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THE KEEPER OF THE BEES

The Keeper Of The Bees (1933)

Footage of a beehive farm in Australia.

THE END OF THE MUSIC HALLS OLDEST JOKE !

The End Of The Music Halls Oldest Joke ! (1930)

Wigan Pier is demolished, Wigan, Lancashire.

DISPATCH FROM TOMTOPIA

Dispatch From Tomtopia (1946)

Comedian Tommy Handley opens a new youth centre in Ashford, Kent.

PAINTING TOE NAILS

Painting Toe Nails (1936)

Toe nail painting service at the beach.

ANT COLONY

Ant Colony (1950)

Animal Behaviourist Derek Wragge Morley examines ants in mazes.

 J H THOMAS

J H Thomas (1920-1929)

Trade Union leader and Labour politician James Henry Thomas posing with unidentified...

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

 

 

RABBITS FOR SALE issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Rabbits For Sale Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

A woman carries an umbrella with dead...

DEATH OF FRENCH AIR ACE GEORGE BOILLOT

Death Of French Air Ace George Boillot (1910-1919)

Shots of motor / air ace George Boillot who was...

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

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

Gene...

STRETCHING THINGS TOO FAR!

Stretching Things Too Far! (1933)

Policemen in training are stretched on a special machine to reach...

CANNED SUNSHINE

Canned Sunshine (1940)

Process of oranges being made into concentrated tinned juice for South African...

MONEY TO BURN!

Money To Burn! (1941)

Old paper money is turned into pulp and burnt at an American maceration depot.

DAVE AND DUSTY

Dave And Dusty (1947)

Small boy Dave tries to teach his dog Dusty some tricks.

DAVE AND DUSTY - MILKING

Dave And Dusty - Milking (1948)

Small boy tries to get glass of milk from cows in farm yard.

MAX MILLER

Max Miller (1945)

Comedian Max Miller and friend working on building site.

ROBB WILTON issue title WHEELSPIN TO WILTON!

Robb Wilton Issue Title Wheelspin To Wilton! (1936)

Robb Wilton entertains as a bumbling solicitor...

LOOKING BACK!

Looking Back! (1935)

Animation and real footage looks at the progress of transport and, er, ladies...

CYRIL FLETCHER

Cyril Fletcher (1942)

Comedian Cyril Fletcher and his wife Betty Astell farm to help the food supply.

DAVE AND DUSTY SNAKES

Dave And Dusty Snakes (1948)

Little boy visits London Zoo and climbs into snake cage to make friends...

THE CALL FOR WOMEN

The Call For Women (1941)

Young women talk about the kind of work they want to do for the war effort.

EVE IN CAMP - IN SOUTH AFRICA

Eve In Camp - In South Africa (1931)

Fun and games at an Agricultural School Camping Ground in South...

THE MASTER!

The Master! (1934)

Animal trainer Clyde Beatty makes a ferocious tiger roll over in a circus cage.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 71

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 71 (1936)

Mobile beauty counter, hiker's safety disc and...

MOTORING OF FUTURE issue title is TOMORROW ALWAYS COMES

Motoring Of Future Issue Title Is Tomorrow Always Comes (1943)

Imagining what car of future will...

TOWN PLANNING

Town Planning (1943)

A look at town planning for the future, and how things may be rebuilt after the war.

BABY LAMB

Baby Lamb (1951)

Larry the Lamb is moved from cats and dogs home in London to farm in Oxfordshire.

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 3

The Workhouse Ward Reel 3 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 2

The Workhouse Ward Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...

MEN OF STEEL

Men Of Steel (1941)

Footage of steel being made at Bethlehem factory in the United States of America.

THIS WAS NEWS

This Was News (1951)

Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 1

The Workhouse Ward Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...

FLASHBACKS Reel 2 reel 2 is old reels 3 & 4 combined

Flashbacks Reel 2 Reel 2 Is Old Reels 3 & 4 Combined (1910-1912)

Retrospective documentary tracing the...

INTRODUCING OURSELVES PART 2 [ TELEVISION COMMERCIALS ]

Introducing Ourselves Part 2 [ Television Commercials ] (1956-1970)

A range of television commercials...

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!