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BANGERS' RACE aka STOCK CAR RACING

Bangers' Race AKA Stock Car Racing (1968)

Old bangers bump around track in race at Harringay stadium....

FINE FAT CATTLE

Fine Fat Cattle (1933)

Livestock on display in Norwich Christmas Fat Stock Shows.

SHOE SHOWS

Shoe Shows (1929)

Lovely footage of shoes, ankles and legs. The latest in footwear is modelled.

THE LATEST IN HOSE

The Latest In Hose (1926)

Novel hosiery items are presented - patterned and embroidered stockings.

A MIRACULOUS ESCAPE

A Miraculous Escape (1941)

A stock car driver in America has a lucky escape when his car catches fire...

THE SILK MOTH

The Silk Moth (1930)

The beginning of silk stockings is investigated - footage of silk moths.

LONDON TO BRIGHTON WALK

London To Brighton Walk (1921)

We see H.B.S. Rhodes crossing the finish line to win the London to...

 

 

DRAG CAR RACING

Drag Car Racing (1964)

Scenes at the first British Drag Racing Festival.

THE BEACH CENSOR

The Beach Censor (1925)

A policeman decides which of a bevy of bathing belles is dressed suitably for...

CHEATING THE MUD SPOTS

Cheating The Mud Spots (1926)

Fantastic film showing a new invention - button-up rubber stocking...

THINGS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM

Things Are Not What They Seem (1929)

Funny film which shows stocking shaping machines in action.

CHEATING THE MUD SPOTS 2

Cheating The Mud Spots 2 (1927)

New rubber stocking protectors which stop stockings getting muddy.

AMAZONS OF YESTERDAY

Amazons Of Yesterday (1928)

Women boxers - 1910s style contrasted with modern boxers of 1920s.

 FILM STARS TAKE TO STOCK CAR RACING

Film Stars Take To Stock Car Racing (1958)

Film stars Jean Richard and Annie Cordy go stock car...

UNDERSTANDINGS

Understandings (1929)

Old and new standards of dress and behaviour are contrasted.

TRIFLES FOR EVE

Trifles For Eve (1930)

Saucy stuff featuring a woman in her...

RUSSIAN 'INVASION' OF WALL STREET

Russian 'invasion' Of Wall Street (1959)

Dancers of the Soviet Bolshoi Ballet company take a tour of...

COSTUMES FOR THE PEACHES ON THE BEACHES

Costumes For The Peaches On The Beaches (1924)

Great footage of a beauty parade - eccentric swimwear...

THOMAS BURKE

Thomas Burke (1931)

Operatic tenor Thomas Burke sings two songs for disabled ex-servicemen at Queen...

SPORTS MEETING

Sports Meeting (1932)

Dufaycolour footage of what looks like a motor show in America.

PICCAVER

Piccaver (1932)

Operatic tenor Alfred Piccaver sings for disabled ex-service men at Queen Mary's Hospital.

COSTUMES FOR THE PEACHES ON THE BEACHES

Costumes For The Peaches On The Beaches (1924)

Great footage of a beauty parade - eccentric swimwear...

THE GREAT SECRET

The Great Secret (1925)

Great film illustrating how light a woman's clothes are compared to a man's...

THE SNOW GIRLS

The Snow Girls (1927)

Snow scenes including a glamour girl with very little on posing in the cold and...

LONDON PRIDE - Technicolor

London Pride - Technicolor (1966)

Annual Lord Mayor Show has a theme Economic City - Technicolor.

FILM FANFARE - NO 26 - SECTION 2

Film Fanfare - No 26 - Section 2 (1956)

Topical film show - John Fitzgerald reviews latest film...

A PEEP AT

A Peep At "Here Comes The Bride" (1930)

Scenes from "Here...

LOONIE LIDS

Loonie Lids (1933)

Quirky animation predicting all sorts of bizarre hat contraptions that will exist by...