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ETON FIELD GAME

Eton Field Game (1959)

Boys of Eton College are seen playing the 'Field Game'.

CUTS / OUT TAKES FROM CP 462 - NEW LOOK TOUPEE, SPORTING HOLIDAY and REPTILE...

Cuts / Out Takes From Cp 462 - New Look Toupee, Sporting Holiday And Reptile... (1963)

Out...

DARTS CHAMP

Darts Champ (1963)

Darts champion Joe Hitchcock shows off his skills with a number of stunts involving...

THE TWISTER

The Twister (1966)

A new game, The Twister, is demonstrated by teenage couples at a Butlin's Holiday...

BODY- LINE BARRED

Body- Line Barred (1934)

Bowling competition at Empire Games in London.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1934)

Traditional Eton wall game being played between Collegers and Oppidans.

THE FIRST COURT OF THE SEASON

The First Court Of The Season (1931)

Debutantes queue in cars on The Mall before being received in...

 

 

ICE SKATER aka PRACTISING FOR OLYMPIC GAMES

Ice Skater AKA Practising For Olympic Games (1936)

Impressive shots of ice-skater Vera Kruba...

BRITISH GAMES

British Games (1936)

British Athletics competition held at White City sports stadium.

BRAYWOOD - HORSE SHOW AND GYMKHANA

Braywood - Horse Show And Gymkhana (1937)

Coaching marathon and horse jumping competition at Braywood...

TABLE FOOTBALL

Table Football (1918)

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

EVE'S INDOOR GOLF

Eve's Indoor Golf (1922)

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

EQUESTRIANS

Equestrians (1931)

Horse jumping and equestrian games at Richmond.

A REGATTA TIP

A Regatta Tip (1929)

Fun in a river where people dive off a high diving board then bounce off a huge...

SPEED EVES

Speed Eves (1934)

Athletics meeting for women in Sudbury.

SNOW FLIERS

Snow Fliers (1935)

Good footage of skiers practising for the Olympic Games in Bavaria.

ROSIE GETS READY

Rosie Gets Ready (1929)

Glamour girls in swimsuits give an elephant a bath then they have a game of...

SKITTLERS ALL!

Skittlers All! (1929)

Women play a game of skittles - various shots of women bowling.

THE GIANT!

The Giant! (1927)

Very large kite is demonstrated - large group of people hang on to the kite string.

BASE - ROUNDERS

Base - Rounders (1930)

Game which is a combination of baseball, rounders and an obstacle course.

TRULY RURAL

Truly Rural (1931)

Various shots of a quoits competition.

FIREMEN'S FOOTBALL aka FIREMAN'S FOOTBALL

Firemen's Football AKA Fireman's Football (1936)

Firemen in Berlin play unusual football match...

GUESS THE SOUND

Guess The Sound (1937)

Quirky guessing game for audiences - noises are played without images and we have...

PELOTE CHAMPIONS!

Pelote Champions! (1938)

Men in France play the game of Pelote against a wall.

COWAL HIGHLAND GATHERING

Cowal Highland Gathering (1937)

Cowal Highland Gathering - traditional Scottish sporting and folklore...

JUMPERS

Jumpers (1930)

Gymkhana - various competitions for kids and their horses.

THE BUS HOUSE

The Bus House (1930)

New type of holiday home - a bus!

UP IN THE AIR

Up In The Air (1930)

Amusing indoor game - like volleyball but with a balloon, only heads to be used - no...

TREADMILL TROTTERS

Treadmill Trotters (1928)

Novelty treadmill for fun in the water also a water chute.

THE ELOPEMENT!

The Elopement! (1931)

Competition involving canoeing to a river bank, grabbing a girl then canoeing back...

THE COWAL GAMES on sleeve as THE COWEL GAMES

The Cowal Games On Sleeve As The Cowel Games (1926)

Marching band of pipers and drummers in...

MUSCLE AND MUSIC

Muscle And Music (1926)

Traditional Scottish games and music at Highland Games.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1926)

Bizarre but traditional game played annually by boys at Eton College.

ALL THROUGH THE TOWN

All Through The Town (1927)

Traditional crazy football match in Alnwick

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1927)

Traditional Scottish Highland games and Scottish dancing at Dunoon.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1927)

Eton boys display rugby skills in their wall game.

OLYMPIC WINTER GAMES

Olympic Winter Games (1928)

Finland and Norway tie in the speed skating race at the Olympic Winter Games...

IN THE HIGHLANDS OF CHELSEA

In The Highlands Of Chelsea (1928)

Scottish dancing and Highland games in the Annual Scottish...

THE COWAL GAMES

The Cowal Games (1928)

Scottish athletes compete in the Cowal Games at Dunoon.

ETON WALL GAME

Eton Wall Game (1928)

Strange Eton Wall Game is played on St. Andrew's Day. Berkshire.

TYRED AND UNTIRED

Tyred And Untired (1931)

Young boys have fun being rolled along inside car tires.

BASEBALL IN JAPAN LNER

Baseball In Japan Lner (1938)

The opening game of Japan's baseball season.

NORTHERN MEETING SCOTLAND

Northern Meeting Scotland (1921)

The Northern meeting in Inverness includes tossing the caber and...

BRAVO GIRLS

Bravo Girls (1922)

British woman athletes are victorious in Olympic Games in Paris, France.

PUSHBALL PIPPINS

Pushball Pippins (1933)

Strange game played by two teams of French girls - pushing around a huge ball.

THE LOG ROLLER

The Log Roller (1933)

Excellent log rolling stunts including log rolling on roller skates!

BULLDOGS

Bulldogs (1933)

Good shots of Bulldogs - at play, on show, going for walks etc.

LIVING CHESS

Living Chess (1933)

Very cute film showing children dressed as chess pieces playing a game on an outdoor...

A WEIGHTY PROBLEM

A Weighty Problem (1933)

A group of overweight men and women are seen being weighed, exercising and...

DUNOON - COWAL HIGHLAND GAMES LNER

Dunoon - Cowal Highland Games Lner (1938)

The Cowal Highland Games include throwing the hammer and...