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SARAH BERNHARDT

Sarah Bernhardt (1915)

Short segment featuring the legendary actress Sarah Bernhardt.

HOW TO BECOME A VILLAIN - A DEMONSTRATION IN

How To Become A Villain - A Demonstration In "Making Up" (1928)

Demonstration of how an actor...

BACKSTAGE SCENES

Backstage Scenes (1927)

Good shots of theatre audience and backstage scenes including actors and theatre...

DWARF HORSE

Dwarf Horse (1930)

Short section of material about a miniature pony.

DORIS KEEN AND ELLEN TERRY

Doris Keen And Ellen Terry (1914-1919)

Footage of Doris Keen and Ellen Terry.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS AT YORK NEWS IN A NUTSHELL

Local Government Centenary Celebrations At York News In A Nutshell (1935)

Procession of...

THE GLASS PAINTER

The Glass Painter (1928)

The technique of glass portraiture is demonstrated - Mr Sparrow makes a...

 

 

A MONKEY MELODRAMA

A Monkey Melodrama (1931)

Two chimpanzees fool around with camera equipment.

MANTILLAS DISPLAYED

Mantillas Displayed (1927)

Women model Mantillas and Spanish traditional shawls.

EVE HELPS A STRANGE BRITISH HARVEST

Eve Helps A Strange British Harvest (1922)

Various scenes showing women harvesting tobacco leaves. ...

PENS

Pens (1939)

A short history of writing.

GILDING THE LILY

Gilding The Lily (1945)

An actress goes to London hairdresser Steiner who dyes her brunette hair...

SCREEN TEST

Screen Test (1944)

Footage of screen test for the young actress Gillian Webb.

HULLO ... HULLO ... EVERYBODY! GENE GERRARD CALLING !! aka CINEMA BENEVOLENT...

Hullo ... Hullo ... Everybody! Gene Gerrard Calling !! AKA Cinema Benevolent... (1932)

Gene...

PRINCE GEORGE

Prince George (1932)

Prince George, Duke of Kent, attends a Theatrical Garden Party.

STARS AT HOME - MISS NELLIE WALLACE

Stars At Home - Miss Nellie Wallace (1921)

At home with Nellie Wallace - lots of girning and funny...

UNKNOWN MUSICAL

Unknown Musical (1933)

Unedited extracts from an unidentified stage production - a hypnotist routine and...

GOLF GIANTS

Golf Giants (1930)

Film Star Douglas Fairbanks at golf match.

EVE'S LATEST NOVELTY

Eve's Latest Novelty (1924)

The artist Arthur Ferrier paints designs on the fingernails of the actress...

THE PLAYERS - AT WORK

The Players - At Work (1924)

Group of Bavarian artist-actors are seen at work - they are called the...

THRUST AND PARRY

Thrust And Parry (1928)

The fencer Leon Bertrand demonstrates his technique for Evelyn Laye and Barrie...

MORE HIGH ART

More High Art (1922)

Lovely film showing the actress Josephine Earle having elaborate designs painted on...

1950?

1950? (1933)

Men in drag perform a high kick routine.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - LYN HARDING

Camera Interviews - Lyn Harding (1932)

The actor Lyn Harding in his dressing room putting Julius...

MAISON

Maison (1923)

Extracts from a stage show - probably "Hassan" starring Henry Mainly and Cathleen Nest.

A GLEAM FROM ALADDIN

A Gleam From Aladdin (1926)

Great dance by chorus girls in "Aladdin". Charles Austin stars as Widow...

1905 - 1932!

1905 - 1932! (1932)

Great couple of female wrestlers from 1905 contrasted with "modern" girl wrestlers.

1905 - 1932!

1905 - 1932! (1932)

Great couple of female wrestlers from 1905 contrasted with "modern" girl wrestlers.

MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT IN

Madame Sarah Bernhardt In "Daniel" (1920)

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt acts a scene from "Daniel" in...

MORE HIGH ART

More High Art (1922)

Lovely film showing the actress Josephine Earle having elaborate designs painted on...

EVE'S LATEST NOVELTY

Eve's Latest Novelty (1924)

The artist Arthur Ferrier paints designs on the fingernails of the actress...

EASY RIDING

Easy Riding (1928)

Colonel F. McTaggart shows his horse riding prowess.

A LITTLE OF THE ART OF MAKE-UP BY CHARLES LAUGHTON

A Little Of The Art Of Make-Up By Charles Laughton (1930)

The actor Charles Laughton is seen...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - TOM WALLS & RALPH LYNN

Camera Interviews - Tom Walls & Ralph Lynn (1930)

Scenes from a play starring Tom Walls and Ralph...

"Make-Up" School! (1940)

Actors learn how to age themselves and change their appearance with make-up.

EVE ON THE LINKS

Eve On The Links (1921)

A group of actresses have a friendly game of golf.

LIVING PAINTINGS ROMEO AND JULIET

Living Paintings Romeo And Juliet (1924)

Early film of Sir John Gielgud starring in Romeo and Juliet.

[W.H. BERRY AS ALBERT CHUFF]

[w.H. Berry As Albert Chuff] (1920)

Theatrical excerpt - W.H. Berry plays Albert Chuff - production...

IF DAY IN WINNIPEG

If Day In Winnipeg (1942)

Winnipeg acts for a day as if Canada is occupied by the Nazis for fund-raising...

NEW AID TO FIRE FIGHTING

New Aid To Fire Fighting (1922)

Firemen give trials to new type of nozzle on fire hose, Glasgow,...

A NOVEL FOLDING-UMBRELLA - EXPLAINED BY MISS HEATHER THATCHER

A Novel Folding-Umbrella - Explained By Miss Heather Thatcher (1922)

A collapsible umbrella is...

DON'T EVICT! SAYS TORY MP

Don't Evict! Says Tory MP (1958)

An MP calls for changes to the New Rent Act which is creating problems...

CYRIL JENKINS

Cyril Jenkins (1938)

Cyril Jenkins goods checker and character actor.

TOD SLAUGHTER issue title - POTS OF PLOTS

Tod Slaughter Issue Title - Pots Of Plots (1938)

The actor Tod Slaughter performing famous...

STARS issue title - STAR TURN

Stars Issue Title - Star Turn (1938)

Item provides a brief history of astrology and other star...

ALCHEMY

Alchemy (1938)

A sweet sketch about the eternal question of alchemy

CAMOUFLAGE issue title - DRAWING THE LINE

Camouflage Issue Title - Drawing The Line (1939)

Item about how camouflage is used in warfare...

THE STAGE REVOLVES

The Stage Revolves (1945)

Behind the scenes look at the revolving stage in the Savoy theatre. London.

CALL FOR JAM aka CALL FOR SEVEN

Call For Jam AKA Call For Seven (1945)

Film extra Yvette Minck prepares for the filming of her...

PIN UP GIRLS THROUGH THE AGES

Pin Up Girls Through The Ages (1944)

Servicemen and women are asked to choose their favourite pin up.