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WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH AND BEAUTY

Women's League Of Health And Beauty (1920-1939)

Great footage - women of League of Health and Beauty in...

 ATHLETICS MEETING IN FRANCE

Athletics Meeting In France (1920-1929)

VIPs (probably including Marshal Foch) attend athletics meeting...

EVE - DAIRY FARMER

Eve - Dairy Farmer (1923)

Three women run a dairy farm - short shots of them at work.

NIBBLES FROM

Nibbles From "Rats" At The Vaudeville Theatre, London (1923)

Extracts from a revue show staring...

THE BEACH CENSOR

The Beach Censor (1925)

A policeman decides which of a bevy of bathing belles is dressed suitably for...

DANCE OF THE SIMPLETON

Dance Of The Simpleton (1925)

Weird dancing style is demonstrated - the unnamed woman is dancing to a...

MAKING DECOY DUCKS

Making Decoy Ducks (1927)

Craftsman at work carving decoy ducks.

 

 

PERMANENT TINTING

Permanent Tinting (1928)

A woman submits to facial tattooing in order to have permanently rosy cheeks.

UNDERSTANDINGS

Understandings (1929)

Old and new standards of dress and behaviour are contrasted.

MODERNISM IN THE HOME

Modernism In The Home (1929)

Lovely art deco tableware, wallpaper, lamps, etc.

SIGNALS!  YESTERDAY AND TODAY

Signals! Yesterday And Today (1929)

Film about flirtation techniques - a late 1800s film is...

SEEING BY WIRELESS

Seeing By Wireless (1929)

Lovely film showing early television transmission techniques - features George...

1929's BEAUTY QUEEN

1929's Beauty Queen (1929)

Beauty competition for the "Modern Venus" in the United States of America.

THE SUPER BATH

The Super Bath (1930)

Continental swimming pool - the very latest with restrooms and "cabins".

PEP!

Pep! (1930)

Women's athletics - hurdles, tug-of-war, egg and spoon race, obstacle race etc.

OTHER DAYS - OTHER WAYS

Other Days - Other Ways (1930)

Women wearing traditional dress in the Tyrol are contrasted with modern...

THE STAFF OF LIFE - A MEASURE OF PROGRESS

The Staff Of Life - A Measure Of Progress (1930)

Great film contrasting bread making in caveman...

SPARTANS

Spartans (1930)

Women getting up to all sorts - cross country running, flying a plane, walking to work...

MIXED MANNERS

Mixed Manners (1930)

Old fashioned minuet contrasted with a wild Charleston - very funny!

SAMMY AND SAUSAGE IN

Sammy And Sausage In "Whatrotolis" Or "Was It A Dream?" (1930)

A pastiche of scenes from...

FIRE

Fire (1931)

Different ways of making fire are examined, from rubbing sticks to lighting matches.

THE HOUSE OF A DREAM

The House Of A Dream (1931)

Excellent story about a modern, art deco dream house on a hilltop in...

VARIETY IN DANCE STEPS

Variety In Dance Steps (1931)

Three styles of dancing are contrasted - Grecian, ballroom and ballet.

EVE AT THE EXHIBITION - PARIS

Eve At The Exhibition - Paris (1931)

Women in floaty frocks pose at the Paris Exhibition.

BEACH PEBBLES

Beach Pebbles (1931)

Bathing beauties pose on the beach at Deauville and around the pool in Margate. ...

A CENTURY OF DRESS.  FROM THE FAMOUS COLLECTION OF DR C.W. CUNNINGTON

A Century Of Dress. From The Famous Collection Of Dr C.W. Cunnington (1931)

Nicely shot and...

HARVEST ROBOTS

Harvest Robots (1931)

Modern harvesting and ploughing equipment is contrasted with old fashioned methods.

TOMMY TRIES IT OUT!

Tommy Tries It Out! (1932)

Soldiers from the Durham Light Infantry demonstrate a new design in uniform.

"Tommy Atkins"... 1932 Model! (1932)

New uniform demonstrated for British infantry - thank goodness...

THE WORLD'S SWITCHBOARD!

The World's Switchboard! (1932)

Fascinating glimpse inside London's Overseas Telephone Exchange - we...

1905 - 1932!

1905 - 1932! (1932)

Great couple of female wrestlers from 1905 contrasted with "modern" girl wrestlers.

1905 - 1932!

1905 - 1932! (1932)

Great couple of female wrestlers from 1905 contrasted with "modern" girl wrestlers.

EVE IN THE SWIM

Eve In The Swim (1932)

Wonderful film about the change in size of women's swimsuits - they just get...

THE RIVAL SEX

The Rival Sex (1932)

What the modern girl of 1932 was up to - rowing, football, decorating, keep fit etc.

BEAUTY - A SKIN DEEP COMMODITY BY JOE NOBLE

Beauty - A Skin Deep Commodity By Joe Noble (1932)

Animation on the subject of beauty being in the...

YESTERDAY'S HOMES AND TODAY'S

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern...

SEVEN AGES

Seven Ages (1932)

Film which traces the change in women's hairstyles through history.

ART CELEBRITIES AT WORK - M. JEAN GABRIEL DOMERGUE

Art Celebrities At Work - M. Jean Gabriel Domergue (1932)

Scenes in the artist's studio - he draws...

RISING GENERATION - AND SOME FALLS

Rising Generation - And Some Falls (1932)

Teenage girls practice self defence techniques and perform...

NIGHTIES - AND THAT'S NOT ALL!

Nighties - And That's Not All! (1932)

Lovely item about the latest fashions in nightwear and underwear...

ANOTHER NEW GIANT 'PLANE

Another New Giant 'plane (1932)

Various shots of the new "DO.K" aircraft.

 YESTERDAY'S HOMES AND TODAY'S

Yesterday's Homes And Today's (1932)

Traditional thatched cottages are contrasted with new modern...

LOONIE LIDS

Loonie Lids (1933)

Quirky animation predicting all sorts of bizarre hat contraptions that will exist by...

IN BEAUTY'S CAUSE

In Beauty's Cause (1933)

Great film showing amusing and bizarre contraptions used for perming and drying...

A REAL ALL-ROUNDER FROM FRANCE

A Real All-Rounder From France (1933)

Super sporty girl flies aircraft, rides motorbike, plays...

THE SUPER CARVER

The Super Carver (1933)

Good shots - traditional methods of totem pole wood carving.

THERE'S NOTHING NEW UNDER THE SUN

There's Nothing New Under The Sun (1933)

The ancient towers of San Dominiano in Tuscany are compared...

RUBBER CLOTH!

Rubber Cloth! (1934)

A woman shows us blouses and hats made from the new rubber cloth.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 5

Would You Believe It? No. 5 (1934)

Odd things including Italian traffic lights, African dwellings and...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 10

Feminine Pictorialities No. 10 (1934)

Excellent item shows us the features of a simplistic art deco...