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STRIKE OF HOTEL WORKERS

Strike Of Hotel Workers (1910-1919)

Striking hotel and restaurant workers with placards outside trade...

BLUE HOTEL PARIS

Blue Hotel Paris (1925)

Shots of the Blue Hotel in Paris, France.

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 1

General Strike Number 1 (1926)

Item shows effect of General Strike on all aspects of British life.

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 3

General Strike Number 3 (1926)

Effects of General Strike on lives of British people.

PERCY HOUNDS MEET

Percy Hounds Meet (1931)

The Percy Hunt meets for its New Year chase after the fox in Alnwick.

STEEL MEN

Steel Men (1931)

Good footage of men at work on construction site at Marble Arch, London.

FOUR-FOOTED OVERCOATS

Four-Footed Overcoats (1931)

A skunk farm is featured - they are given medicine then fed.

 

 

THE SUPER HEN HOUSE!

The Super Hen House! (1934)

A half-finished hotel in Florida that was turned into a hen farm.

FIJI - OUTPOST OF EMPIRE

Fiji - Outpost Of Empire (1940)

Tour of what the Fiji islands have to offer, markets, sugar cane...

THEATRE OWNERS CONVENTION

Theatre Owners Convention (1940)

American Secretary of Defence speaks at Theatre Owners Convention in...

ENTERTAINMENT WORKERS ENTERTAINED

Entertainment Workers Entertained (1942)

Cinema and theatre workers celebrate the Silver Jubilee of...

SAVOY HOTEL PAGE BOY aka PAGE!

Savoy Hotel Page Boy AKA Page! (1944)

A day in the life of a young page boy.

LADY'S MAID

Lady's Maid (1946)

Item about Suzanne a trained lady's maid.

SAVOY CHEF

Savoy Chef (1946)

Head chef of the Savoy hotel, Mr Payard, teaches apprentices how to cook. London.

HAMBURG - BLACK MARKET

Hamburg - Black Market (1946)

Good footage of policemen and women at training school in Berlin,...

MOSCOW CONFERENCE

Moscow Conference (1946)

Foreign Ministers of Great Britain, France, USA and USSR meet in Moscow.

WAITER

Waiter (1947)

Young Robert Brown trains to be a waiter at the Savoy Hotel. London.

SOUTHEND issue title PATHE PICTORIAL GOES AWAY FOR THE WEEKEND

Southend Issue Title Pathe Pictorial Goes Away For The Weekend (1947)

Good shots of people on a...

ONE MINUTE NEWS

One Minute News (1947)

American woman on birth rate, Royal Agricultural Show in Lincoln and Henley...

C.E.A. DINNER

C.E.A. Dinner (1947)

London. Cinema exhibitors and employees dinner and dance.

OYSTER TOWN OPENS UP

Oyster Town Opens Up (1948)

Colchester eats oysters and discusses football.

INDUSTRY HONOURS SCIENTISTS

Industry Honours Scientists (1948)

Prime Minster congratulates Nobel Prize winners at dinner given by...

CANADA DRAWS THE TOURISTS

Canada Draws The Tourists (1948)

Canada works on its tourist industry hoping to attract American...

THERE'S NOWT LIKE GOOD FRIENDS

There's Nowt Like Good Friends (1948)

Yorkshire miners collect money for friend's operation.

CAR HOSTESS

Car Hostess (1948)

Tessa Howland acts as car hostess to help foreign visitors on arrival in Britain.

TWILIGHT HOTEL

Twilight Hotel (1948)

Children stay at the Twilight Hotel for a night to give their parents a break....

CHEMICAL DIPPED REED FOR NON-FLAM THATCHING aka THATCHERS AT WORK

Chemical Dipped Reed For Non-Flam Thatching AKA Thatchers At Work (1948)

Various shots of...

MECHANICAL HANDS

Mechanical Hands (1948)

Shots of an invention for use in handling radioactive materials

CANADIAN TRADE TRAINING SCHOOL

Canadian Trade Training School (1948)

Various shots of students learning trades in catering,...

COUNT BERNADOTTE IN GREECE

Count Bernadotte In Greece (1948)

Count Bernadotte with United Nations observers in Greece.

MARRAKECH - DESERT PARADISE

Marrakech - Desert Paradise (1948)

Documentary showing life in Marrakech around 1948 - street scenes,...

SOCIALIST CONVENTION READING PENNSYLVANIA.

Socialist Convention Reading Pennsylvania. (1948)

World socialist convention Reading, U.S.A.

ENNIS

Ennis (1949)

Footage of the small Irish town of Ennis in County Clare.

BRITISH EXPORTS TO USA

British Exports To USA (1949)

Good item showing British exports on sale in America.

PAUL HOFFMAN IN LONDON

Paul Hoffman In London (1949)

Marshal Plan Administrator Paul Hoffman holds press conference at...

PAUL HOFFMAN PRESS CONFERENCE

Paul Hoffman Press Conference (1949)

Marshal Plan Administrator Paul Hoffman holds press conference at...

THE NORTH SEA PREPARES FOR BATHING SEASON

The North Sea Prepares For Bathing Season (1949)

Westerland and Nordernoy Island with various...

PORTHCAWL - CEA - DRIVE OFF FOR BUSY SESSION

Porthcawl - Cea - Drive Off For Busy Session (1950)

Cinema Exhibitor Association conference at...

AUTO MANNEQUINS

Auto Mannequins (1950)

Lifelike plastic mannequins rotate on the spot to show off the dresses. London.

OTTAWA

Ottawa (1950-1959)

Stock shots around Ottawa - particular focus on shops and signs in French.

CORSICAN HOLIDAY reel 1

Corsican Holiday Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Travelogue using a romance narrative to show the splendour of Corsica as...

THOROUGHBREDS ALL version 1 of 2

Thoroughbreds All Version 1 Of 2 (1950)

Various Nuffield cars are put through their paces in tests,...

WINDMILL GENERATORS

Windmill Generators (1951)

Windmill generators provide supply of electricity for London shop.

THIS WAS NEWS

This Was News (1951)

Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.

FILM NEWS - JACK WARNER LUNCHEON aka DORCHESTER

Film News - Jack Warner Luncheon AKA Dorchester (1952)

Film industry bosses gather for luncheon...

Selected Originals - JACK WARNER LUNCHEON

Selected Originals - Jack Warner Luncheon (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Jack...

Selected Originals - JACK WARNER LUNCHEON

Selected Originals - Jack Warner Luncheon (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Jack...

PATHE NEWS SPECIAL - LOOK OUT, LLANDUDNO!

Pathe News Special - Look Out, Llandudno! (1952)

Members of the Cinema Exhibitors Association...

TUC CONFERENCE

Tuc Conference (1952)

Delegates gather for the 84th Trades Union Congress in Margate.

MADEIRA COLOUR SUPPLEMENT

Madeira Colour Supplement (1952)

"Woman's Own" models explore Madeira during their fashion shoot on the...