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KNOCK 'EM DOWN

Knock 'em Down (1931)

Footage of people ten pin bowling in Germany

SKITTLERS ALL!

Skittlers All! (1929)

Women play a game of skittles - various shots of women bowling.

TENPIN BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Tenpin Bowling Championships (1969)

Tenpin Bowling Championships at Harrow ABC.

USSR CHAMPIONSHIP

Ussr Championship "Gorodki" (1958)

Soviet skittle championships in Cheliabinsk Stadium.

ITALIAN WOMEN'S MOTOR GYMKHANA

Italian Women's Motor Gymkhana (1962)

Women get out of cars and leap over obstacles.

SKITTLE WIZARDRY!

Skittle Wizardry! (1937)

American skittles champion, Andy Varipapa, demonstrated trick bowling shots. ...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 51

Cineviews In Brief No. 51 (1937)

Farmers in Poland keep tame lioness, stunt motorcyclists in Vienna and...

 

 

ALLEY WIZARDS!

Alley Wizards! (1938)

Tenpin bowling experts show us some fancy tricks at an American alley.

BOWLING 'EM OVER - CHICAGO aka SKITTLES MATCH

Bowling 'em Over - Chicago AKA Skittles Match (1941)

American women's indoor bowling championship...

"Roll - Bowl - Or Pitch - " (1931)

Good shots of large ten pin bowling alley in Germany.

WOMEN'S MOTOR RALLY

Women's Motor Rally (1939)

Footage of women's motor car race and, St. Raphael, France.

THE SUPER SKITTLER

The Super Skittler (1934)

Skittle expert Mort Lindsay does some good tricks at an American bowling...

JOBURG CLUB

Joburg Club (1942)

A soldier's club in Johannesburg provides beds, meals and dancing for servicemen.

BEER AND SKITTLES

Beer And Skittles (1946)

Skittles are played at the King's Arms pub in Kingston, Greater London.

AMERICAN SKITTLE CHAMPIONSHIP

American Skittle Championship (1954)

Various shots of match in progress (American Skittle...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 68

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 68 (1936)

French army drummers, woman coal heaver and...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 66

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 66 (1939)

A man sails along a railway, a new ball game and a skittle...

SPORTSHOTS NO 6 - SKITTLES

Sportshots No 6 - Skittles (1933)

The game of skittles is explained by the sports expert, Charles...

WHO SAID DISABLED?

Who Said Disabled? (1961)

Men of the British Limbless Ex-Servicemen's Association take part in Disabled...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 9

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 9 (1938)

Pictures made from cobwebs, a four-year-old skittle player, an...

CUP FEVER GRIPS YEOVIL

Cup Fever Grips Yeovil (1949)

Yeovil Town celebrate their success in getting through a long away into...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1949)

Canadian ice fishing, ten pin bowling, and a Rumanian Exhibition.

FILM STARS GARDEN PARTY SPONSORED BY BIRMINGHAM PRESS

Film Stars Garden Party Sponsored By Birmingham Press (1949)

Stars being interviewed, playing...

OLD ENGLISH CUSTOMS record b

Old English Customs Record B (1950-1959)

A documentary about British traditions - street football, marbles,...

THIS WAS NEWS

This Was News (1951)

Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.