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THE EVOLUTION OF THE FILM - PART 4

The Evolution Of The Film - Part 4 (1928)

Camera tricks are shown - film reversal of men diving in...

THE EVOLUTION OF THE FILM - PART ?

The Evolution Of The Film - Part ? (1928)

Early cinematic equipment is demonstrated and early film of...

A CHUCKLE FROM CHUCKLES OF 1922

A Chuckle From Chuckles Of 1922 (1922)

Extract from the show "Chuckles of 1922" starring Charles Mac.

THOSE AWKWARD MOMENTS!

Those Awkward Moments! (1925)

Scenes from a play starring Gene Gerrard and Ivy Tresmand - possibly...

SIMULTANEOUS STEPPERS

Simultaneous Steppers (1926)

Comedy dance featuring a woman dressed as a child - rather strange.

"Shoe's Who" Check - May Be Duplicate Title (1931)

Sexy shots of women's legs as they model the...

THE WHIRLIGIG

The Whirligig (1931)

A couple perform an ice dance in the open air - some slow motion footage.

 

 

ME AND MY PAL

Me And My Pal (1932)

Remarkable acrobatic act performed by three children and an adult.

EVE AMONGST THE BOYS FILMED AT EASTLEIGH

Eve Amongst The Boys Filmed At Eastleigh (1932)

Young boy boxers compete in a contest - Joe Beckett...

PA AND MA PENGUIN

Pa And Ma Penguin (1932)

Various shots of penguins in a zoo.

MORE LINES - WE WENT TO MARGATE FOR THESE

More Lines - We Went To Margate For These (1932)

Beauty contest by a pool-side in Margate. Leslie...

WHEELS AND WHIRLS

Wheels And Whirls (1933)

Slapstick entertainers "the Hughes family" perform their cycling routine.

MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (1933)

Mary is a chimpanzee who drinks tea from a teacup and smokes a pipe.

ARE YOU A LIP-READER?

Are You A Lip-Reader? (1933)

Comedian Con Ingham tells a silent joke - the audience have to try and lip...

BALANCE - A

Balance - A "Wheely" Episode By Paige And Jewett The Trick Cyclists (1933)

Unicyclists act by...

OVERWEIGHT!

Overweight! (1933)

An obese man is subjected to various bizarre exercise regimes - quite funny stuff.

PICTURES BY AIR!

Pictures By Air! (1929)

1920s prototype of the modern day fax machine is demonstrated - man "faxes" his...

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1933)

Veteran car race on the sea front at Bondi Beach, Australia.

LITTLE FROM

Little From "The Little Revue" - Little Theatre London (1923)

Short extract showing Jack Hulbert...

WILL COLLINSON NOT FORGETTING BOBBY

Will Collinson Not Forgetting Bobby (1939)

Item with the comedian Will Collinson.

RICHARD GOOLDEN

Richard Goolden (1939)

Nice item with the radio performer and comedian Richard Goolden.

BIRD DAY

Bird Day (1932)

Schoolboys imitate numerous bird sounds on 'Bird Day' in Sydney, Australia.

THE O'GORMAN BROTHERS

The O'gorman Brothers (1932)

The two comedians the O'Gorman Brothers provide comical entertainment.

LESLIE HOLMES

Leslie Holmes "Over The Air" (1933)

Entertainer Leslie Holmes sings a jolly song about Milan.

TOMMY HANDLEY

Tommy Handley (1933)

Comic monologue and song from comedian Tommy Handley.

STANELLI

Stanelli (1933)

Stanelli does some comic business with Enid Darnley then plays the violin.

EDDIE SMITH AND GIRL FRIEND

Eddie Smith And Girl Friend (1933)

Trick golfer Eddie Smith drives a golf ball from different parts of...

GEORGE JACKLEY

George Jackley (1933)

Comedians George Jackley, Vera Warriner and Joe Peterman tell riddles about the...

DRYLAND SWIMMING

Dryland Swimming (1935)

A woman perfects her swimming strokes in a living room using a specially...

THE JUBILEE DUETTISTS

The Jubilee Duettists (1933)

The Jubilee Duettists perform the old-fashioned song 'Twickenham Ferry'.

HARRY TATE

Harry Tate (1934)

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

TOMMY PRIOR

Tommy Prior (1934)

Tommy Prior tells jokes and gives us some patter in the character of a cheeky...

SERENO AND JUNE

Sereno And June (1934)

Acrobatic balancing act of Sereno and June in the studio.

JACK STANFORD

Jack Stanford (1935)

Great item of eccentric dancer Jack Stanford doing a routine to 'Hungarian...

THE FOUR CROCHETS

The Four Crochets (1935)

Great version of 'Nagasaki' from vocal group The Four Crochets.

LEAPING LIZARDS!

Leaping Lizards! (1935)

Funny item showing a lizard running about on his hind legs in slow motion.

ANIMAL SAGACITY

Animal Sagacity (1935)

Viennese police dogs show off their skill, bravery and intelligence.

DANNY LIPTON TRIO aka RAPID RHYTHM

Danny Lipton Trio AKA Rapid Rhythm (1935)

The Danny Lipton trio entertain us with very fast tap...

COLLINSON AND DEAN

Collinson And Dean (1935)

Great comedy turn from Collinson and Dean as the silly schoolboy and...

LESLIE WESTON

Leslie Weston (1935)

Comedian Leslie Weston tells a few jokes then sings the humorous song 'Mothers and...

BILLY MILTON

Billy Milton (1935)

Entertainer Billy Milton performs one of his own 'laughing' songs at the piano.

FRED SAMBURN

Fred Samburn (1935)

American xylophonist in a comic routine filmed at the Scala Theatre in Berlin.

HUGH RENE

Hugh Rene (1936)

Comedian Hugh Rene shows us some of his comical inventions including a lie detector.

THROUGH GRANDMA'S SPECTACLES

Through Grandma's Spectacles (1932)

Cute film showing what the world looks like to a baby who wears...

VAGUELY A VIOLINIST!

Vaguely A Violinist! (1932)

Comedy violinist plays us a song with his instrument mostly not on his...

JACK HOBBS - THE WORLD-FAMOUS CRICKETER

Jack Hobbs - The World-Famous Cricketer (1932)

Portrait of cricket star Jack Hobbs - his technique...

SPINES OF THE GAY NINETIES - NOT THE VOGUE TODAY

Spines Of The Gay Nineties - Not The Vogue Today (1932)

Cute film showing exercises that should be...

A DANCING PRODIGY

A Dancing Prodigy (1930)

Baby Pearl Levey does a little dance for us.

MANY A YEAR AGO issue title FROM AD TO BBC

Many A Year Ago Issue Title From Ad To BBC (1936)

Archive footage shows the New York fire brigade...

LOW AND WEBSTER issue title is COCKLES TO CHUCKLES

Low And Webster Issue Title Is Cockles To Chuckles (1936)

Popular comedy double act Low and...