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HOOTS MON

Hoots Mon (1934)

Nice story about Barn Owls with dubbed sound.

FIRE FOAM

Fire Foam (1932)

Firemen use chemical foam on fires and get covered in it in the process!

CLIFF BERZAC

Cliff Berzac (1933)

Cliff Berzac puts a harness on a mule.

JUST PETS

Just Pets (1933)

Children are entertained small performing birds.

SKELETONS

Skeletons (1953)

A firm assembles plastic skeletons for medical students. Croydon, London.

NATURE'S COMEDIANS

Nature's Comedians (1933)

Various shots of funny penguins.

QUEER PLAYMATES

Queer Playmates (1933)

Children ride on the back of an alligator and then two alligators roll down a...

 

 

MR. FACING-BOTH-WAYS

Mr. Facing-Both-Ways (1930)

Crazy car which has two bonnets and drives forwards and backwards with two...

FUN IN 1897

Fun In 1897 (1928)

Crazy slapstick film from 1897 updated with 1928 intertitles. Trick photography used...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

GIRL WATER DIVINER

Girl Water Diviner (1954)

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

CHIMP SCHOOL IN MUNICH

Chimp School In Munich (1953)

Chimpanzees at school in Munich.

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.

RELIEF FORCE

Relief Force (1917)

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

DAVE AND DUSTY TELEPHONE BOX

Dave And Dusty Telephone Box (1949)

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

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...

THE HOLD UP !

The Hold Up ! (1933)

Three large elephants block the main roads in Sydney, Australia

FOXY

Foxy (1929)

Fabulous film showing women who have foxes as pets so that they can turn them into fur coats!

THE LAD AND THE LASS

The Lad And The Lass (1930)

Silly film about a romance between two dogs - quite cute.

A WOMAN MANNED FIRE BRIGADE

A Woman Manned Fire Brigade (1930)

Women fire-fighters do their stuff - feeble jokes about their...

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...

PA AND MA PENGUIN

Pa And Ma Penguin (1932)

Various shots of penguins in a zoo.

MARY, MARY QUITE CONTRARY

Mary, Mary Quite Contrary (1933)

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

BALANCE - A

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

Unicyclists act by...

PICTURES BY AIR!

Pictures By Air! (1929)

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

BIRD DAY

Bird Day (1932)

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

DRYLAND SWIMMING

Dryland Swimming (1935)

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

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.

HUGH RENE

Hugh Rene (1936)

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

ELEPHANT aka ELEPHANT WAITER

Elephant AKA Elephant Waiter (1941)

A baby elephant called Comet acts as a waiter in a Devon zoo.

BUBBLES

Bubbles (1941)

Joe Noble demonstrates how strong bubbles can be.

OUTLINE

Outline (1942)

This item shows outlines from women to ships and stars.

DAVE AND DUSTY SCARECROW

Dave And Dusty Scarecrow (1948)

Dave is forced to dress up as scarecrow after chasing hens. Berkshire.

DAVE AND DUSTY  MAGIC SHOP

Dave And Dusty Magic Shop (1946)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 120 - see separate...

NOVEL MILITARY SPORTS

Novel Military Sports (1915)

Soldiers entertain audience with silly sports performance.

SLIMMING BEDS

Slimming Beds (1968-1972)

People move up and down on hinged exercise beds to lose weight - looks very funny!

DAVE AND DUSTY PHOTOGRAPHER

Dave And Dusty Photographer (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 121 with incomplete...

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 140 - see separate record for details.

DAVE AND DUSTY STOWAWAYS

Dave And Dusty Stowaways (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 154 - see separate record...

DAVE AND DUSTY CLOWNS

Dave And Dusty Clowns (1947)

Dave and Dusty visit Sangers circus and watch the clowns. Clapham, London.

DAVE AND DUSTY HIKING

Dave And Dusty Hiking (1948)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 219 - see separate record for...

DAVE AND DUSTY WHELKS

Dave And Dusty Whelks (1948)

Small boy Dave and his dog Dusty sample some whelks at a seaside stall -...

STAN STENNETT

Stan Stennett (1963)

Comedian Stan Stennett gives Rosemary Squires a lift in his private plane.

PRETTY POLL

Pretty Poll (1931)

American parrot fanciers show off their birds and get them to talk for the camera.

ARABIANS

Arabians (1932)

Footage of Arabian horses on a Californian ranch, United States of America.

HAM ACTORS

Ham Actors (1928)

Funny stuff with performing pigs - they dance, slide down a slope and balance on...

THE JUMPERS

The Jumpers (1933)

Eve the horsewoman - grooming, riding, jumping, feeding horses.

DINOSAUR DYNASTY

Dinosaur Dynasty (1933)

Bones of a Stegosaurus are assembled for display at the American Museum of...