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ALCOHOL TESTS - GERMANY aka GERMAN METHOD OF DETECTING AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL IN THE...

Alcohol Tests - Germany AKA German Method Of Detecting Amount Of Alcohol In The... (1965)

Breathalyzers...

FRUIT WITH A KICK!

Fruit With A Kick! (1939)

Horticulturist George Chisholm experiments with alcoholic melons in Yonkers.

BILLY SUNDAY DECLARES WAR ON DRY REPEAL

Billy Sunday Declares War On Dry Repeal (1933)

The evangelist preacher rails against the return to...

GOODBYE WHISKEY - AMERICA JULY 1ST 1919

Goodbye Whiskey - America July 1st 1919 (1910-1919)

Footage of people pouring barrels of alcohol away....

SOMEONE IS GOING SHORT OF CHRISTMAS SPIRITS!

Someone Is Going Short Of Christmas Spirits! (1932)

American customs officials continue prohibition...

WILL IT EVER HAPPEN HERE? THE PROHIBITION - ZION CITY U.S.A.

Will It Ever Happen Here? The Prohibition - Zion City U.S.A. (1920)

Prohibition - alcohol poured...

NEW YORK

New York (1938)

Men in New York stand next to crates and throw bottles of what looks like alcohol at a...

 

 

GOODBYE ... PROHIBITION?

Goodbye ... Prohibition? (1932)

America - crowds celebrate Roosevelt's election, while at the docks...

PATENT STOPPER

Patent Stopper (1937)

A new device to lock bottles of alcohol stops others having a surreptitious drink.

AMATEUR WINE MAKING

Amateur Wine Making (1958)

Fun story about the process of producing home made alcohol such as rose petal...

DRY V WET WAR IN AMERICA

Dry V Wet War In America (1927)

Agents burn boxes of bottles of alcohol due to prohibition.

IN DRY .... AMERICA  aka IN DRY ? AMERICA

In Dry .... America AKA In Dry ? America (1930)

Prohibition agents pour large quantities of...

OKTOBERFEST IN MUNICH

Oktoberfest In Munich (1920-1929)

Shots of crowds enjoying food and entertainment at Munich Oktoberfest in...

STREET PARADE

Street Parade (1920-1929)

Drinking and dancing at night street festival - 1920's.

HARVESTING HOPS IN KENT

Harvesting Hops In Kent (1930)

Footage of hop harvesting in Kent.

AIRY SOMETHINGS

Airy Somethings (1931)

Experiments investigating the properties of air.

METHS DRINKERS

Meths Drinkers (1971)

Shots of two drunks sitting insulting passers by and sinking their cheap booze.

CUSTOMS / DISTILLERS

Customs / Distillers (1958)

Customs officials at work and whisky being blended.

SEIZING THE SOURCE OF SUPPLY aka ILLEGAL SPIRITS AND BEER

Seizing The Source Of Supply AKA Illegal Spirits And Beer

Prohibition era customs...

SOOP..ER UP..SHE'S COMING

Soop..Er Up..She's Coming (1930)

A Curling competition takes place at Loch Leven in Scotland.

GERMAN STUDENTS

German Students (1920-1929)

Students gather for festival in German town.

STREET PARTY AT NIGHT

Street Party At Night (1920-1929)

People have fun dancing and drinking outdoors at night.

ILLEGAL WHISKY STILL - USA

Illegal Whisky Still - USA (1930)

A site for making illegal booze is blown up and then set on fire in...

GERMAN AUTUMN MANOEUVRES

German Autumn Manoeuvres (1957)

German Army on manoeuvres, good shots soldiers and wives at ball.

OFF LICENCE BUSY FOR XMAS

Off Licence Busy For Xmas (1970-1979)

Good colour shots of a shop selling bottles of wine and spirits.

CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL

Charing Cross Hospital (1970-1979)

News report about plans to turn Charing Cross Hospital into hostel for...

RUM RATION

Rum Ration (1916)

Sailors get their traditional rum rations for the holidays.

Women Brewery Workers

Women Brewery Workers (1914-1918)

Women brewery workers during wartime.

FRENCH GENERAL RECEIVING AMERICAN TROOPS IN FRANCE

French General Receiving American Troops In France (1917-1918)

A French General inspects American...

THE END OF JOHN BARLEYCORN - PROHIBITION

The End Of John Barleycorn - Prohibition (1920)

The prohibition era in Arizona in the United States...

REPEAL BOOMS BUSINESS!

Repeal Booms Business!

The end of prohibition leads to a boom in distilling and brewing in...

BRITISH CHAMPION V CANADIAN CHAMPION - C.S.M. JIM ESSEN SGT. PETE BRANNON AT 3RD...

British Champion V Canadian Champion - C.S.M. Jim Essen Sgt. Pete Brannon At 3rd... (1914-1918)

Wrestling:...

ECCENTRIC CLUB

Eccentric Club (1920)

Members of the Eccentric Club; c.1920.

SOUTHERN GERMANY - BEER FESTIVAL, REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, WAR MEMORIAL

Southern Germany - Beer Festival, Remembrance Service, War Memorial (1920-1929)

Montage of footage...

ROBB WILTON IN KC

Robb Wilton In Kc (1936)

Comedian Robb Wilton plays a rambling barrister in a courtroom scene where a...

RONALD FRANKAU

Ronald Frankau (1937)

Famous entertainer Ronald Frankau performs a comic monologue about Faust.

WALKING STICKS

Walking Sticks (1943)

A look at various different types of walking sticks from plain to ornate.

NEVADA STRIKE STARTS GOLD RUSH

Nevada Strike Starts Gold Rush

Prospectors hunt for gold in hills of Nevada.

J D ROCKEFELLER, JR.  aka JOHN D ROCKEFELLER JUNIOR

J D Rockefeller, Jr. AKA John D Rockefeller Junior (1930-1939)

Rockefeller announces that he is...

METH DRINKERS

Meth Drinkers (1970-1979)

Five men in suits smoking by the roadside.

THE DODGERS!  A PROHIBITION SIDELIGHT FROM BUFFALO

The Dodgers! A Prohibition Sidelight From Buffalo (1931)

Excellent footage of smuggling...

'OPS

'ops (1926)

Nice film about hop picking contrasting new mechanical methods with hand picking of old.

RUM

Rum (920-1933)

Tinted documentary on Prohibition in America.

NAVAL BARRACKS aka CHRISTMAS DINNER AND RUM IN NAVY

Naval Barracks AKA Christmas Dinner And Rum In Navy (1914)

Christmas in the Royal Navy barracks

MR MURGATROYD AND MR WINTERBOTTOM issue title FROM AD TO BBC

Mr Murgatroyd And Mr Winterbottom Issue Title From Ad To BBC (1936)

Excellent crosstalk - Ronald...

THE STARS AS THEY ARE - MISS MADGE SAUNDERS AND MR LESLIE HENSON

The Stars As They Are - Miss Madge Saunders And Mr Leslie Henson (1921)

At home with Madge...

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE TOUGH GUYS  1930s  - reel 3

Time To Remember - The Tough Guys 1930s - Reel 3 (1930-1939)

Documentary film about the 1930s,...

LONDON DOCKERS A BITTER aka A BITTER TASK

London Dockers A Bitter AKA A Bitter Task (1922)

London dockers boycott beer and drink tea instead.

SWEDEN REFUSES TO GO DRY

Sweden Refuses To Go Dry (1922)

Swedish says no to prohibition, Stockholm, Sweden.

TOP HAT SOCCER

Top Hat Soccer (1946)

Oxford and Cambridge students play silly game of football in beards, top hats and...