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TOP HAT SOCCER

Top Hat Soccer (1946)

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

PATENT STOPPER

Patent Stopper (1937)

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

HERE IS THE LATEST COMIC RACE IN PARIS

Here Is The Latest Comic Race In Paris (1931)

Parisian waiters compete in an running and drinking...

20 MILES IN 3 HOURS AT 57 YEARS OF AGE

20 Miles In 3 Hours At 57 Years Of Age (1931)

A walking racer - George Cummings - sets records with...

RACE FOR WAITERS IN NICE

Race For Waiters In Nice (1938)

Waiters take part in a walking race through the streets of Nice in...

POLISH BRIGADE IN THE EAST

Polish Brigade In The East (1940)

Polish troops are serving in the Western Desert - they are equipped...

HUNGARY aka TOKAY

Hungary AKA Tokay (1946)

Villagers of Tokay celebrate the successful grape harvest with procession in...

 

 

FUNDS FOR SPASTIC CHILDREN

Funds For Spastic Children (1948)

Regulars at a pub donate their change to a disabled children's...

CUSTOMS / DISTILLERS

Customs / Distillers (1958)

Customs officials at work and whisky being blended.

TASCO

Tasco (1963)

A look at the beautiful Mexican town of Tasco and a donkey that drinks beer.

WINE HARVEST HOME

Wine Harvest Home (1931)

German wine makers and drinkers celebrate a bumper harvest in the Rhineland.

NEW LIFE-BELT DEMONSTRATION

New Life-Belt Demonstration (1939)

Footage of new life-belt being demonstrated by its inventor Henry...

LONDON aka ONE MINUTE NEWS

London AKA One Minute News (1949)

Pathe takes a look at the serving of drinks and food on board...

WHERE ONE SLIP IS THE LAST

Where One Slip Is The Last (1934)

A group of hikers climb up Glass House Mountain in Brisbane,...

MUNICH OCTOBER FEAST

Munich October Feast (1952)

Drinking and eating to excess - sounds like a great plan!

MUNICH BEER FESTIVAL

Munich Beer Festival (1953)

Annual beer festival with huge funfair is held traditionally in Munich.

PATENT CHAIR

Patent Chair (1937)

A model demonstrates the latest design in armchairs with clever compartments which...

SMOKING CLUB issue title - LIGHTS PLEASE !

Smoking Club Issue Title - Lights Please ! (1940)

Footage of men and women enjoying a smoking pipes...

YARD OF ALE  issue title is POINTS AND PINTS

Yard Of Ale Issue Title Is Points And Pints (1944)

Drinking a yard of ale from long glass in one...

HEROES LAID TO REST

Heroes Laid To Rest (1960)

The 19 firemen who lost their lives in a fire at a whisky warehouse are...

DON'T DRIVE IF YOU DRINK

Don't Drive If You Drink (1961)

Transport Minister Ernest Marples gives his Christmas road safety...

TRAILER - JOIN THE NAVY

Trailer - Join The Navy (1946)

A short trailer film encouraging people to join the Royal Navy.

BOTTLE TOP ANIMALS

Bottle Top Animals (1957)

Country pub bartender uses bottle tops to make little animals.

ART OF SMELLING

Art Of Smelling (1959)

The craft of beer barrel smelling - looking out for stinker-barrels!

BOY WAITER

Boy Waiter (1963)

Flavio Juste at six years old is Britain's youngest waiter.

DRINK UP THY ZIDER

Drink Up Thy Zider (1967)

Adge Cutler and the Wurzels perform their famous song in the cider factory of...

UNIQUE HARVEST FESTIVAL

Unique Harvest Festival (1932)

People of San Marino celebrate Harvest with parade and lots of wine.

WINE ... WHILE YOU WAIT!

Wine ... While You Wait! (1932)

Ceremonial pressing of grapes in French town - people drink the juice...

WAITERS ... IN A HURRY!

Waiters ... In A Hurry! (1932)

Waiters in Cologne show of their balance and poise by racing around the...

BEER!

Beer! (1933)

Shots of a brewery marks the end of Prohibition in America.

"It's Ale Columbia Now!" AKA Its Ale Columbia Now (1933)

Prohibition is over - lots of beer is...

AFTER THIRTEEN THIRSTY YEARS!

After Thirteen Thirsty Years! (1933)

Breweries work hard to supply the thirst of America after the end...

AN OLD TIME CUSTOM!

An Old Time Custom! (1933)

Parade in Macon, France in celebration of the annual Burgundy Wine Festival.

WITHOUT COMMENT!

Without Comment! (1931)

A man in America preaches home brewing as a way round the prohibition rules.

YANKEE CLIPPERS ATLANTIC FLIGHT

Yankee Clippers Atlantic Flight (1939)

Footage of new flying boat the 'Yankee Clipper' taking off for...

THE WORLD'S - HIC - BES' - JOB

The World's - Hic - Bes' - Job (1932)

Australian wine testers taste exhibits at Sydney's Royal Show.

TEA FOR TWO

Tea For Two (1933)

Chimpanzees entertain crowds of people at a zoo in the United States of America.

THE WINE MUSEUM

The Wine Museum (1936)

Lovely antique boxes and jugs are on display at the Wine Museum in Vienna,...

CARROLL AND HOWE aka GARROLL AND LOWE

Carroll And Howe AKA Garroll And Lowe (1937)

American comedy act Carroll and Howe perform a routine...

MEASURE FOR MEASURE!

Measure For Measure! (1937)

Measuring vessels through the ages, examined by a Cleopatra woman at the...

ARTFUL CELLARS!

Artful Cellars! (1939)

A case of wine is laid down in a cellar, to be opened on the 21st birthday of a...

ERNEST DILLON

Ernest Dillon (1940)

Comedy trampolinist Ernest Dillon does a routine showing the morning after the night...

A REAL JOB OF WORK

A Real Job Of Work (1941)

A day in the life of a Naval Paymaster on board a warship.

LEMANS FREED aka LE MANS FREED

Lemans Freed AKA Le Mans Freed (1944)

American soldiers liberate Le Mans and receive enthusiastic...

WESTERN FRONT FLARES UP

Western Front Flares Up (1940)

French heavy artillery on the Western Front early in World War Two.

WHEN OUR CAMERA MAN IS 'RESTING'

When Our Camera Man Is 'resting' (1942)

Great story about Pathe cameraman Terry Ashwood taking a...

BUSINESS AS USUAL

Business As Usual (1940)

Locals keep their pub going despite it having lost its roof in a bombing raid.

ELOUISE

Elouise (1933)

An elephant called Elouise drinks beer then falls down drunk.

HARRY TATE

Harry Tate (1934)

Harry Tate and his son engage in some crosstalk in a sketch called 'How are you?".

IT'S A GIFT

It's A Gift (1957)

A short visit to Blackpool's Gifts and Fancy Goods Fair.