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THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

The Long And The Short Of It (1932)

Very tall people are contrasted with very small people - giants...

HONEYMOON TREE

Honeymoon Tree (1932)

A tree in Africa where lovers carve their names for posterity.

NERVE!

Nerve! (1932)

Nice film about a female lion tamer. She strokes and plays with her charges.

LINES AND FIGURES

Lines And Figures (1933)

The modern woman seen cycling and rowing.

ARE YOU A LIP-READER?

Are You A Lip-Reader? (1933)

Comedian Con Ingham tells a silent joke - the audience have to try and lip...

OVERWEIGHT!

Overweight! (1933)

An obese man is subjected to various bizarre exercise regimes - quite funny stuff.

EVE AT THE FAIR FILMED AT MARGATE

Eve At The Fair Filmed At Margate (1930)

Fun at the fairground for a group of young women.

 

 

HOPE - FOR SUMMER

Hope - For Summer (1924)

Nice footage of girls at the Chiswick swimming pool posing, splashing around...

THE DENTAL 'BUS!

The Dental 'bus! (1934)

Children queue up at the Dental Bus to have their toothache taken care of.

TARRANT BAILEY

Tarrant Bailey (1934)

"Britain's Greatest Banjoist" Tarrant Bailey plays novelty tune 'The Donkey Laugh'.

BILLY MILTON

Billy Milton (1935)

Entertainer Billy Milton performs one of his own 'laughing' songs at the piano.

PARIS SAYS - A GLIMPSE AT THE FAMOUS PARIS HAIRDRESSING EXHIBITION

Paris Says - A Glimpse At The Famous Paris Hairdressing Exhibition (1931)

Various shots of the...

THROUGH GRANDMA'S SPECTACLES

Through Grandma's Spectacles (1932)

Cute film showing what the world looks like to a baby who wears...

THE ST DAVID'S SINGERS IN THE SONG OF THE JOLLY ROGER

The St David's Singers In The Song Of The Jolly Roger (1932)

Jolly song about pirates is...

LONGS AND SHORTS

Longs And Shorts (1933)

Footage of Coco the clown and pals at Olympia, London.

MEET THE COW!

Meet The Cow! (1933)

Footage of cow on parade in Boston, in the United States of America.

DATCHET

Datchet (1936)

Girls and guys having fun by the canal.

WALSH AND BARKER

Walsh And Barker (1938)

Radio stars Barker and Walsh sing and play 'Value of a Smile.'

CRIPPLED CHILDREN

Crippled Children (1940)

Children overcome their physical disabilities to take part in sports at...

EVACUEES IN BLAIR CASTLE issue title -

Evacuees In Blair Castle Issue Title - "All Change!" (1940)

Evacuees ride horses and play games...

ZOO aka PRETORIA ZOO - CHILDREN'S DAY

Zoo AKA Pretoria Zoo - Children's Day (1940)

Children visit Pretoria zoo in South Africa.

LAUGHTER

Laughter (1941)

A look at what amuses people at different ages.

UNARMED COMBAT issue title is TAKE THAT

Unarmed Combat Issue Title Is Take That (1944)

Black South African soldiers learn methods of unarmed...

TRAINS aka LOCO CLEANERS issue title - MAN AND MACHINE

Trains AKA Loco Cleaners Issue Title - Man And Machine (1944)

Women volunteers clean trains at...

BLOW EGG FOOTBALL

Blow Egg Football (1950)

Light-hearted item about a game of blow egg football in Gravesend, Kent.

JOLLY WIVES CLUB

Jolly Wives Club (1950)

Insight into the Jolly Wives Club at Shepperton in London.

ARTHUR FERRIER

Arthur Ferrier (1944)

Eileen Bennett poses for Arthur Ferrier as he turns her into a "Sally" drawing....

HATS

Hats (1953)

Pathe cameraman Stan Goozee films a man trying on hats from concealed position.

GIRL DIVER

Girl Diver (1954)

A girl is helped on with diving equipment and goes under the water of a lake in Kent.

SCHOOL OF DEPORTMENT

School Of Deportment (1949)

Tea party staged at school of deportment to teach young ladies how to...

FURS AND FANCIERS

Furs And Fanciers (1947)

Women in furs, men with mice and children visit a rabbit, mouse and guinea pig...

NICHOLAS MEDVEDEFF AND HIS ORCHESTRA aka MEDVEDEFF RUSSIAN BAND

Nicholas Medvedeff And His Orchestra AKA Medvedeff Russian Band (1947)

Nicholas Medvedeff and...

BOURNEMOUTH BEACH

Bournemouth Beach (1944)

English beach life comes back to normal after the war.

BELSEN: DESTRUCTION OF CAMP

Belsen: Destruction Of Camp (1945)

Bodies are buried and survivors leave before Belsen concentration...

FRENCH TOWN POW'S

French Town POW's (1944)

Footage of German prisoners of war in French town.

PUBLIC HOUSE

Public House (1970-1975)

Footage of people enjoying themselves in a pub.

TRAVEL BY AIR

Travel By Air (1972)

Aircraft taking off and shots inside plane.

BANTAM PACK - SPORTING TYPES

Bantam Pack - Sporting Types (1950)

Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - a silly indoor...

HORSE RIDING - reel 1

Horse Riding - Reel 1 (1940-1949)

Various shots of people having riding lessons.

HORSE RIDING record b - reel 2

Horse Riding Record B - Reel 2 (1940-1949)

Various shots of people having riding lessons.

MR ELLIOT AT SCHOOL

Mr Elliot At School (1937)

Film which promotes new government scheme to provide milk to schools. c....

THE LAUGHTER CURE

The Laughter Cure (1914-1918)

Erni Lotinga and Hettie King amuse wounded.

MOTHER'S DAY - 300 MOTHERS AT HANWORTH PARK

Mother's Day - 300 Mothers At Hanworth Park (1916)

300 mothers with sons in the military at...

SOLDIERS EXERCISING PART 1 aka  GETTING FIT AGAIN

Soldiers Exercising Part 1 AKA Getting Fit Again (1917)

Convalescent Canadians undergo Swedish...

Soldiers Talking and Laughing with Girls

Soldiers Talking And Laughing With Girls (1914-1918)

Troops relax and chat with girls.

US NAVY BASEBALL

Us Navy Baseball (1914-1918)

US Navy baseball game.

FOOD KITCHEN FOR ALL

Food Kitchen For All (1914-1918)

Women at a Food Kitchen for...

CUNARD LINE TRIPS FOR WOUNDED SOLDIERS - MR NEIL KENYON IMPROVISES

Cunard Line Trips For Wounded Soldiers - Mr Neil Kenyon Improvises (1914-1918)

The comedian Mr Neil...

THE DOUGH THAT MAKES THE DOUGHBOYS

The Dough That Makes The Doughboys (1914-1918)

Soldiers throwing loaves of bread!

ENGLAND'S BEAUTY QUEEN - MISS MIRIAM J. SABBAGE THE WINNER OF THE 'DAILY MIRROR'...

England's Beauty Queen - Miss Miriam J. Sabbage The Winner Of The 'daily Mirror'... (1914-1919)

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