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IN HONOUR OF 'THE SOOTHING WEED

In Honour Of 'the Soothing Weed" (1932)

Smoking competitions in Paris - how fast can you smoke a...

OILING A RHINO

Oiling A Rhino (1949)

A rhino is rubbed down with oil to keep his skin in good condition. Whipsnade zoo.

D.S.I.R. aka COLD FEET

D.S.I.R. AKA Cold Feet (1950)

Footage of feet testing in Hertfordshire.

BEAUTY EXERCISES

Beauty Exercises (1930)

The Women's League of Health and Beauty do some routines on the beach.

ETERNAL YOUTH

Eternal Youth (1931)

A new way of keeping a slim figure is demonstrated - vigorous leg manipulation!

BEAUTY'S DAILY DOZEN!

Beauty's Daily Dozen! (1935)

Contortionist Merial Gaunt demonstrates her "daily dozen" in the studio.

ARE YOU A VIRGO?

Are You A Virgo? (1932)

The well known astrologer Gabriel Dee discusses more birthday luck - for Virgos...

 

 

YOGI BURIAL

Yogi Burial (1929)

Indian Yogi buries himself and lives.

ELEPHANT MANICURE

Elephant Manicure (1950)

Elephants having toenails trimmed at Chipperfield Circus in Bristol.

STEAM BATH

Steam Bath (1954)

Item showing two men visiting the Finnish sauna bath in Aylesford, Kent.

BEWARE OF FLIES - TRAILER

Beware Of Flies - Trailer (1949)

A Short trailer film encouraging people to cover food to stop flies...

HANDKERCHIEF DRILL TRAILER

Handkerchief Drill Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film about the dangers of not using a handkerchief...

CUNNINGS WALKING RACE

Cunnings Walking Race (1920-1929)

Good shots of an elderly man in a walking race - no other competitors...

STRONG MAN aka WORLD CHAMPION NAIL BREAKER beware - other Colour Pics share this...

Strong Man AKA World Champion Nail Breaker Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This... (1963)

Harold...

HEALTH AND BEAUTY ON PARADE!

Health And Beauty On Parade! (1933)

Members of the Women's League of Health and Beauty display their...

LIONHEART!

Lionheart! (1931)

A zoo keeper who is loved by his lion charges is featured - some decomposition.

GLASGOW CATHEDRAL

Glasgow Cathedral (1938)

David Douglas Hamilton marries Prunella Stack at Glasgow cathedral, Scotland.

NOVEL JOB - REMOVING DUST FROM PEOPLE'S EYES ON STREET CORNER

Novel Job - Removing Dust From People's Eyes On Street Corner (1927)

Quirky piece about a woman...

AFTER THIRTY YEARS

After Thirty Years (1929)

Sir James Barrie visits Glasgow again, after 30 years, to open Housing and...

NORMAN EVANS

Norman Evans (1937)

Comedian Norman Evans does a routine as Joe Ramsbottom trying to sell pills to cure a...

AIR AMBULANCE

Air Ambulance (1939)

Air ambulance transports patient to a hospital.

JACK AND EDDIE EDEN issue title - CHINS UP

Jack And Eddie Eden Issue Title - Chins Up (1940)

Footage of the comedy duo and variety...

CIGARETTES

Cigarettes (1941)

A look at various people smoking cigarettes, and how much tobacco is wasted at the end.

HENLOW - HEALTH AND BEAUTY FARM aka COLIN MILBURN UNDERGOES WEIGHT REDUCING...

Henlow - Health And Beauty Farm AKA Colin Milburn Undergoes Weight Reducing... (1967)

Chubby...

SICK CHIMP

Sick Chimp (1953)

A chimp recovering from pneumonia is fed gruel and visited by his brother.

MARATHON PIANIST

Marathon Pianist (1954)

Humorous item about pianist Marie Ashton who plays for six days and five nights,...

 WATCH YOU STEPS - TRAILER

Watch You Steps - Trailer (1948)

A short trailer film warning people of the dangers of falling down...

BROKEN GLASS TRAILER

Broken Glass Trailer (1949)

A short trailer film warning on dangers of broken glass to children playing...

LITTER TRAILER

Litter Trailer (1949)

A Short trailer film encouraging people not to drop litter while enjoying the...

 XMAS DIP

Xmas Dip (1910-1929)

Men break ice on frozen lake and then go for swim.

DONKEY VISITS SICK FRIEND aka HOUSE TRAINED DONKEY VISITS SICK CHILD

Donkey Visits Sick Friend AKA House Trained Donkey Visits Sick Child (1958)

Sentimental story...

DOCTOR'S HOBBIES

Doctor's Hobbies (1957)

An exhibition of artwork, model ships and villages all made by doctors in their...

"A Christmassy Smash & Grab" AKA Smash And Grab (1932)

Medical students kidnap Santa Claus from...

HERE WE ARE AGAIN!

Here We Are Again! (1933)

Screaming and gurgling babies in the Brooklyn Baby Health Contest.

THE MASSAGE ROBOT!

The Massage Robot! (1931)

Story about a new massage machine - very strange!

DDT COVERS US TOWN aka D.D.T. COVERS U.S. TOWN

Ddt Covers Us Town AKA D.D.T. Covers U.S. Town (1946)

Health drive in USA - streets, rubbish...

FRONT PAGE WOMEN aka FRONT PAGE WOMAN

Front Page Women AKA Front Page Woman (1946)

Simone Simon visits London, and girls take part in...

ARE YOU A LEO?

Are You A Leo? (1932)

Astrologer Gabriel Dee tells viewers of the attributes and faults of those born...

THE TWO LESLIES

The Two Leslies (1940)

The Two Leslies tell jokes and sing a song, possibly called "Fanny".

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Little boy gets Swiss music box for his birthday and remembers trip to Switzerland.

GRASS EATER

Grass Eater (1948)

Barbara Moore-Pataleewa eats grass as a major part of her diet. London.

FITNESS EXERCISES

Fitness Exercises (1950)

Charles Neil demonstrates how to achieve good posture. Dublin, Ireland.

PUNCHING ALONG

Punching Along (1945)

A day with boxing champion Eddie Phillips.

 FIRE ACCIDENT - TRAILER

Fire Accident - Trailer

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

DON'T SPREAD GERMS - TRAILER

Don't Spread Germs - Trailer (1948)

Short trailer film telling people to use disinfectant to avoid the...

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 129 - see separate record for details.

ELECTRONIC TEDDY BEAR

Electronic Teddy Bear (1955)

Air is pumped into a Teddy bear to simulate slow breathing - calms and...

PUB CLINIC

Pub Clinic (1958)

Mothers lectured on childcare by health visitor and children examined by doctor - in...

BABY SHOW

Baby Show (1956)

Babies beauty contest - dog show type of judging but babies make fantastic faces.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 605 - ALTON TOWERS, KEEP FIT CRAZE AND SILK FARM

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 605 - Alton Towers, Keep Fit Craze And Silk Farm (1966)

Out takes...