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"Charlie Speaks" AKA Charles Chaplin At Variety Club (1952)

Chaplin speaks to a Variety Club...

FOOTLIGHT FAVOURITES

Footlight Favourites (1920)

Fabulous costumes and comical high jinks on display at the Variety Ball.

Selected Originals - IVANHOE PREMIERE

Selected Originals - Ivanhoe Premiere (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Ivanhoe...

BANNISTER OPENS NEW TRACK

Bannister Opens New Track (1954)

Banister opens Hurlingham Park's new sports centre to which Variety...

 VARIETY CLUB CHILDREN'S LUNCH

Variety Club Children's Lunch (1958)

June Cunningham, Julie Wilson and Norman Wilson attend lunch...

VARIETY ARTISTS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Variety Artists Golf Tournament (1922)

Comedians Billy Merson and Charlie Austin take part in golf...

 VARIETY CLUB CONVENTION

Variety Club Convention (1958)

Billy Butlin and other Variety Club VIPs greet American Variety Club...

 

 

CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS CARDS

Children's Christmas Cards (1968)

Children's Christmas card competition - winners have their cards...

BILL BOYD ARRIVES

Bill Boyd Arrives (1954)

U.S. newsboys take part in 14 holiday tour of the U.K. sponsored by Variety...

PLAYING FIELD FOR BERMONDSEY

Playing Field For Bermondsey (1951)

A playing field is donated by the Variety Club - stars turn out to...

TO LIGHTEN THEIR DARKNESS

To Lighten Their Darkness (1966)

Variety Club of Ireland opens new swimming pool for blind in Dublin.

HORSE OF THE YEAR

Horse Of The Year (1965)

Harvey Smith wins Gala Performance at Horse of the Year Show. Wembley.

COMICS AT CAFE ROYALE

Comics At Cafe Royale (1972)

Tommy Trinder, Arthur Askey and other comedians at Cafe Royale. London.

VARIETY CLUB LUNCH FOR OLYMPIC STARS.

Variety Club Lunch For Olympic Stars. (1969)

Footage of major sporting stars at Variety Club lunch...

PICCADILLY THEATRE OF VARIETIES

Piccadilly Theatre Of Varieties (1936)

Great footage of a variety show at the Piccadilly Theatre shot...

THE STARS MEET THE FANS

The Stars Meet The Fans (1958)

Film and stage stars meet their fans at a Variety Club Garden Party at...

CAMPBELL GETS BUTLIN PRIZE

Campbell Gets Butlin Prize (1959)

Donald Campbell receives trophy at Variety Club luncheon and makes...

STARS AND HORSES aka VARIETY CLUB RACE MEETING AT SANDOWN PARK

Stars And Horses AKA Variety Club Race Meeting At Sandown Park (1959)

Film stars go to racing...

DUKE'S MAGIC LUNCH DATE

Duke's Magic Lunch Date (1955)

Comedian Tommy Cooper has as an assistant Prince Philip at Variety Club...

INVESTITURE CEREMONY

Investiture Ceremony (1967)

Queen's Investiture at Buckingham Palace.

VARIETY CLUB AWARDS

Variety Club Awards (1967)

Lots of stars at the Variety Club Awards. Savoy Hotel, London.

VARIETY CLUB RACE MEETING

Variety Club Race Meeting (1967)

Variety Club race meeting at Sandown Park, Surrey.

VARIETY CLUB AWARDS LUNCHEON aka SHOW BIZ AWARDS

Variety Club Awards Luncheon AKA Show Biz Awards (1968)

Variety Club show business award ceremony...

OPENING OF THE POPLAR BOYS CLUB

Opening Of The Poplar Boys Club (1951)

Kids with noses pressed up against a window, celebrities...

CHRISTMAS STOCKING TOY FACTORY AT WIMBLEDON, AMERICAN AIRMEN ARE SANTA CLAUS TO...

Christmas Stocking Toy Factory At Wimbledon, American Airmen Are Santa Claus To... (1957)

Roundup...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 626 - reel 1 of 2 - THE VARIETY CLUB

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 626 - Reel 1 Of 2 - The Variety Club (1966)

Out takes (rushes, cuts)...

CITY WELCOMES VARIETY CLUB

City Welcomes Variety Club (1958)

The Variety Club hosts dinner for under privileged children and then...

VARIETY CLUB RELAXES

Variety Club Relaxes (1958)

Members of the Variety Club meet film stars at dinner at Elstree Studios.

DOGS AID VARIETY

Dogs Aid Variety (1963)

Variety Club raises large sum for its children's charities by organising dog...

VARIETY CLUB LUNCH

Variety Club Lunch (1967)

Celebrities bring toys to Variety Club lunch to donate to children's...

VARIETY CLUB LUNCH

Variety Club Lunch (1968)

Sporting stars attend the Variety Club luncheon. Savoy Hotel, London.

MISS WORLD AT VARIETY CLUB

Miss World At Variety Club (1968)

Contestants in Miss World competition attend a Variety Club...

CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR CHILDREN

Christmas Toys For Children (1968)

Children in hospital benefit from the Evening News and Variety Club...

VARIETY CLUB LUNCHEON

Variety Club Luncheon (1969)

Good footage of the showbusiness winners at Variety Club Luncheon.

VARIETY CLUB LUNCHEON

Variety Club Luncheon (1970)

The Variety Club entertains stars of sport at the Savoy Hotel. London.

VARIETY CLUB STAR GALA

Variety Club Star Gala (1968)

Celebrities from stage, screen, tv and radio at Battersea Park funfair.

U.S. BOY BOXERS VISIT BRITAIN

U.S. Boy Boxers Visit Britain (1938)

American boy boxers visit London and wins trophy.

COME OUT TO PLAY - extract

Come Out To Play - Extract (1950-1959)

Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children...

VARIETY GOES RACING

Variety Goes Racing (1964)

Stars of the Variety Club attend Sandown Park race meeting to raise money for...

VARIETY PARADE 3 & 4

Variety Parade 3 & 4 (1940)

A look at entertainment on offer to American and Canadian servicemen in...

'VARIETY' FETE SPORT STARS

'variety' Fete Sport Stars (1966)

Sport stars gather to donate Variety Club's Sunshine Coach to St...

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 5

Peaceful Years Reel 5 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

THE VARIETY CLUB

The Variety Club (1966)

Celebrities abound in this item about the work of the Variety Club of Great...

COME OUT TO PLAY reel 1

Come Out To Play Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children amused.

COME OUT TO PLAY reel 1

Come Out To Play Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children amused.