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BEES MITTENS

Bees Mittens (1930)

Daring young man shows off his collection of bees.

THE UNDERWORLD ARMY

The Underworld Army (1935)

Ants crawl through a tunnel and move things about.

BEES

Bees (1941)

Honeycombs are taken from bees in the trees. Queensland, Australia.

DUMPER - NEW AUTOMATIC EARTH REMOVER

Dumper - New Automatic Earth Remover (1958)

Dumper machine being tested, interior of factory with...

BUTTERFLY COLLECTION

Butterfly Collection (1969)

Various shots of Argentinian butterflies - dead and alive.

THE WASP HUNTERS

The Wasp Hunters (1930)

Wasp hunters demonstrate how to intoxicate a nest.

BUSY BEES

Busy Bees (1936)

A look at how bees are bred for exportation.

 

 

FLYPAPER ON BEACH issue title - THIS WAY PLEASE

Flypaper On Beach Issue Title - This Way Please (1937)

A sunbather uses flypaper to keep the...

IRON GATES

Iron Gates (1938)

A look at some unusual iron gates shaped like spiders' webs complete with spider and...

BEES

Bees (1942)

Bee expert Mr Gadge shows how to get honey out of the hive.

THE FLY

The Fly (1930-1939)

Flies and maggots in all their glory.

ORCHARD

Orchard" Offensive" Opens (1933)

Farmers spray loads of chemicals over trees to control insects.

THE KEEPER OF THE BEES

The Keeper Of The Bees (1933)

Footage of a beehive farm in Australia.

NATURES PARADOX!

Natures Paradox! (1936)

Good shots of the Australian duckbilled Platypus swimming around in a pool.

WEIRD AND WONDERFUL!

Weird And Wonderful! (1939)

Unusual costumes for a new show, influenced by birds and insects.

EVE'S ENEMY - AND HIS DEFENCES

Eve's Enemy - And His Defences (1928)

Caterpillars and moths are seen - including a really big moth...

MILLIONS ON THE WING

Millions On The Wing (1940)

Good story about a swarm of Locusts in South Africa

BUTTERFLY DECORATION aka BUTTERFLY ON SKIN

Butterfly Decoration AKA Butterfly On Skin (1936)

Girl decorating herself with butterflies.

BEACH INVASION

Beach Invasion (1967)

Insects known as bluebottles, similar to jellyfish, sting bathers in Sydney,...

TESTING CRATES

Testing Crates (1949)

Goods containers are tested for strength and durability at Leatherhead, Surrey.

THE CHAMELEON

The Chameleon (1940-1949)

An educational film about chameleons - various shots of them eating, moving etc.

THE CHAMELEON

The Chameleon (1940-1949)

An educational film about chameleons - various shots of them eating, moving etc.

MOTH BREEDERS

Moth Breeders (1963)

Children have moths attached to their clothes - a family of moth fanciers.

VENUS FLY TRAP

Venus Fly Trap (1930)

Short segment showing a Venus Fly Trap at work.

GAS FOR PESTS

Gas For Pests (1932)

Crops are sprayed to kill a plague of butterflies on a field in Krasnovar in Russia.

THE MODEL MAKERS

The Model Makers (1934)

Plaster models of a dog and an enlarged housefly are made for a museum.

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 44

Cineviews In Brief No. 44 (1937)

School girls play with bees but don't get stung and tame bird that...

EVE HOPS - IN BAVARIA

Eve Hops - In Bavaria (1930-1931)

Hop picking in Bavaria - women and children work side by side with men.

BUTTERFLIES IN THE SUN

Butterflies In The Sun (1933)

Great clusters of butterflies flutter about and cling to pine trees in...

MICRO MARVELS

Micro Marvels (1933)

Micro-photography of minute plants and animals.

PRICKLY PEAR

Prickly Pear (1933)

Prickly pears or cactus plants seen growing in Australia.

NOBLE TINY

Noble Tiny (1943)

Plants, insects and hairs are magnified thousands of times under microscope.

TRANSPARENT BEEHIVE

Transparent Beehive (1948)

Mr. Stanley keeps bees in a transparent hive in his living room.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1953)

Laboratory girls do tests on locusts to try to discover a way to poison plagues of them.

LOCUSTS DUPLICATE

Locusts Duplicate (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

LOCUSTS

Locusts (1954)

Footage of locust being used in experiments in medical school in London.

BEES

Bees (1953)

Harry Thompson shows bee insemination carried out to produce new British bee. Fishbourne.

SOMETHING FOR THE YOUNGSTERS -  KITES

Something For The Youngsters - Kites (1922)

Hawaiian kite flyers - various elaborate kites are...

COWS

Cows (1940-1949)

An educational film about the cow family.

CAMBERWELL BUTTERFLY

Camberwell Butterfly (1956)

Hugh Newman, a butterfly collector, releases the Camberwell Beauty in...

WHEAT BULB FLY

Wheat Bulb Fly (1957)

An item showing experiments carried out to find the effects of Wheat Bulb Flies on...

STATION BEES

Station Bees (1958)

A bee keeper who has some hives on the roof of the train station at Waterloo.

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 457 - MOTH BREEDER, FUR FASHIONS and OLD SWISS CROCKS

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 457 - Moth Breeder, Fur Fashions And Old Swiss Crocks (1963)

Out...

CLEVER IDEAS AT INVENTIONS EXHIBITION

Clever Ideas At Inventions Exhibition (1939)

Footage of bizarre inventions at inventions exhibition.

"Poison Gas" - As A Help (1923)

Cotton crop is sprayed by a crop plane.

MICROBE MASTERPIECES

Microbe Masterpieces (1930)

Mr Cobb makes tiny weeny models of double-cylindered engines - tinier than a...

EYES - BY THE THOUSAND!

Eyes - By The Thousand! (1930)

Micro-photography of a fly's eye - then a shot as a fly might see a...

WALKING ON THE WATER

Walking On The Water (1930)

Scientific demonstration of how water boatmen walk on water.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 138

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 138 (1940)

A model aeroplane meet and measures to protect fruit trees...

MASSED MISSES...OF SWEDEN

Massed Misses...Of Sweden (1931)

Swedish women perform a synchronised dance routine at a sports...