes No Travellers (1932)

Great footage of the Post Office's 'Mail Tube', stretching from...

THE WORLD'S GREATEST RADIO STATION aka RUGBY WIRELESS STATION

The World's Greatest Radio Station AKA Rugby Wireless Station (1932)

A tour around the Post...

FIRE FOAM

Fire Foam (1932)

Firemen use chemical foam on fires and get covered in it in the process!

NOAH'S ARK HITS THE TRAIL

Noah's Ark Hits The Trail (1932)

Circus animals are loaded onto trucks before moving on to the next...

THE CAR PARKING MACHINE

The Car Parking Machine (1932)

Amazing vertical Car Parking Machine in Chicago.

THE WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD!

The World's Switchboard! (1932)

Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...

THE SUPER SALVAGE SHIP

The Super Salvage Ship (1932)

A model of a new salvage ship demonstrates how sunken ships can be raised...

A BERLIN IDYLL

A Berlin Idyll (1932)

Baby birds live in a nest built between the arms of a statue in a Berlin Park.

THE POWER PLANE

The Power Plane (1932)

Captain CE Bowden flies a petrol driven model plane in a field.

WYNKEN, BLYNKEN AND NOD

Wynken, Blynken And Nod (1932)

Three cute baby bears entertain the crowd at a zoo.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 56

Cineviews In Brief No. 56 (1937)

Three brief stories show silt dredging on the River Danube, pearl...

WE ARE SIX!

We Are Six! (1937)

The six Cave sisters are seen at work on their farm and with their cattle at an...

HOT STUFF

Hot Stuff (1937)

Educational (mostly) item telling us about the history of fireplaces and the effect of...

PLENTY OF

Plenty Of "Pull" (1932)

A goldfinch pulls on strings to get food and water into his cage.

FEARLESS JOE

Fearless Joe (1932)

Joe the chimpanzee roller-skates, counts his fingers and rides a bicycle.

LION DOGS

Lion Dogs (1935)

Rhodesian Ridgeback dogs are taken for a walk in the countryside.