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AIR PAGEANT

Air Pageant (1920-1929)

Biplanes take off from air field during display.

PAGEANT AND FETE AT SIDCUP

Pageant And Fete At Sidcup (1920-1929)

Good footage of participants in historical pageant at Sidcup,...

TEMPERANCE FESTIVAL

Temperance Festival (1920-1929)

Great footage of crowds having fun at carnival / funfair during Temperance...

OKTOBERFEST IN MUNICH

Oktoberfest In Munich (1920-1929)

Shots of crowds enjoying food and entertainment at Munich Oktoberfest in...

BEDFORD RIVER PAGEANT

Bedford River Pageant (1920-1929)

People take part in re-enactment of Viking attack in Bedford Pageant.

Riding Wild Steers in New Zealand

Riding Wild Steers In New Zealand (1920-1929)

Footage of people riding wild steers in New Zealand.

CLAPHAM & DWYER

Clapham & Dwyer (1931)

Clapham and Dwyer perform their golf comedy routine - dupe of PT 72.

 

 

ARTHUR ASKEY

Arthur Askey (1937)

Comedian Arthur Askey sings 'The Moth' in the studio - dupe of NSP 89.

HOLIDAY CAMP IVORY GATE  reel 3

Holiday Camp Ivory Gate Reel 3 (1930-1939)

A children's story set in Glasgow. Mr Fruitcake finds his...

WIDNES SPORTS

Widnes Sports (1920-1929)

Children from orphanage entertain at Widnes sports.

GROCK THE CLOWN

Grock The Clown (1947)

Grock, the world famous clown, gives his first public performance for 8 years.

THE SUPER CARAVAN CAMP

The Super Caravan Camp (1937)

A look at holidaymakers in recently opened caravan camp in Florida

DE BIERE

De Biere (1933)

French magician De Biere shows us how to do a trick with an egg and a bag.

FRANK BIRD issue title is PURE AND SIMPLE

Frank Bird Issue Title Is Pure And Simple (1939)

Teenage soprano, Frank Bird, sings "Bird Song at...

MAY WONG issue title is BELIEVE IT OR NOT

May Wong Issue Title Is Believe It Or Not (1940)

Teenage contortionist and juggler May Wong gives...

PAT FROST

Pat Frost (1943)

14 year old Patricia Frost plays the "Grasshopper Dance" on her xylophone.

A PARIS BALL

A Paris Ball (1947)

Great item showing stars entertaining fashionable audience at Paris ball.

RED SKELETON! COMEDIAN ENTERTAINING SERVICEMEN

Red Skeleton! Comedian Entertaining Servicemen (1940-1949)

American comedian entertains the troops.

ANZACS' RIVER PARTY

Anzacs' River Party (1914-1918)

Anzacs in boat on river with ladies having fun.

ALBION SCHOOL CHILDREN WELCOME SOME OF THE 'OLD BOYS'

Albion School Children Welcome Some Of The 'old Boys' (1914-1918)

Rotherhithe schoolchildren cheer...

VAUDEVILLE TROOP

Vaudeville Troop (1913-1914)

Footage of the Vaudeville troop.

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Ultra Close-Ups Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1957)

Yet another edition of a...

GIRL FOOTBALLER

Girl Footballer (1961)

Nine-year-old Megan Lear plays football with the boys at Westcourt School in...

ULTRA CLOSE-UPS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Ultra Close-Ups Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Another edition of this...

MINIATURE FAIRGROUND

Miniature Fairground (1955)

Miniature fairground with working models.

CHIMPS' TEA PARTY

Chimps' Tea Party (1955)

A Chimpanzee's tea party at London Zoo.

"All As One" (1932)

Men swing dumbbells in display of PT skills at Colchester's Searchlight Tattoo.

THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE

The Wheel Of Fortune (1932)

The Wheel of Fortune - some kind of Irish lottery - at least that's what it...

FUN FOR CHARITY

Fun For Charity (1936)

Radio entertainers Gert and Daisy kick off the charity football match between...

GRACIE FIELDS AT MOTORCYCLE SHOW

Gracie Fields At Motorcycle Show (1937)

Gracie Fields presents children with bicycles at Motorcycle...

THE MORE YOU LOOK - THE LESS YOU SEE!

The More You Look - The Less You See! (1926)

The secret of a magic trick is shown to the viewer by...

MULTIPLICATION & SUBTRACTION

Multiplication & Subtraction (1926)

The secret of a magic trick is shown to the viewer by the conjuror...

TABLE FOOTBALL

Table Football (1918)

Excellent invention - a forerunner of table football, quirky stuff.

GENTLE JUGGLER

Gentle Juggler (1924)

Juggling routine - some slow motion footage.

EDWARD O'HENRY

Edward O'henry (1930)

Organist Edward O'Henry plays for us - visuals only, no soundtrack.

PARR AND PARR

Parr And Parr (1930)

Parr and Parr, the simultaneous steppers, do a soft shoe dance number in top hat and...

THE TROUBLES OF A CONJUROR on sleeve as TROUBLES OF A COLOURER

The Troubles Of A Conjuror On Sleeve As Troubles Of A Colourer (1930)

An annoying man in a...

THE RHYTHM GIRLS

The Rhythm Girls (1931)

The Rhythm Girls of a German 'athletic cult' show us their exercises in time to...

TOPLISS GREEN

Topliss Green (1931)

Bass-baritone Topliss Green sings 'Old Barty'.

FAIRCHILD AND LINDHOLM

Fairchild And Lindholm (1931)

Good footage of the musicians Fairchild and Lindholm playing the piano.

LANCE FAIRFAX

Lance Fairfax (1931)

Good footage of the baritone Lance Fairfax singing.

ROSS AND SARGENT

Ross And Sargent (1931)

Nice footage of the entertainers Ross and Sargent singing a song.

"Mary" - A New Operatic Soprano (1925)

Musicians accompany a singing chimpanzee. The chimp also...

EVE'S INDOOR GOLF

Eve's Indoor Golf (1922)

New devices for golf fans - miniature golfers at the end of clubs, very cute.

THE LOOPER

The Looper (1920)

Aircraft stunts - looping the loop with a man standing on the top wing of a biplane.

STRONG MAN

Strong Man (1920-1929)

A "he-man" performs a strength stunt - lifts a table on which a dozen men are...

THE BUBBLE MAN

The Bubble Man (1931)

Griff the clown performs tricks with bubbles.

DALE SMITH

Dale Smith (1931)

The famous baritone Dale Smith sings a sea shanty called "Shenandoah."

ALBERT WHELAN

Albert Whelan (1931)

The radio star Albert Whelan tells and entertaining story.

COSTER AND SWAFFER

Coster And Swaffer (1931)

Photographer Howard Coster patiently listens to theatre critic Hannen Swaffer...