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BLAZING BARRELS

Blazing Barrels (1966)

Men run around with blazing barrels of tar in the Festival of Fire of a Devon...

THE GIRLS GUIDES

The Girls Guides "Come Of Age"! (1932)

Girl Guides enjoy a camp fire in London.

FATE!

Fate! (1932)

The ship 'Oregon Star' slowly burns out after a two day fire.

"Goodbye ... & Good Riddance"! (1932)

Morecambe rids itself of Victorian style Bathing Machines - they...

LIKE A MIGHTY TORCH!

Like A Mighty Torch! (1933)

Oil burns fiercely and sends flames high into the air - Texas, USA.

"The Great Fire Of ... Chicago" (1930)

American firemen fight a blaze and then have to demolish...

NEW YORK DISASTER

New York Disaster (1934)

Scenes of New York bus crash - many people died in the accident.

 

 

AN UNQUENCHABLE FIRE

An Unquenchable Fire (1934)

Huge cork fire at Lyndhurst, New Jersey.

ROBB WILTON

Robb Wilton (1934)

Good Robb Wilton story in which he plays a fireman.

THE SUPER LADDER

The Super Ladder (1934)

The highest fire brigade ladder in France is tried out in front of Notre Dame in...

CRYSTAL PALACE TOWER - THE END

Crystal Palace Tower - The End (1941)

Last bit of Crystal Palace is demolished, steel frame will be...

FOREST OF FLAMES on sleeve as FORESY OF FLAMES

Forest Of Flames On Sleeve As Foresy Of Flames (1941)

A large forest fire in New Jersey.

BIG FIRE IN JACKSONVILLE BIG WATERFRONT FIRE

Big Fire In Jacksonville Big Waterfront Fire (1941)

An item showing a large fire on the piers at...

SAN FRANCISCO FIRE STRIKES

San Francisco Fire Strikes (1947)

A terrible fire guts buildings at the American Naval Base on...

INDIANA - OLD CARS DESTROYED BY FIRE IN US

Indiana - Old Cars Destroyed By Fire In Us (1938)

Unsafe cars are piled up and burnt in Indiana,...

A WOMAN MANNED FIRE BRIGADE

A Woman Manned Fire Brigade (1930)

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

KING EDWARD VII HOSPITAL ABLAZE

King Edward VII Hospital Ablaze (1928)

Scenes after a fire at the King Edward VII Hospital in...

DISASTROUS AUSTRALIAN BUSH FIRE

Disastrous Australian Bush Fire (1939)

Footage of ferocious bush fire in Australia.

NEWSBRIEFS - 3 STORIES Beware - other items share this title

Newsbriefs - 3 Stories Beware - Other Items Share This Title (1946)

Deep snow in Kent, ship...

A MIGHTY BONFIRE

A Mighty Bonfire (1925)

31 of America's wartime wooden ships are deliberately set alight until they are...

GRANDPA BAILS OUT! aka BERNARD MACFADDEN PARACHUTES OVER SEINE

Grandpa Bails Out! AKA Bernard Macfadden Parachutes Over Seine (1952)

84-year-old grandfather...

Selected Originals - LONDON SWIMMERS BEAT BERLINERS

Selected Originals - London Swimmers Beat Berliners (1955)

Material relating to newsreel story...

Selected Originals - SAVOY, LONDON - SPORTSMAN OF THE YEAR

Selected Originals - Savoy, London - Sportsman Of The Year (1955)

Material relating to newsreel...

30 SECONDS NEWS - TWO STORIES

30 Seconds News - Two Stories (1966)

Two year old motorcyclist in Camberley & money burning in...

100 YEARS OF FIRE FIGHTING

100 Years Of Fire Fighting (1966)

London's firemen stage great display to celebrate centenary - Queen...

CONGRESS MEETING aka 72ND ALL-INDIA CONGRESS DISPERSED WHEN FIRE BREAKS OUT

Congress Meeting AKA 72nd All-India Congress Dispersed When Fire Breaks Out (1969)

72nd...

DAVE AND DUSTY - CAMP FIRE issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES INTO THE COUNTRY

Dave And Dusty - Camp Fire Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Into The Country (1947)

Dave and...

TEXAS OIL FIRE

Texas Oil Fire (1947)

A terrible fire rages in oil storage drums in Texas City, USA.

FIRE HEROINE

Fire Heroine (1949)

A young girl is given a new house as thanks for saving children from a fire in...

BODIES OF US AIRMEN IN ROME

Bodies Of Us Airmen In Rome (1946)

Huge fire in Paris - 5 dead American airmen are brought to a chapel...

TO SAVE THE HARVEST

To Save The Harvest (1941)

Land Girls help the fire service to cope with a fire in a haystack.

HEY HO - THIRTY YEARS AGO! aka MARY JANE WHO LIT THE FIRE WITH PARAFFIN

Hey Ho - Thirty Years Ago! AKA Mary Jane Who Lit The Fire With Paraffin

Early comedy...

CINEMA PRESENTATION AND PARADE

Cinema Presentation And Parade (1936)

A Beauty Queen is crowned and paraded through town streets on...

HOMES DESTROYED IN BRUSH FIRE IN HOLLYWOOD HILLS

Homes Destroyed In Brush Fire In Hollywood Hills (1961)

Shots at night of fire in Hollywood Hills...

RAF AIR SHOW

RAF Air Show (1920-1929)

Good footage of RAF pilots doing stunts in air show.

FROGMEN FIREMEN

Frogmen Firemen (1957)

Demonstration of skills of frogmen firemen - they rescue and resuscitate drowning...

FIRE

Fire (1931)

Different ways of making fire are examined, from rubbing sticks to lighting matches.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 563 - MONORAIL, VINTAGE FIRE BRIGADE, MODERN FIRE...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 563 - Monorail, Vintage Fire Brigade, Modern Fire... (1965)

Out...

MILLION POUND SHIP ABLAZE!

Million Pound Ship Ablaze! (1932)

Good shots of the damage to a burnt out liner as it lies half...

HOT STUFF

Hot Stuff (1937)

Educational (mostly) item telling us about the history of fireplaces and the effect of...

STARS AS THEY ARE -  SOMETIMES  - MR JACK HULBERT  POT LUCK  REVUE

Stars As They Are - Sometimes - Mr Jack Hulbert Pot Luck Revue (1922)

Amusing pastiche of...

FIRE DESTROYS WAR SUPPLIES

Fire Destroys War Supplies (1941)

Large fire in waterfront warehouses in New Jersey destroys supplies...

GIRL GUIDES

Girl Guides (1926)

Nice footage of a group of girl guides coking in the open air and generally having...

 FIRE ACCIDENT - TRAILER

Fire Accident - Trailer

A short trailer film about the use of fire guards to prevent children...

 ART SAVED FROM MUSEUM FIRE

Art Saved From Museum Fire (1958)

Fire at New York's Museum of Modern Art, Winthrop Rockefeller...

PANTO PEEP

Panto Peep (1932)

Filmed excerpt of a Dick Whittington pantomime at the Garrick Theatre, starring Dorothy...

WINE BOTTLING

Wine Bottling (1956)

Wine bottled under candlelight for centuries - connection between candlelight and...

"The Fireman's Wedding" (1932)

Firemen give their colleague a good greeting - they pull the happy...

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...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 128

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 128 (1940)

Tree felling contest in Sydney and illusionist Lester Lake...