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CONWAY CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Conway Centenary Celebrations (1927)

Steam trains on parade in North Wales.

UNIQUE RELIGIOUS CEREMONY IN PRAGUE

Unique Religious Ceremony In Prague (1938)

Members at the Monastery of the Order of the Knights of...

THE DANCE OF THE FAN

The Dance Of The Fan (1934)

The Fallow Twins do a fan dance in the studio - with clothes on!

LONGEST STREET issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Longest Street Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Joke item about a street that runs from...

FELIX THE CAT - THE SMOKE SCREAM

Felix The Cat - The Smoke Scream (1920-1929)

Felix the Cat animation - Pipe smoking turns Felix into a...

TROTTING RACE GRAND PRIX

Trotting Race Grand Prix (1961)

Horses from five countries particpate in an international trotting...

NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP

New Blacksmith Shop (1895)

Classic early film, "New Blacksmith Shop", by Thomas Edison.

 

 

THE MAESTROS

The Maestros (1934)

The Four Maestro sing 'Where the Mountains meet the Sea.'

BOSWELL TWINS

Boswell Twins (1939)

The Boswell twins mirror each others movements in a graceful but acrobatic dance.

MARIO LORENZI

Mario Lorenzi (1947)

Mario Lorenzi plays a The Waltz of the Flowers from The Nutcracker on the harp.

FOR THE HEADSHIP OF THE RIVER

For The Headship Of The River (1930)

Rowers compete for the title of Head of the River in annual race...

DUBLIN ONLY - FOR HEADSHIP OF RIVER

Dublin Only - For Headship Of River (1934)

Headship of the river rowing race at Oxford.

BEATING THE BOUNDS AT BARKING BY THE TOWER

Beating The Bounds At Barking By The Tower (1937)

Ceremony of beating the bounds at Barking,...

NORMAN LONG

Norman Long (1932)

Norman Long tells a 'cockney story' and sings 'The Barrers in the Walworth Road'.

THE FOUR SPALLAS

The Four Spallas (1940)

Acrobatic act The Four Spallas show us several skilful balancing postures.

'THROWING THE HOOD' AT HAXEY

'throwing The Hood' At Haxey (1938)

The ancient custom of 'Throwing The Hood' at the Lincolnshire...

OPEN TOP LANDAUS

Open Top Landaus (1922)

Numerous open top landaus moving up The Mall, London.

BATTLE OF THE FLOWERS

Battle Of The Flowers (1923)

The Battle of Flowers in Nice sees people pelting each other with the...

EVERYONE LOVES FELIX

Everyone Loves Felix (1924)

Life sized Felix dolls are seen leaving the factory on the back of a horse...

DERBY TRAILER

Derby Trailer (1952)

Short trailer for Pathe's coverage of the forthcoming Derby horse race.

THE CHAMPION

The Champion (1952)

Copy of the Charlie Chaplin film - The Champion.

THREE BULVONOS issue title - MANORS AND CUSTOMS

Three Bulvonos Issue Title - Manors And Customs (1938)

Footage of the performers the Three...

THE MODERNAIRES issue title is SO THIS IS LONDON

The Modernaires Issue Title Is So This Is London (1939)

Ballroom dancing duo - The Modernaires -...

THE COTRILLOS

The Cotrillos (1939)

Famous acrobat jugglers performing.

THE COTRILLOS

The Cotrillos (1939)

Famous acrobat jugglers performing.

THE COTRILLOS

The Cotrillos (1939)

Famous acrobat jugglers performing.

DANCING DUDES issue title - IT MAKES YOU THINK !

Dancing Dudes Issue Title - It Makes You Think ! (1941)

Good footage of the dancing trio the...

THE PAVIANS

The Pavians (1942)

The Pavians perform a balancing act with chairs.

FOUR SPALLAS

Four Spallas (1942)

The Four Spallas perform acrobatic stunts in the studio.

THE BABY

The Baby

Classic early film - The Baby - by Lumiere.

THE FALLING WALL

The Falling Wall

Classic early film - The Falling Wall - by Lumiere.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1949)

Cuts from newsreel 49/47 - Trooping the Colour. Duplicate of UN 2140 A.

TROOPING THE COLOUR

Trooping The Colour (1950)

Footage of Trooping of the Colour ceremony. London.

FILM MAKING IN GERMANY AND YUGOSLAVIA

Film Making In Germany And Yugoslavia (1964)

Behind the scenes of German and Yugoslavian cinema

DONS OUT OF BUILDING / UNIVERSITY ? aka KNIGHTS OF THE GARTER ?

Dons Out Of Building / University ? AKA Knights Of The Garter ? (1920-1930)

This item is unclear...

FIRE AT HAGUE PALACE aka FIRE AT HAGUE  PALACE: HOLLAND

Fire At Hague Palace AKA Fire At Hague Palace: Holland (1948)

Vaious shots of firemen tackling...

YEOMEN OF THE GUARD DRILL

Yeomen Of The Guard Drill (1920-1925)

Various shots of Yeomen of the Guard (Beefeaters) marching past the...

ROYAL PROCESSION AT PALACE

Royal Procession At Palace (1930-1939)

Crowds await royal procession outside Buckingham Palace.

ORIGINAL PRINT - EDISON KINETOSCOPE

Original Print - Edison Kinetoscope (1895)

Early silent film - "New Blacksmith Shop" - by Thomas...

TEDDY BROWN

Teddy Brown (1930)

Fabulous xylophone playing from Teddy Brown on 'The Dance of the Raindrops' and 'Amy'.

CRITERION REVELLERS

Criterion Revellers (1932)

Excellent footage of the Criterion Revellers singing "I Love the Moon".

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 1

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 1 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

REYMOS

Reymos (1932)

Reymos the Ventromusician plays a musical instrument that he invented.

GABRIEL LAVELLE

Gabriel Lavelle (1937)

Character singer Gabriel Lavelle performs "The Garden where the Praties Grow".

THE RADIO REVELLERS

The Radio Revellers (1938)

Excellent footage of the variety singers The Radio Revellers singing 'There...

GYPSY NINA

Gypsy Nina (1938)

Gypsy Nina sings 'The Waltz of the Gypsies' and plays a sparkly accordion.

THE THREE VIRGINIANS

The Three Virginians (1940)

Singing trio The Three Virginians perform 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

BOOKS - BY THE BILLION!

Books - By The Billion! (1931)

How books are printed and bound.

TRACEY & HAY

Tracey & Hay (1940)

Dance act Sid Tracey and Bessie Hay entertain us with a graceful routine in the Pathe...

THE HARMONY KINGS

The Harmony Kings (1934)

Singing trio The Harmony Kings perform 'There's A Cabin In The Pines' in the...