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THE TIGHT ROPE WIZARD

The Tight Rope Wizard (1933)

A twelve year old boy demonstrates his amazing skills on a tightrope,...

BLACKBURN PILOT

Blackburn Pilot (1914-1918)

Ceremony honouring pilot and aircraft display or air show.

A FIVE YEAR OLD PRODIGY

A Five Year Old Prodigy (1930)

Talented child Ruth Slenczynski plays Beethoven on the piano.

A DANCING PRODIGY

A Dancing Prodigy (1930)

Baby Pearl Levey does a little dance for us.

THE HOP-PICKERS' ARMY

The Hop-Pickers' Army (1932)

Lovely scenes of people from London's East End picking hops in the fields...

TINY STEPS BY PAT RICH

Tiny Steps By Pat Rich (1931)

Seven year old boy Pat Rich, shows off his tap dancing skills.

NIMBLE FINGERS

Nimble Fingers (1931)

14-year-old Wilfred Worden plays a Chopin Waltz.

 

 

SIZING-UP BABY

Sizing-Up Baby (1933)

Children go through a variety of health checks at a welfare clinic.

NANETTE issue title FROM AD TO BBC

Nanette Issue Title From Ad To BBC (1936)

Rubber-limbed contortionist Nanette twists into some...

MAN EXERCISES aka OLD SOLDIER - J C CHILDS - EXERCISES issue title is BELIEVE IT...

Man Exercises AKA Old Soldier - J C Childs - Exercises Issue Title Is Believe It... (1940)

War...

RUSSIAN ELK FARM

Russian Elk Farm (1960)

Woman milking an elk, man riding an elk, children on a sleigh being pulled by an...

CHILDE OF HALE

Childe Of Hale (1940)

A look at the village of Hale and grave of John Middleton who was nine feet three...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS NO. 2 - LITTLE IRENE PRICE

Camera Interviews No. 2 - Little Irene Price (1937)

Shirley Temple impersonator, Irene Price,...

BRIGHTON PROMETTES

Brighton Promettes (1956)

Tourist advice with sex appeal.

WILD BIRD SANCTUARY

Wild Bird Sanctuary (1968)

Jean Rubenis is seen tending to injured birds in her Wild Bird Hospital.

BUFFALO - US

Buffalo - Us (1939)

Footage of new fighter plane being tested in Buffalo in the United States of America.

HAVE YOU A

Have You A "Capital" Memory? (1931)

Wayne, aged 3, demonstrates his talent for remembering the State...

UPS AND DOWNS

Ups And Downs (1932)

Four-year-old Billy Crawford bounces up and down below a tethered balloon.

CHARLIE

Charlie (1934)

Charlie, '14-year-old' xylophone player, looks like he could be a bit older than that!

THE TELL-TALE LIGHT!

The Tell-Tale Light! (1935)

A device used to assist in the judging of fencing matches.

THE THREE CUTIES

The Three Cuties (1936)

Good item showing young women called The Three Cuties performing an energetic...

FINGER MUSIC

Finger Music (1937)

Tarrant Bailey Jnr plays the banjo - no soundtrack, unfortunately.

MASTERY IN MINIATURE!

Mastery In Miniature! (1938)

Six-year-old skating prodigy Beryl Bailey glides about the ice-rink at...

THE HIGH PRESSURE DRESS

The High Pressure Dress (1938)

Diver Jack Childs tests out his own invention of a high-pressure diving...

WHEELABOUT NOVELTIES

Wheelabout Novelties (1930)

Invention - a pram which turns into a high chair. Collapsible pram also...

WHERE THE BOARDING BABIES GO

Where The Boarding Babies Go (1931)

Young children are cared for at a boarding house whilst their...

TAKING CARE OF TINY TOTS

Taking Care Of Tiny Tots (1932)

Child care by nursery nurses at a creche.

THE ST LEGER

The St Leger (1925)

Solario wins the St Leger horse race at Doncaster.

BELGIAN REFUGEES - 1940

Belgian Refugees - 1940 (1940)

Belgian refugees on the run - 1940.

SPECIAL BRANCH POLICE

Special Branch Police (1962)

Special branch police demonstrating their skills

 MILTON KEYNES

Milton Keynes (1968)

Various shots of housing estates in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire.

FLAG DAY

Flag Day (1914-1918)

Little girl and women in costume sell flag badges for charity.

AUSTRALIANS

Australians "At Home" With Mr & Mrs Hughes (1914-1918)

Australian Prime Minister Hughes and his wife...

WAR BONDS

War Bonds (1914-1918)

War Bond rally in Trafalgar Square, London.

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL MATCH

Women's Football Match (1919)

Football match between Handley Page Girls and Ladies Sterling Football...

HOT CROSS BUNS

Hot Cross Buns (1919)

Children help out baking Hot Cross Buns on Good Friday.

FIELD MARSHALL SIR EVELYN WOOD

Field Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood (1910-1919)

Footage of Field Marshall Sir Evelyn Wood attending military...

 WELFARE CENTRE

Welfare Centre (1920-1929)

Great shots of babies and toddlers at a nursery.

HEMEL HEMPSTEAD

Hemel Hempstead (1961)

Interesting look at the new area of Hemel Hempstead when it must have seemed very...

DONKEY VISITS SICK FRIEND aka HOUSE TRAINED DONKEY VISITS SICK CHILD

Donkey Visits Sick Friend AKA House Trained Donkey Visits Sick Child (1958)

Sentimental story...

PRINCE GEORGE

Prince George (1932)

Prince George, the Duke of Kent, visits a bath tub factory in Leeds. Good shots of...

THE THREE YEAR OLD

The Three Year Old (1932)

Little girl plays the piano and sings to her small bemused dog, Washington,...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 42

Cineviews In Brief No. 42 (1937)

Father and son William Tell shooting act and clay pigeon shooting in...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 34

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 34 (1938)

A 4-year-old girl plays the piano and a 14-year-old girl...

SIZING UP BABY

Sizing Up Baby (1921)

Various shots of cute babies having health checks - being weighed, measured etc.

PRAM PROGRESS

Pram Progress (1932)

Great film showing the very latest in babies prams including a funky motorised pram.

BUCKLER'S HARD

Buckler's Hard (1936)

Pathe visits Hampshire to see where old wooden battleships were built.

CHICAGO GIRL PIANIST

Chicago Girl Pianist (1947)

3 year old Margaret Harris, a little African American girl, plays Brahms...

BILLY & LEN CHILDS

Billy & Len Childs (1929-1932)

Singing comedians Billy and Len Childs sing a song with Italian accents called...

GEC FACTORY INTERIORS

GEC Factory Interiors (1910-1929)

Good footage of factory workers at General Electric Company.