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DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1948)

Dave stands on a pile of school books to watch football match through fence.

DAVE AND DUSTY - DART MEET

Dave And Dusty - Dart Meet (1948)

Little boy hiker resting, his dog drops his shoes into the river to...

WINDMILL HOUSE

Windmill House (1951)

Cameraman carries out experiment on young ladies at Windmill Theatre.

GIRL WATER DIVINER

Girl Water Diviner (1954)

Diviner Catherine Bent has such extreme reactions her whole body twitches when...

PARACHUTE JUMPS issue title PATHE PICTORIAL HUNTS FOR THRILLS

Parachute Jumps Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Hunts For Thrills (1947)

Good point of view shots...

DAVE AND DUSTY - PHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty - Phone Box (1949)

Little boy with dog makes faces at woman in phone box as she is...

PERFORMING CHIMPANZEE aka THE WONDERFUL APE

Performing Chimpanzee AKA The Wonderful Ape

A performing Chimpanzee does tricks and wears a...

 

 

A MIRTHQUAKE OF TWENTY YEARS AGO aka FLYPAPER COMEDY

A Mirthquake Of Twenty Years Ago AKA Flypaper Comedy

An early comedy film - fun and...

THE RUNAWAY GLOBE

The Runaway Globe

Early Italian comedy - The Runaway Globe. Lots of special effects and slapstick...

SAUSAGE MAKING TRICK COMEDY

Sausage Making Trick Comedy

Cooks make sausages out of live animals - an early trick comedy...

POINT DUTY

Point Duty

Early comedy film using trick photography - Point Duty. Policemen and an unruly car.

MUSICIAN aka HAZELL AND DAY

Musician AKA Hazell And Day (1930-1939)

A musician plays a one-string fiddle while accompanying a female...

CHIMP SCHOOL IN MUNICH

Chimp School In Munich (1953)

Chimpanzees at school in Munich.

1ST SURREY RIFLES SPORTS

1st Surrey Rifles Sports (1915)

Soldiers diving into a river.

ACROBATIC FEATS BY ST PENSBYS aka TRAPEZE AND TRAMPOLINE ACT

Acrobatic Feats By St Pensbys AKA Trapeze And Trampoline Act (1910)

St Pensby's Acrobats...

TOUPEE MAKING IN GERMANY

Toupee Making In Germany (1969)

Slightly comic item of new treatment interweaving hair onto heads of...

THE FOUR ACES

The Four Aces (1938)

Comedy quartet The Four Aces doing a routine set in Chicago called 'Calling All...

DAVE AND DUSTY  FISHING

Dave And Dusty Fishing (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 126 - see separate record...

CANADIANS CELEBRATE

Canadians Celebrate (1914-1918)

Canadians celebrate Empire Day at Swindon.

WHEELBARROW RACE / BLINDFOLD MARCH

Wheelbarrow Race / Blindfold March (1917)

Fun wheelbarrow race in Canterbury, Kent.

IRISH GUARDS' SPORTS MEETING

Irish Guards' Sports Meeting (1918)

Irish Guards compete in sports meeting during the First World War.

THE STAR-GAZER

The Star-Gazer (1914-1918)

The star-gazer, a World War One cartoon.

NEIL KENYON

Neil Kenyon (1919)

Comedian Neil Kenyon performs on street.

RELIEF FORCE

Relief Force (1917)

Soldiers struggle to get stubborn mules on ship, circa 1917.

SELLING WAR BONDS

Selling War Bonds (1914-1918)

War bonds sold from tank.

MILITARY SPORTS

Military Sports (1914-1918)

Light-hearted military sports events.

COMEDY DANCERS

Comedy Dancers (1914-1918)

Footage of comedy dancers performing in studio.

SOUTHEND REGATTA

Southend Regatta (1920-1929)

Slapstick fun on beach. Southend-on-Sea.

COMIC CRICKETERS PART 1

Comic Cricketers Part 1 (1914-1918)

Clown cricket players.

COMIC CRICKETERS PART 1

Comic Cricketers Part 1 (1914-1918)

Clown cricket players.

DAVE AND DUSTY TELEPHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty Telephone Box (1949)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 235 - see separate...

LONDON TELEPHONE GIRLS

London Telephone Girls (1914-1918)

Girls dressed as clowns play hockey match and pose with wounded soldiers.

MAX AND HARRY NESBITT

Max And Harry Nesbitt (1935)

Item with the comedy duo Max and Harry Nesbitt wearing straw skirts.

BENNETT AND WILLIAMS

Bennett And Williams (1941)

Comedians Bennett and Williams perform a routine as air raid wardens.

PEN AND INKLINGS - BOBBY BUMPS AND THE OSTRICH EGG

Pen And Inklings - Bobby Bumps And The Ostrich Egg (1920)

Animation featuring Bobby Bumps and Fido...

BUSMAN'S HONEYMOON

Busman's Honeymoon (1937)

Scene from stage play - 'Busman's Honeymoon' - with Nellie Bowman, David...

CLAPHAM AND DWYER issue title PLAY AND PLAYFULNESS

Clapham And Dwyer Issue Title Play And Playfulness (1936)

Clapham and Dwyer in a sketch about a...

SLIM JIM

Slim Jim (1961)

Large and slim men fit into cut out shapes in a competition at Butlin's Holiday Camp,...

HULLO ... HULLO ... EVERYBODY! GENE GERRARD CALLING !! aka CINEMA BENEVOLENT...

Hullo ... Hullo ... Everybody! Gene Gerrard Calling !! AKA Cinema Benevolent... (1932)

Gene...

STARS AT HOME - MISS NELLIE WALLACE

Stars At Home - Miss Nellie Wallace (1921)

At home with Nellie Wallace - lots of girning and funny...

MR HARRY TATE - AT HOME

Mr Harry Tate - At Home (1925)

The hilarious comedian Harry Tate fools around in his garden - makes...

UNKNOWN MUSICAL

Unknown Musical (1933)

Unedited extracts from an unidentified stage production - a hypnotist routine and...

BASEBALL HITS LONDON

Baseball Hits London (1930)

Baseball match at Stamford Bridge between company teams of 'Rio Rita' and...

HOW NOT TO PLAY GOLF aka  HOW TO PLAY GOLF

How Not To Play Golf AKA How To Play Golf (1930)

Ray Robertson demonstrates in humorous fashion...

SANDY POWELL

Sandy Powell (1930)

Sandy Powell the famous comedian performs comedy sketch.

DOGGY

Doggy (1930)

Musically gifted dogs show off their talents.

JACK BARTY

Jack Barty (1930)

Comedian Jack Barty takes us on a trip to London Zoo to see the animals.

SANDY POWELL

Sandy Powell (1930)

Frank Lorden gives the comedian Sandy Powell singing lessons.

SAM MAYO

Sam Mayo (1930)

The comedian Sam Mayo cracks jokes and sings a song.

UNNATURAL HISTORY

Unnatural History (1930)

Billy Bennett gives us a comedy lecture on bats and possums.