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MISS DOROTHY WARD

Miss Dorothy Ward (1931)

Musical comedy star Dorothy Ward sings 'The Same As We Used To Do' with a young...

THE THREE YEAR OLD

The Three Year Old (1932)

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

THE CASANI CLUB ORCHESTRA

The Casani Club Orchestra (1933)

Good footage of Charlie Kunz and the Casani Club Orchestra, London.

NEW STAR ARRIVES!

New Star Arrives! (1940)

Two-year-old American girl recites 'Sing A Song Of Sixpence', then demands...

VOICE OF YOUTH

Voice Of Youth (1934)

A choir of schoolchildren sing 'The Song of the Music Makers' in Dagenham.

STEFFANI AND HIS SIXTEEN SINGING SCHOLARS

Steffani And His Sixteen Singing Scholars (1935)

Steffani conducts 16 young boys as they sing...

MILLICENT PHILLIPS

Millicent Phillips (1935)

Pretty 10-year-old singing prodigy Millicent Phillips performs 'Little Brown...

 

 

MOUTH ORGAN MASTERS

Mouth Organ Masters (1931)

Large group of people play harmonicas in unison - man demonstrates different...

NOW MEET SONIA STAPLES.  JUST EIGHT YEARS OLD, BUT GOING STRONG FOR SOMEONE...

Now Meet Sonia Staples. Just Eight Years Old, But Going Strong For Someone... (1931)

Young...

ANOTHER PRODIGY!

Another Prodigy! (1931)

Young boy plays the drums - he is pretty good too.

GLASGOW POLICE PIPERS IN PARIS - SPECIAL

Glasgow Police Pipers In Paris - Special (1952)

Scottish pipers and dancers demonstrate their skills...

GLADYS MERRIDEW on sleeve as GLADY'S MERIDEW issue title is CHILDREN FIRST AND...

Gladys Merridew On Sleeve As Glady's Meridew Issue Title Is Children First And... (1936)

Gladys...

EMBASSY DANCERS issue title - BACK TO THE FRONT

Embassy Dancers Issue Title - Back To The Front (1937)

Popular troupe of teenage dancers perform...

YOUNGEST SWEETHEART

Youngest Sweetheart (1945)

Child singing star Petula Clerk at school and at play + performing in studio....

FASHIONS issue title is PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT THE PASSING YEARS

Fashions Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial Looks At The Passing Years (1947)

Fashion show of...

CHICAGO GIRL PIANIST

Chicago Girl Pianist (1947)

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

CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Centenary Celebrations (1934)

Duchess of York attends centenary celebrations at orphanage.

SINGING SISTERS SEXTET aka SINGING SMITH SISTERS SEXTET

Singing Sisters Sextet AKA Singing Smith Sisters Sextet (1948)

Six old ladies sing together in a...

MALAYA FORCES CELEBRATE HARI RAYA

Malaya Forces Celebrate Hari Raya (1952)

Malayan dancing, Japanese dancers on stage and General...

CHILDREN OF NEW YORK WITH MOOD MUSIC BACKGROUND.

Children Of New York With Mood Music Background. (1966)

The city of New York is a music box. ...

STOCKHOLM STORY

Stockholm Story (1950-1959)

Lovely artistic documentary showing life in Stockholm, Sweden.

INDIAN MUSEUM

Indian Museum (1959)

At the Commonwealth Institute in London, children learn about Indian culture.

ANCIENT MODELS

Ancient Models (1955)

A tour of the Museum of Costume in Kent - real people model historical costumes.

HATS FOR SCHOOLGIRLS aka CHILDREN'S HATS

Hats For Schoolgirls AKA Children's Hats (1959)

Milliner Victor Hyett shows off his new range of...

ANOTHER INFANT PRODIGY

Another Infant Prodigy (1931)

Five-year-old Frances Laska plays 'The Swallow' on the piano.

ALEC MCGILL & GWEN VAUGHAN on sleeve as ALEZ MC GILL AND EWEN

Alec Mcgill & Gwen Vaughan On Sleeve As Alez MC Gill And Ewen (1931)

Comedy team Alec McGill...

AFRICAN DANCING aka NATIVE DANCING FROM UGANDA

African Dancing AKA Native Dancing From Uganda (1955)

Traditional dancing of the Acholi tribe in...

ST PATRICK'S DAY

St Patrick's Day (1938)

St Patrick's Day celebrations in for Irish Guards in Caterham and everyone else...

HOLIDAYS AT HOME THIS YEAR

Holidays At Home This Year (1942)

Great shots of leisure activities, giving ideas for holidays at home...

LIGHTENING FINGERS

Lightening Fingers (1933)

15-year-old Ernesto Jaconelli plays 'Lightning Cavalry' on the accordion.

VANCOUVER BOYS' BAND

Vancouver Boys' Band (1934)

The Vancouver Boys' Band play 'The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise'.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 76

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 76 (1936)

A girl with a pet rabbit and ferret, baby hippo...

CAN YOU WHISTLE - IN YOUR THROAT?

Can You Whistle - In Your Throat? (1931)

Young girl does bird impersonations and whistles a song in...

THE TOTS ON PARADE

The Tots On Parade (1932)

Cute little song and dance routine performed by a troupe of girls and one boy.

JIMMY KELLY issue title is HOUSE FULL!

Jimmy Kelly Issue Title Is House Full! (1938)

Baby faced carpenter's assistant Jimmy sings "Vienna...

BOYS' CLUB THEATRE issue title is THAT'S THE SPIRIT

Boys' Club Theatre Issue Title Is That's The Spirit (1940)

South Wales Boys' Club theatre group...

MOLLY FORBES

Molly Forbes (1941)

Organist Molly Forbes plays a seasonal selection of classical music for spring.

DUKE OF YORK'S BOYS' BAND issue title - OH BUOY!

Duke Of York's Boys' Band Issue Title - Oh Buoy! (1942)

Item shows Duke of York's boys' band at...

CAKES SOLD FOR SPASTICS

Cakes Sold For Spastics (1963)

Mr Pastry raises money for charity through cake sale at Guildford,...

DUKE IN MOROCCO

Duke In Morocco (1964)

The Duke of Edinburgh visits the Prince Hassan in Morocco.

LEBANON - EXTRA!

Lebanon - Extra! (1969)

Colour item about Beirut, Lebanon.

SCHOOL AGE FASHIONS

School Age Fashions (1954)

Footage of various fashions being displayed by teenagers at the Royal...

THEY'VE GOT RHYTHM, BUT KEEP IT DARK

They've Got Rhythm, But Keep It Dark (1932)

Young African American children play musical instruments...

GRAHAM PAYN IN

Graham Payn In "I Hear You Calling Me" Noel Coward's Boyfriend (1932)

Young boy soprano Graham...

ROYAL TOUR 1947

Royal Tour 1947 (1947)

The Royal family visit Bloemfontein in South Africa during the Royal Tour.

ROYALTY OVERSEAS aka QUEEN MOTHER IN AUSTRALIA

Royalty Overseas AKA Queen Mother In Australia (1958)

Queen Mother in Australia and Princes...

MOTHER OF THREE IS MRS AMERICA

Mother Of Three Is Mrs America (1958)

Mrs. Giesse of Ohio is crowned Mrs. America - all thanks to her...

COLOURFUL FASHIONS IN NEW YORK

Colourful Fashions In New York (1963)

Helena Rubenstein hosts national costumes fashion show at her...

ERNESTO JACONELLI - WONDER BOY ACCORDIONIST

Ernesto Jaconelli - Wonder Boy Accordionist (1933)

15-year-old Ernesto Jaconelli plays 'Light...

ISSY BONN - THE FAMOUS HEBREW COMEDIAN

Issy Bonn - The Famous Hebrew Comedian (1939)

Hebrew comedian Issy Bonn tells jokes and sings...