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FRESH AIR FROLICS

Fresh Air Frolics (1931)

By use of camera techniques the ghostly figure of a woman walks the high wire...

SEAL MEAL TIME

Seal Meal Time (1931)

Seals enjoying a fish lunch.

RUGBY LEAGUE CHALLENGE CUP FINAL

Rugby League Challenge Cup Final (1927)

Rugby: Oldham defeat Swinton.

PRISON WALLS MAKE COTTAGE HOMES

Prison Walls Make Cottage Homes (1927)

Scenes showing the demolition of an old prison at Devizes.

1,000 CHILD CHAMPIONS

1,000 Child Champions (1927)

Young athletes from all counties compete at Stamford Bridge.

SLOW MOTION THRILLS WITH A PARACHUTE

Slow Motion Thrills With A Parachute (1923)

Parachutist is seen jumping from a plane and floating...

THE SPLASHERS

The Splashers (1928)

Nice shots of women having fun in an open air swimming pool.

 

 

ANALYSING ADAM

Analysing Adam (1922)

Funfair on Hampstead Heath - coconut shy, swing boats etc.

ALDER AND PARTNER aka ALDER AND PARKER

Alder And Partner AKA Alder And Parker (1930)

Dance routine which features two women - one of whom...

A NOVELTY IN ACROBATIC DANCES - BY THE JEREZ BROTHERS

A Novelty In Acrobatic Dances - By The Jerez Brothers (1925)

Acrobatic dance routine performed by...

SPORTS MEETING

Sports Meeting (1920-1929)

Slow motion footage of men and women performing the high jump and shot putting,...

BRITAIN'S COMING CHAMPIONS

Britain's Coming Champions (1929)

Young male athletes from all over Britain compete in public school...

S-S-S-SPEED SPORT

S-S-S-Speed Sport (1931)

Various shots of a netball match - goal scoring is shown in slow motion.

SOCIAL CLIMBERS

Social Climbers (1931)

Various shots of monkeys at the zoo climbing a tree and a rope bridge.

OXFORD OUTCLASSED

Oxford Outclassed (1921)

Slow motion footage is used to show the races in the Annual Sports events at...

COACHING BOY CRICKETERS aka KING WILLOW REIGNS AGAIN

Coaching Boy Cricketers AKA King Willow Reigns Again (1922)

The next generation of cricketers...

TATTENHAM CORNER

Tattenham Corner (1922)

Horse racing around Tattenham Corner, Epsom, Surrey

DO YOU REMEMBER ?

Do You Remember ? (1922)

Flashback to the 1922 Epsom Derby, "Captain Cuttle" is the winner, Surrey.

THE DOUBLE-LOCK DIVE

The Double-Lock Dive (1932)

Two girls perform a stunt dive, they hold on to each other and dive off a...

SINGLES, DOUBLES AND TREBLES

Singles, Doubles And Trebles (1932)

Divers are seen practising their technique at an outdoor swimming...

LEAPS & BOUNDS

Leaps & Bounds (1932)

Lacrosse match - various shots of the game including some in slow motion.

QUICK FINGERS

Quick Fingers (1933)

Slow motion footage of a speed typist.

LAUGHING AT THE LAW OF GRAVITY

Laughing At The Law Of Gravity (1933)

Acrobatic dancer performs gravity defying stunts with the help...

SLOWING DOWN TIME

Slowing Down Time (1933)

Various dives are seen in slow motion.

THE DEFENDER - A LACROSSE STUDY

The Defender - A Lacrosse Study (1933)

Footage of a lacrosse match - some slow motion shots.

"Just For Fun" (1933)

Stunt involving flying an aircraft into a building which collapses.

ICE HOCKEY IN SLOW MOTION

Ice Hockey In Slow Motion (1923)

Good slow motion shots of an ice hockey game in St. Moritz.

THE DERBY 1923

The Derby 1923 (1923)

An item showing The Derby of 1923.

TUG OF WAR CHAMPS

Tug Of War Champs (1923)

Royal Engineers win the battle in tug of war championship at Lee.

1924 DERBY short version

1924 Derby Short Version (1924)

Great slow motion shots of the Derby, also shots of winning jockey...

IN VERY SLOW MOTION

In Very Slow Motion (1924)

Generator is towed down to London from Birmingham by traction engine.

WINTER TIME IS JOY TIME THERE

Winter Time Is Joy Time There (1925)

Winter sports fans ski, skate and toboggan by day and night in...

END OF TERM SPORTS

End Of Term Sports (1925)

Boys wade through a river during end of term sports, this includes a green...

WORLD'S WINTER PLAYGROUND

World's Winter Playground (1930)

Footage of snow sports in Murren Switzerland and Chamonix France.

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT SYDNEY

Royal Agricultural Show At Sydney (1939)

Agricultural farm show in Sydney in Australia.

EASTBOURNE

Eastbourne (1946)

Unexploded German bomb is detonated in Eastbourne.

THE SEA IN FURY

The Sea In Fury (1925)

A U.S. battleship takes the brunt of a summer storm which causes its deck to be...

RACING IN AUSTRALIA

Racing In Australia (1939)

Footage of the Australian Derby at Randwick, Australia.

AUSTRALIAN ATHLETICS

Australian Athletics (1940)

Gerald Backhouse features in Athletics meeting from New South Wales.

AUSTRALIA'S WONDER HORSE WINS TWO MORE

Australia's Wonder Horse Wins Two More (1940)

Famous Aussie race horse Ajax wins two races.

[A SHORT DANCE]

[a Short Dance] (1929)

Unidentified dancers perform an exhibition dance in a theatrical setting.

PAVEMENT POUNDERS - A

Pavement Pounders - A "Slow' Study On Steps (1923)

Feet are seen in close up to show how the feet,...

PAVEMENT POUNDERS - STUDIES ON STEPS

Pavement Pounders - Studies On Steps (1929)

Feet are seen in close up to show how the feet, ankles...

DRYLAND DIVING

Dryland Diving (1933)

Teenagers practise diving on a beach in Australia.

THE DANCE ACROBATIC

The Dance Acrobatic (1933)

Exhibition dance performed by Divina, Revel & Alvis.

GEORGIA COLEMAN

Georgia Coleman (1933)

Various dives are demonstrated by the Olympic Women's Spring Board champion.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 23 - ATHLETIC EVE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 23 - Athletic Eve (1934)

Miss Louie Fawcett throws the javelin and the...

THE TOUGHEST MAN WE KNOW!

The Toughest Man We Know! (1936)

Strongman The Great Challard tears a telephone directory in half and...

SKI SHAPERS!

Ski Shapers! (1936)

Slow motion shots of ski jumpers and skis being made by craftsmen.