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DESERT SNIPS

Desert Snips

Various quick clips of British troops in the desert.

COMIC CRICKETERS PART 1

Comic Cricketers Part 1 (1914-1918)

Clown cricket players.

 PATHE REVIEW - COLOUR FILM

Pathe Review - Colour Film (1928)

Early colour film - nature study, American writers and artists and...

PAN TO DAY PANTO  DAY

Pan To Day Panto Day (1929)

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

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...

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

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

 

 

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...

GIRL ACROSS ROAD

Girl Across Road (1935)

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

COMEDY GOLF IN ROMFORD aka CHARITY GOLF - ROMFORD

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

Tommy Handley and Bennett and Williams...

THE FOUR ACES

The Four Aces (1938)

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

"Nasty" Newsreel With Lord Haw Haw (1939)

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

THIS IN OUR TIME reel 5

This In Our Time Reel 5 (1940-1949)

Wonderful documentary about the history of Liverpool.

CENSUS TIME AT THE ZOO

Census Time At The Zoo (1941)

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

COMPAGNONS D'ARMES

Compagnons D'armes (1941)

Free French troops being trained in England in 1941

SID FIELDS

Sid Fields (1947)

Comedian Sid Fields delivers his New Year message.

TOWN CRIERS' CONTEST

Town Criers' Contest (1948)

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

TOWN CRIERS CONTEST

Town Criers Contest (1948)

Cuts from newsreel story 48/70 - Town Criers' 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...

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...

ELIZABETH AT HUMOROUS ART EXHIBIT

Elizabeth At Humorous Art Exhibit (1949)

Humorous art exhibition gets a Royal Visitor.

SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL CAMPS - TRAILER

Scottish Agricultural Camps - Trailer (1949)

Great short film encouraging people to take their...

RADIO STARS 'TAKE IT FROM HERE'

Radio Stars 'take It From Here' (1950)

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

COMIC POSTCARDS

Comic Postcards (1950)

Item showing comic postcards from manufacture to sale.

STAGE V PRESS FOOTBALL

Stage V Press Football (1951)

Charity comic football match between Press and Stage in Dublin.

EL ALAMEIN REUNION

El Alamein Reunion (1951)

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

NEW YEAR BARGAINS

New Year Bargains (1952)

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

CHURCHILL TELLS U.S.

Churchill Tells U.S. (1952)

Winston Churchill addresses joint session of American Congress.

Selected Originals - CHURCHILL TELLS U.S.

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

Material relating to newsreel story "Churchill...

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.

CHRISTMAS PIE

Christmas Pie (1952)

Round up of Christmas items - a comic confection for Christmas.

BEAUTY ON PARADE

Beauty On Parade (1953)

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

CHIMP SCHOOL IN MUNICH

Chimp School In Munich (1953)

Chimpanzees at school in Munich.

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.

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".

SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION

Schoolboys Exhibition (1955)

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

DUKE'S MAGIC LUNCH DATE

Duke's Magic Lunch Date (1955)

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

'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.

SIR WINSTON GETS THE WINKLE

Sir Winston Gets The Winkle (1955)

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

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 4

This Was Yesterday - Reel 4 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 3

This Was Yesterday - Reel 3 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 5

This Was Yesterday - Reel 5 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

CHIMP IN PATHE CUTTING ROOM

Chimp In Pathe Cutting Room (1956)

Janet the Chimpanzee creates havoc in the reception and cutting...

THE PRINCE AT THE AUCTION

The Prince At The Auction (1958)

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

SECOMBE CHRISTENS THE PUDDING

Secombe Christens The Pudding (1958)

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

NEW HELP FOR DUTCH MOTHERS

New Help For Dutch Mothers (1959)

Newly invented baby bouncers amuse babies in Holland.

EVERYBODY STOPPED WORK

Everybody Stopped Work (1959)

Summer holiday activity in Britain + sporting events in UK and Europe.

THIS ISN'T CRICKET

This Isn't Cricket (1959)

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