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TROUPE OF MIDGETS FROM HAMBURG

Troupe Of Midgets From Hamburg (1938)

A troupe of midgets pose for the camera on their arrival by boat...

RACING CAR

Racing Car (1946)

Midget racing car presented.

PIGMY PRINCESS IN AUSTRALIA

Pigmy Princess In Australia (1937)

Midget woman - "Pigmy Princess" - dances and speaks to camera in...

QUITE A MINIATURE AFFAIR

Quite A Miniature Affair (1928)

A midget bride and groom are married; their circus colleagues turn out...

MIDGET WRESTLERS

Midget Wrestlers (1956)

Paris Midgets show that one does not have to be big to be tough.

MIDGET CARS

Midget Cars (1948)

New midget car racing, London.

CIRCUS ANIMALS

Circus Animals (1962)

Circus animals tamed in forest.

 

 

THE LONG AND THE SHORT OF IT

The Long And The Short Of It (1929)

Very tall man is contrasted with a very short woman - a giant and...

LITTLE PEOPLE

Little People (1931)

Very small people (dwarfs or midgets) pose for the Pathe camera.

NEWS FLASHES - MIDGET SUBMARINE

News Flashes - Midget Submarine (1954)

New 5 man submarine makes its debut in Scotland.

MIDGET CAR RACING STAMFORD BRIDGE

Midget Car Racing Stamford Bridge (1948)

Various shots of very competitive car racing on a small...

THE

The "Double 12" (1931)

Motor car racing from Brooklands in the rain.

MIDGETS MARRIED IN CATHEDRAL

Midgets Married In Cathedral (1934)

Beatrice Green and Albert Cox, a local circus midgets are married...

MIDGET BOXERS

Midget Boxers (1935)

Young boys box in the Stable Lads Boxing Tournament to raise money for St. Dunstan's...

GLAD TO SEE YOUR sic BACK AGAIN!

Glad To See Your Sic Back Again! (1931)

A beauty contest which focuses on the backs of beautiful...

MIDGETS WEDDING - BLACKPOOL

Midgets Wedding - Blackpool (1938)

Midgets Mr and Mrs Retter get married in Blackpool; a huge crowd...

MIDGETS WEDDING aka MIDGETS' WEDDING

Midgets Wedding AKA Midgets' Wedding (1946)

Jimmy Wetton and Margaret Kierney, both 3 and a half...

CIRCUS COMES TO TOWN

Circus Comes To Town (1950)

Footage of the Mills brothers Circus at Olympia in London.

NEWS FLASHES - MIDGET WEDDING

News Flashes - Midget Wedding (1955)

Midgets marry at Coxton Hall.

SUBMARINERS VISIT WORKERS

Submariners Visit Workers (1955)

Men who sail Britain's midget submarines visit he factory where their...

EVERYBODY'S RACING CAR

Everybody's Racing Car (1966)

New midget racing car tested at Castle Combe, Wiltshire.

MIDGET CAR

Midget Car (1949)

Brighton watchmaker makes and drives a midget car.

SMALLEST MAN

Smallest Man (1949)

Item showing Henry Behrens who is only 30 inches high and the smallest man in the...

MIDGET RADIO

Midget Radio (1950)

A small auratone portable radio can be carried in the pocket and listened to...

 ITALIAN CAR RACE

Italian Car Race (1948)

An accident at a Florence motor race ends with a crash and a murder charge for...

MIDGET SUBMARINE AND HUMAN TORPEDO

Midget Submarine And Human Torpedo (1943)

Midget submarine, human torpedo and air attacks.

A TINY TOWN ROMANCE

A Tiny Town Romance (1932)

Two people - both around 3 foot tall - get married in York. Large crowds look...

THE FAMOUS SHELSLEY WALSH CLIMB

The Famous Shelsley Walsh Climb (1933)

Cars race up wonderful hill climb course near Worcester.

THRILLS A'PLENTY!

Thrills A'plenty! (1933)

Motorcar hill climb event near Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

THE GREATEST ROAD RACE EVER!

The Greatest Road Race Ever! (1931)

Motor racing scenes from Ireland - race won by an MG Midget driven...

QUEER AND QUAINT

Queer And Quaint (1931)

Footage of various circus stars including Jack Earle who is over eight feet...

TRAVELAUGHS AT THE

Travelaughs At The "Big Show" (1919)

Circus scenes mixing live action and animation.

JOHN PETTIFER HEAVYWEIGHT

John Pettifer Heavyweight (1931)

The heavyweight boxer John Pettifer shows off his boxing skills to an...

NEATEST OF THE NEAT

Neatest Of The Neat (1933)

Fred Sylvester and His Midgets in a clever acrobatic act.

LILLIPUT TOWN!

Lilliput Town! (1934)

A small town in Vienna's fairground is inhabited by midgets.

CHARLIE

Charlie (1934)

Charlie, '14-year-old' xylophone player, looks like he could be a bit older than that!

LOOKING UP!

Looking Up! (1930)

A very tall man (giant) and a very small man (dwarf or midget) are contrasted.

WITH THE LITTLE FOLK

With The Little Folk (1932)

A group of dwarfs or midgets feed the pigeons in a German city square.

ME AND MY PAL

Me And My Pal (1932)

Remarkable acrobatic act performed by three children and an adult.

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...

FROM THE LAND OF LILLIPUT

From The Land Of Lilliput (1933)

A group of dwarfs or midgets arrive at a German airport and pose...

MURDER CHARGE ENDS ROAD RACE

Murder Charge Ends Road Race (1948)

Racing car jumps track, kills six people and injure more - driver...

LONGS AND SHORTS

Longs And Shorts (1933)

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

STAGE V PRESS FOOTBALL

Stage V Press Football (1951)

Charity comic football match between Press and Stage in Dublin.

MIDGET SUB TO CROSS ATLANTIC

Midget Sub To Cross Atlantic (1950)

A midget submarine plans to cross the Atlantic to show the...

TINY & TALL ARP issue title - ACCORDING TO PLAN

Tiny & Tall Arp Issue Title - According To Plan (1942)

An item showing the tallest and shortest...

FRED SYLVESTER AND NEPHEW issue title PALS!

Fred Sylvester And Nephew Issue Title Pals! (1942)

Fred Sylvester does some clever lifting,...

WEEKEND SUBMARINERS

Weekend Submariners (1955)

Midget submarine for sportsmen and scientists is tried in California.

CIRCUS IN TRAINING

Circus In Training (1955)

Bertram Mills famous circus prepares for the big season ahead.

NEWS FROM AUSTRALIA

News From Australia (1965)

Steve May and his pet eagle in Warrandyke, and Surfing Championships at...