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BEES MITTENS

Bees Mittens (1930)

Daring young man shows off his collection of bees.

OTHER MAN'S JOB

Other Man's Job (1935)

Footage of Salzburg in Austria and the large cliffs surrounding it.

STARTING WELL !

Starting Well ! (1932)

Footage of couple who get married in lions cage in the United States of America.

GIRL AND MIRROR

Girl And Mirror (1936)

Mirror attached to a coat so girl can see over her shoulder.

A LIFE SAVER

A Life Saver (1931)

A new idea for rescuing people from burning buildings; a container on a pulley that...

STEEL MEN

Steel Men (1931)

Good footage of men at work on construction site at Marble Arch, London.

SHOOT!

Shoot! (1933)

Men float down the Hodzu River in Japan on primitive floats.

 

 

DODGING ICY DEATH

Dodging Icy Death (1936)

A group of people climb the snow covered mountains of the Austrian Tyrol.

GOOD SHOOTING

Good Shooting (1937)

A man shoots at a board as a cameraman bravely stands in front of it and films him!

NERVE!

Nerve! (1928)

Man aquaplanes close to the back of a large boat - looks quite dangerous.

SEA! SEA! THOU MIGHTY MONSTER

Sea! Sea! Thou Mighty Monster (1929)

Gales create huge waves which batter the coastline of Britain...

THE TIGHT ROPE WIZARD

The Tight Rope Wizard (1933)

A twelve year old boy demonstrates his amazing skills on a tightrope,...

SPEEDING SAILS

Speeding Sails (1933)

Various shots of ice yachting in Sweden.

SHOOT !

Shoot ! (1933)

Footage of swimmers in Australia swimming over the Wollondilly torrent, Australia.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBING/ TRANSPORTING SUPPLIES aka FOR MOUNTAIN TOP PEACE

Mountain Climbing/ Transporting Supplies AKA For Mountain Top Peace (1919)

Hill climbers...

FANTASTIC AIR MANOEUVRES

Fantastic Air Manoeuvres (1920)

Daredevil stuntman on wing of airborne biplane in LA.

OVER MOUNTAINSIDE RACETRACK

Over Mountainside Racetrack (1932)

Motorcar racing over the steep and winding 'Klausenpass' route in...

LITTLE KNOWN PROFESSIONS - THE EGG ENGINEERS

Little Known Professions - The Egg Engineers (1933)

A man abseils down a Yorkshire cliff to gather...

JAPANESE RAFTS AND BOATS

Japanese Rafts And Boats (1932)

Various shots of Japanese rafts and boats negotiating choppy waters.

MEN OF THE FORTH BRIDGE

Men Of The Forth Bridge (1930)

Footage of workmen painting the Forth Bridge in Strathclyde, Scotland.

HOSE BRIGADE

Hose Brigade (1930)

Firewomen in action in Reading, Berkshire.

THE MENACE OF THE SEA

The Menace Of The Sea (1932)

Good footage of very large icebergs in the North Atlantic.

"'ware Sharks!" (1933)

Men enter shark pools in Australia.

INFERNO!

Inferno! (1933)

Great footage of Mount Etna erupting and demolishing buildings in a nearby village.

TOREADORO

Toreadoro (1934)

Slightly disturbing footage of a bull fighting school in Madrid, Spain.

THE WORLD'S YOUNGEST WIRE-WALKING WIZARD

The World's Youngest Wire-Walking Wizard (1934)

12-year-old wire-walker Harold Barnes shows off his...

THE SHARK PATROL

The Shark Patrol (1935)

The Shark Patrol in action on a beach in New South Wales, Australia.

AVALANCHE

Avalanche (1935)

Good footage of an avalanche in progress.

A NOVEL FIRE ESCAPE

A Novel Fire Escape (1930)

A flying fox is demonstrated - men, a woman and even a dog have a go!

SWAN-DERFUL!

Swan-Derful! (1936)

Sheila the tame swan has become like a pet to Mrs Watson of Chesham, Buckinghamshire....

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 44

Cineviews In Brief No. 44 (1937)

School girls play with bees but don't get stung and tame bird that...

TUMBLING LIVES

Tumbling Lives (1937)

Family of acrobats - the Karpi troupe - perform tumbling and balancing tricks.

DAREDEVIL FISHERS

Daredevil Fishers (1940)

Young men climb down cliffs to fish in the pounding surf at South Head near...

WOLF ROCK: THE WORLD'S LONELIEST CHRISTMAS

Wolf Rock: The World's Loneliest Christmas (1950)

Two lighthouse keepers are relieved for the New...

MOTOR BIKING - THE SPORT OF CLINGS!

Motor Biking - The Sport Of Clings! (1933)

Fun and games on motorbikes in Australia.

GLIDING OVER VESUVIUS

Gliding Over Vesuvius (1933)

Kronfeld's glider drifts towards the crater of Mount Vesuvius.

THE SLEEPER WAKES! aka THE SLEEPER AWAKES!

The Sleeper Wakes! AKA The Sleeper Awakes! (1930-1932)

Various shots of the active volcano of Stromboli,...

PULLY BRIDGE

Pully Bridge (1938)

Rope bridge used by children every day on their way to school.

ZOO aka ZOO CENSUS

Zoo AKA Zoo Census (1940)

Keeper Hugh Pilcher takes a census of some of the animals at London zoo.

LIZARD

Lizard (1940)

A baby hawk is rescued from a goanna lizard by its father.

ASBESTOS

Asbestos (1942)

A look at various fireproof asbestos goods made in a factory.

DAVE AND DUSTY - TREE CLIMBING

Dave And Dusty - Tree Climbing (1947)

When small boy Dave gets stuck up a tree his dog Dusty tries to...

MAN HANDLING THE MAN-EATERS

Man Handling The Man-Eaters (1932)

Good footage of a shark being captured and placed in an aquarium,...

FIRE ON THE DOCKS aka FIRE DOCK

Fire On The Docks AKA Fire Dock (1914-1918)

Huge fire raging on docks.

Fire in Tall Building

Fire In Tall Building (1917)

Footage of smoke billowing out of large building.

Fire Burns Tons of Wheat

Fire Burns Tons Of Wheat (1914-1918)

Footage of wheat burning ferociously.

COSSACKS

Cossacks (1914-1918)

Cossacks in great display of daredevil horseback riding.

GREAT GAS FIRE

Great Gas Fire (1919)

Footage of gas fire.

FACTORY FIRE - USA

Factory Fire - USA (1914-1918)

Firemen work to put out blaze at Baltimore factory in United States of...

STEEPLECHASE AT SANDOWN PARK

Steeplechase At Sandown Park (1910-1920)

Steeplechase race at Sandown Park, Surrey.