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COMIC POSTCARDS

Comic Postcards (1950)

Item showing comic postcards from manufacture to sale.

 MUSIC IN THE DENTISTS

Music In The Dentists (1962)

Jokey newsreel item from Germany about dentist who relaxes his patients...

GIRL ACROSS ROAD

Girl Across Road (1935)

A girl is thrown across a busy road - one way to beat the traffic.

APES HAVE DAY OUT

Apes Have Day Out (1960)

Apes are given a day out with food and drink. Germany.

SID FIELDS

Sid Fields (1947)

Comedian Sid Fields delivers his New Year message.

NEW HELP FOR DUTCH MOTHERS

New Help For Dutch Mothers (1959)

Newly invented baby bouncers amuse babies in Holland.

ART EARNS A DONKEY

Art Earns A Donkey (1959)

Painting competition in Italy where first prize is a donkey.

 

 

RIVER POLE JUMPING

River Pole Jumping (1960)

Filler item with Dutch people pole vaulting over a river and falling in the...

COMIC CRICKETERS PART 1

Comic Cricketers Part 1 (1914-1918)

Clown cricket players.

PHONE IN YOUR CAR

Phone In Your Car (1959)

Car phones used by business men in Lancashire.

DESERT SNIPS

Desert Snips

Various quick clips of British troops in the desert.

TOWN CRIERS CONTEST

Town Criers Contest (1948)

Cuts from newsreel story 48/70 - Town Criers' Contest in Lyme-Regis, West...

CHIMP SCHOOL IN MUNICH

Chimp School In Munich (1953)

Chimpanzees at school in Munich.

THE FOUR ACES

The Four Aces (1938)

Comedy quartet The Four Aces doing a routine set in Chicago called 'Calling All...

HULLO ... HULLO ... EVERYBODY! GENE GERRARD CALLING !! aka CINEMA BENEVOLENT...

Hullo ... Hullo ... Everybody! Gene Gerrard Calling !! AKA Cinema Benevolent... (1932)

Gene...

"It's The School-Kiddies' Henley!" (1932)

School boys and girls demonstrate their rowing skills - and...

CENSUS TIME AT THE ZOO

Census Time At The Zoo (1941)

Light hearted item: the zoo keepers take their own census of the animals....

PAN TO DAY PANTO  DAY

Pan To Day Panto Day (1929)

Charity 'rag' held by students in Liverpool, Merseyside.

COMEDY GOLF IN ROMFORD aka CHARITY GOLF - ROMFORD

Comedy Golf In Romford AKA Charity Golf - Romford (1938)

Tommy Handley and Bennett and Williams...

HOLIDAY NEWS - HOLIDAY SCENES WITH TERRY THOMAS

Holiday News - Holiday Scenes With Terry Thomas (1954)

Terry Thomas spends his holiday strolling...

Special - DOUGLAS CARNIVAL

Special - Douglas Carnival (1954)

Material relating to newsreel story "Douglas Carnival".

STAGE V PRESS FOOTBALL

Stage V Press Football (1951)

Charity comic football match between Press and Stage in Dublin.

SECOMBE CHRISTENS THE PUDDING

Secombe Christens The Pudding (1958)

Harry Secombe and Hattie Jacques mix up comedy and a Christmas...

'THE WINDY CITY' LIVES UP TO NAME

'the Windy City' Lives Up To Name (1955)

Ice and gales make Chicago's pavements a skating rink.

LE REGIME SEC A VECU aka END OF PROHIBITION IN AMERICA - END OF PHOHIBITION

Le Regime Sec A Vecu AKA End Of Prohibition In America - End Of Phohibition (1933)

Good...

SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL CAMPS - TRAILER

Scottish Agricultural Camps - Trailer (1949)

Great short film encouraging people to take their...

TOWN CRIERS' CONTEST

Town Criers' Contest (1948)

Good footage of Town Criers in action during contest in Lyme-Regis, West...

DANNY KAYE AT THE TOWER OF LONDON

Danny Kaye At The Tower Of London (1948)

Danny Kaye being shown the Tower of London by a beefeater...

HUNGARIAN CARTOON FILM

Hungarian Cartoon Film (1964)

Five comic and simply drawn cartoons by Victor Kubal, either Hungarian...

"Now ... You Golfers ..." (1932)

Golfer Joe Kirkwood uses his African-American caddy as a tee and for...

THE USE OF GUNS FOR MURDER AND SPORT

The Use Of Guns For Murder And Sport (1960)

Item about guns including a Police School, murder, and...

NEW YEAR BARGAINS

New Year Bargains (1952)

Big crowds looking for bargains in London's New Year sales.

Selected Originals - CHURCHILL TELLS U.S.

Selected Originals - Churchill Tells U.S. (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Churchill...

BEAUTY ON PARADE

Beauty On Parade (1953)

At Morecambe stadium, scene of a national bathing beauty contest, a London girl...

THE PRINCE AT THE AUCTION

The Prince At The Auction (1958)

Prince Philip attends auction of fruit to raise money for National...

THIS ISN'T CRICKET

This Isn't Cricket (1959)

Charlie Drake and Dickie Henderson captain teams in comedians' charity cricket...

SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION

Schoolboys Exhibition (1955)

A flying saucer is among the exhibits at this year's Schoolboys...

SIR WINSTON GETS THE WINKLE

Sir Winston Gets The Winkle (1955)

Fishermen of Hastings Old Town make Sir Winston Churchill a member...

COMPAGNONS D'ARMES

Compagnons D'armes (1941)

Free French troops being trained in England in 1941

THIS ISN'T CRICKET

This Isn't Cricket (1959)

Charlie Drake and Dickie Henderson captain teams in comedians' charity cricket...

CHURCHILL TELLS U.S.

Churchill Tells U.S. (1952)

Winston Churchill addresses joint session of American Congress.

Special - C.E.A. NEWS  aka CEA NEWS

Special - C.E.A. News AKA Cea News (1954)

Working day of the two executives of the CEA.

EL ALAMEIN REUNION

El Alamein Reunion (1951)

Monty, Ike and Churchill attend a great reunion ceremony at Earl's Court.

DUKE'S MAGIC LUNCH DATE

Duke's Magic Lunch Date (1955)

Comedian Tommy Cooper has as an assistant Prince Philip at Variety Club...

"Nasty" Newsreel With Lord Haw Haw (1939)

Comic item with actor pretending to read a Lord Haw Haw...

PRINCESS MEETS THE MEN WHO MAKE US SMILE

Princess Meets The Men Who Make Us Smile (1949)

Princess Elizabeth pays a visit to an exhibition of...

HEAT WAVE

Heat Wave (1952)

Excessive Summer heat sends London residents out into the open - it sends some a little...

Selected Originals - HEAT WAVE

Selected Originals - Heat Wave (1952)

Material relating to newsreel story "Heat Wave" - 52/54.

RADIO STARS 'TAKE IT FROM HERE'

Radio Stars 'take It From Here' (1950)

National Radio Awards presented at Grosvenor House, Park Lane,...

ELIZABETH AT HUMOROUS ART EXHIBIT

Elizabeth At Humorous Art Exhibit (1949)

Humorous art exhibition gets a Royal Visitor.