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LADDER ACT

Ladder Act (1954)

Equilibrist Igor Gridneff walks about a Soho rooftop on a ladder.

RADIO TANKERS

Radio Tankers (1954)

Two men drive a petrol tanker around an airport to refuel aeroplanes.

WASHING AN ELEPHANT

Washing An Elephant (1954)

Rusty the elephant gets a wash at London Zoo.

MIRROR VELVET

Mirror Velvet (1954)

Model in velvet coat has water squirted at her to test water-repellent properties of...

RICHMOND DEER

Richmond Deer (1954)

Deer in Richmond Park are brought food by park workers on a frosty winter day.

SLIM SUIT

Slim Suit (1954)

Pretty blonde Adrienne dons a 'slim suit' to shed imaginary excess weight while...

SEASIDE BIRTHDAY

Seaside Birthday (1954)

Members of Brighton Swimming Club go for a dip in freezing weather and eat...

 

 

BASENJIS

Basenjis (1954)

Dog breeder Veronica Tudor-Williams shows us her non-barking Basenji dogs.

PATERSON WALK

Paterson Walk (1954)

Fashion model is shown how to walk correctly (and strangely) by designer Ronald...

GI'S LETTER

Gi's Letter (1954)

American soldier receives 43 foot letter from his girlfriend and family.

ROTARY DRYER

Rotary Dryer (1954)

A woman demonstrates new devices for drying and ironing clothes.

DRY DOCK

Dry Dock (1954)

The Queen Elizabeth liner is cleaned and serviced in dry dock.

DOG CLUB

Dog Club (1954)

Members of the Hounslow Dog Club attend an obedience training evening at a pub.

BALLOONS

Balloons (1954)

Balloon artist Windy Blow makes animals from balloons for local children.

BUILDING FAMILY

Building Family (1954)

Henry Stoneham's son and 2 daughters work with him on a house as they learn...

FIGURE RESEARCH

Figure Research (1954)

Curvy blonde is measured by dress designer Captain Phillip Kunick using his own...

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

WALKING WHEELCHAIR aka DISABLED DOG

Walking Wheelchair AKA Disabled Dog (1954)

Tear-jerker about a disabled dog and the 'wheelchair' made...

MISS NYLON STOCKINGS

Miss Nylon Stockings (1954)

Women show off the latest fashions in nylon stockings in Nottingham,...

FURNITURE EXHIBITION

Furniture Exhibition (1954)

Footage of latest styles in furniture on show at exhibition in London.

PIG FARM

Pig Farm (1954)

Footage of numerous pigs on farm and being fed in Rainham, Kent.

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1954)

Strong man Michael Sugrue show eating habits and demonstrates his strength.

BEE STINGS

Bee Stings (1954)

Item about how bees and their stings are used to help arthritis sufferers. Kensington,...

DOG TRAINING

Dog Training (1954)

Dog training in Meopham Kent.

NYLON FLOWERS

Nylon Flowers (1954)

Nice footage of Mrs Edith Barham making flowers from old stockings. Whetstone.

SHOEBLACK

Shoeblack (1954)

Story about Vincent the old shoe shine boy of Piccadilly, London.

MAD HATS

Mad Hats (1954)

Designer Florence Russell shows off her latest fashions. Holborn in London.

THAMES ESCAPE

Thames Escape (1954)

Stuntman Nick Janson escaping from sack after being thrown in the Thames, London.

LONGLEAT

Longleat (1954)

Excellent footage of the interior of Longleat House in Wiltshire.

KITCHEN GADGETS

Kitchen Gadgets (1954)

New Kitchen utensils being demonstrated. Regent Street, London.

RAF SQUADRON

RAF Squadron (1954)

Good story about the reforming of an RAF squadron in Northweald, Essex.

SEVERN BRIDGE MODEL

Severn Bridge Model (1954)

Item showing the design of the new bridge to be built over the River Severn....

MATTRESS TEST

Mattress Test (1954)

Acrobat testing mattresses. London

EASTER EGGS

Easter Eggs (1954)

Nice footage of various sorts of Easter Eggs over the years. London

BRAKE TESTING

Brake Testing (1954)

Testing centre in Kenilworth for motor cars. London.

ROLLER SKATING

Roller Skating (1954)

Footage of expert roller skaters Babs and Ravic demonstrating skills in...

SPOONS

Spoons (1954)

Item about collection of wide variety of spoons. Baker Street, London.

CARAVAN CLUB

Caravan Club (1954)

Excellent film about British holidaymakers being taught about foreign countries....

DENTAL TRAINING

Dental Training (1954)

Good footage of dental training school in London.

BELL FOUNDRY

Bell Foundry (1954)

Excellent footage of bell making workshop at Whitechapel foundry in London

GIRL CYCLISTS

Girl Cyclists (1954)

Ladies racing club in Epping, Essex.

VACUUM METALIZING

Vacuum Metalizing (1954)

Footage of plastic models being coated with a covering aluminium at factory in...

WEDDING IN PARIS

Wedding In Paris (1954)

Footage of rehearsal for the musical 'Wedding in Paris' at the London...

CARAVAN TESTS

Caravan Tests (1954)

Caravan is tested by being driven over rough terrain.

LIFE GIRLS aka LIFE SAVERS

Life Girls AKA Life Savers (1954)

Brighton's first all-women lifeguards on beach at Brighton.

WOOD CARVING

Wood Carving (1954)

Harry MacDonald's house is covered in wood carvings, with model village in back...

LAMPSHADE HAT

Lampshade Hat (1954)

Hairdresser Biagio demonstrates his new "coolie hat" hairstyle on dancer Chin Yu.

MUSICAL DRIVE

Musical Drive (1954)

Royal House Artillery practice riding formations in Regent's Park.

THATCHING

Thatching (1954)

Cottage in Essex is re-thatched with Norfolk Reeds.

HAT LIBRARY

Hat Library (1954)

Hat library in London were women can hire hats for special occasions.