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BEAUTY COMPETITION

Beauty Competition (1920)

Women pose for a screen beauty competition - cinema goers are invited to vote...

ROUND BRITAIN AT WHITSUN - DAILY EXPRESS CYCLE RACE

Round Britain At Whitsun - Daily Express Cycle Race (1954)

Whitsun tour of Britain - Round...

AT 25-1! 10-1!! 50-1!!!

At 25-1! 10-1!! 50-1!!! (1933)

Horses at long odds win the Lincoln Handicap. Dorigen comes in first.

DAILY EXPRESS COMMUNITY

Daily Express Community (1927)

Community singing in a park in London.

CAN NOISE MAKE RAIN?

Can Noise Make Rain? (1921)

A large firework display is set off to see if the noise could affect the...

IRELAND HAS RACING DESPITE ITS LITTLE WAR

Ireland Has Racing Despite Its Little War (1921)

Horse racing takes place at The Curragh despite...

SPORTSHOTS NO 29 - LAWN BILLIARDS !

Sportshots No 29 - Lawn Billiards ! (1933)

Footage of the game of Lawn Billiards which is described...

 

 

CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND

Children's Playground (1920)

A playground for holiday maker's kids opens in Great Yarmouth.

4TH ROUND OF THE CUP

4th Round Of The Cup (1922)

Nice footage of football match in Cardiff.

BALLOON JUMPING

Balloon Jumping (1930-1939)

A man ties himself to an inflated balloon and tries to take to the air.

THE GRAND NATIONAL 1934

The Grand National 1934 (1934)

Pathe report from the favourite horse race of the nation - without the...

SPORTSHOTS NO 2 - JACK DOYLE

Sportshots No 2 - Jack Doyle (1932)

The sports editor of the Daily Express introduces Britain's new...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 14 - GOING TO THE DOGS aka GREYHOUNDS

Sportshots No. 14 - Going To The Dogs AKA Greyhounds (1933)

Jokey item shows a greyhound race in...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 16 aka LA HORNUS / LE HORNEUSE

Sportshots No. 16 AKA La Hornus / Le Horneuse (1933)

A novel sport from Switzerland where men hit a...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 18 - SUZANNE LENGLEN

Sportshots No. 18 - Suzanne Lenglen (1933)

Champion tennis player Suzanne Lenglen demonstrates her...

SPORTSHOTS NO 21 - CYCLE POLO

Sportshots No 21 - Cycle Polo (1933)

Footage of a Cycle Polo, commentary and explanation is provided...

SPORTSHOTS NO 22 - TOPE FISHING

Sportshots No 22 - Tope Fishing (1933)

Tope (dogfish) fishing off the coast of Hastings.

4TH ROUND  OF F.A. CUP: WOLVES V NOTTINGHAM FOREST

4th Round Of F.A. Cup: Wolves V Nottingham Forest (1927)

F.A. Cup football at Wolverhampton...

WOMEN'S GOLF CUP

Women's Golf Cup (1921)

We see Mrs D. Goodyear taking a shot in the qualifying competition for the Daily...

SPORTSHOTS - FRANK SOUTHALL

Sportshots - Frank Southall (1933)

The champion cyclist Frank Southall demonstrates his cycling...

Selected Originals - RACING AT SILVERSTONE

Selected Originals - Racing At Silverstone (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story 'Racing at...

'DAILY EXPRESS' 50 MILE CYCLE RACE

'daily Express' 50 Mile Cycle Race (1952)

Cycling road race around the town of Scarborough.

SILVERSTONE INTERNATIONAL TROPHY RACE

Silverstone International Trophy Race (1955)

Peter Collins wins Daily Express International Trophy...

THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE  aka THE WORLDS GREATEST RACE

The World's Greatest Race AKA The Worlds Greatest Race (1933)

Coverage of the 1933 Grand...

THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE aka THE WORLDS GREATEST RACE - sound version

The World's Greatest Race AKA The Worlds Greatest Race - Sound Version (1933)

Coverage of the...

SPORTSHOTS NO 3 - H HIBBS

Sportshots No 3 - H Hibbs (1932)

The England goalkeeper H. Hibbs in training.

SPORTSHOTS NO 4 - VICTOR BARNA V R. D. JONES

Sportshots No 4 - Victor Barna V R. D. Jones (1933)

Good footage of a practise table tennis match...

SPORTSHOTS NO 6 - TED PHELPS

Sportshots No 6 - Ted Phelps (1933)

World Sculling Champion Ted Phelps rows along the River Thames as...

SPORTSHOTS NO. 7 - ROCK CLIMBING

Sportshots No. 7 - Rock Climbing (1933)

Men are seen rock climbing in the Swiss Alps and Cheddar...

SPORTSHOTS - SPORTING LADIES

Sportshots - Sporting Ladies (1933)

Women do formation exercises and take part in an athletic contest.

SPORTSHOTS NO 17 - ROWING

Sportshots No 17 - Rowing (1933)

Footage of women's rowing events on the River Thames.

SPORTS NEWS - TOUR OF BRITAIN

Sports News - Tour Of Britain (1952)

The Daily Express Tour of Britain cycle race is won by Ken...

"Tour De Britain" - Halfway (1951)

More stages of of the Daily Express Round Britain cycle race as it...

IAN STEEL WINS

Ian Steel Wins "Tour" (1951)

Finals stages of Daily Express Round Britain Cycle Race - It ends at...

SILVER TROPHY FOR JIM PETERS aka TROPHEY FOR JIM PETERS

Silver Trophy For Jim Peters AKA Trophey For Jim Peters (1955)

Jim Peters receives trophy for his...

MOTOR RACING aka HULME WINS DAILY EXPRESS INTERNATIONAL TROPHY RACE

Motor Racing AKA Hulme Wins Daily Express International Trophy Race (1968)

Racing driver Denny...

THE WORLD'S GREATEST RACE aka GRAND NATIONAL TRAILER

The World's Greatest Race AKA Grand National Trailer (1933)

Trailer for material about the 1933...

PHILCO CRUISE   record A

Philco Cruise Record A (1936)

A corporate film about a cruise taken by Philco Dealers to Copenhagen

CRICKET BALL FOR MRS TYSON

Cricket Ball For Mrs Tyson (1955)

Mother of cricketer Frank Tyson is presented with a special cricket...

THE GRAND NATIONAL 1931 - version 1 - voiceover

The Grand National 1931 - Version 1 - Voiceover (1931)

Coverage of the 1931 Grand National - this...

PATHE'S BEAUTY CONTEST 2

Pathe's Beauty Contest 2 (1920)

Lovely posing by amateur beauties in this cinematic competition run by...

SPORTSHOTS NO 6 - SKITTLES

Sportshots No 6 - Skittles (1933)

The game of skittles is explained by the sports expert, Charles...

SPORTSHOTS - KNUR & SPELL !

Sportshots - Knur & Spell ! (1933)

Demonstration of the strange sport of Knur and Spell on the North...

ROUND-BRITAIN CYCLE-RACE aka

Round-Britain Cycle-Race AKA "Daily Express" Tour De Britain (1952)

Early stages of the Tour De...

DUBLIN - PRENDERGAST INQUIRY

Dublin - Prendergast Inquiry (1953)

Famous trainer Paddy Prendergast is cleared by Irish Turf Club...

NOT-SO GLORIOUS GOODWOOD

Not-So Glorious Goodwood (1954)

Strong wind at Goodwood upsets Stewart Cup horse race - wins Ashurst...

BRABHAM WINS GOLD CUP AT OULTON PARK aka BRABHAM WINS GOLD CUP

Brabham Wins Gold Cup At Oulton Park AKA Brabham Wins Gold Cup (1966)

Racing driver Brabham...

SPORTSHOTS NO 20 - THE KING'S HORSES

Sportshots No 20 - The King's Horses (1933)

Footage of the home of King George V's race horse in...

CA C'EST PARIS

Ca C'est Paris (1933)

Excerpts from what looks like a fantastic review show at the Prince of Wales'...

GERMAN BEATS PIRIE AND CHATAWAY

German Beats Pirie And Chataway (1956)

East German Champion Richtzenhain wins 1500 m at Daily Express...