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MIXED ATHLETICS IN RHODESIA

Mixed Athletics In Rhodesia (1971)

Black and whites race against each other in Rhodesia

SURFING

Surfing (1967)

French surfing championships in Biarritz, France.

WATCH YOUR STEP

Watch Your Step (1922)

Trick photography is used in a film showing a ballerina dancing in a garden.

QUICK FEET - A

Quick Feet - A "Slow Motion" Contrast (1925)

Old fashioned dancing - Grecian style costumes - some...

DOG RACING PHOTO - FINISH HAS TRY OUT

Dog Racing Photo - Finish Has Try Out (1945)

First use of electric-eye camera in Britain decides the...

WHITE CITY HORSE JUMPING

White City Horse Jumping (1945)

Horse jumping championship is held at White City, London.

HORSES TRAINING

Horses Training (1959)

Horses belonging to Marcel Boussac are trained in Chantilly, France.

 

 

CEA CINEMA CUP

Cea Cinema Cup (1920-1929)

Unidentified film personality is given Cinematograph Exhibitors Association trophy...

KENTUCKY DERBY

Kentucky Derby (1948)

Kentucky stud farm and Derby.

THE ROUGH-RIDERS

The Rough-Riders (1923)

Bucking bronco footage - some seen in slow motion.

THE DANCE ACROBATIC

The Dance Acrobatic (1930)

Unidentified couple perform a gymnastic exhibition dance.

SPEED AND SUPPLENESS

Speed And Suppleness (1930)

Tap routine and acrobatics by Rosie Moran - nice leg shots.

FRESH AIR FROLICS

Fresh Air Frolics (1931)

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

ANALYSING ADAM

Analysing Adam (1922)

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

COACHING BOY CRICKETERS aka KING WILLOW REIGNS AGAIN

Coaching Boy Cricketers AKA King Willow Reigns Again (1922)

The next generation of cricketers...

LAUGHING AT THE LAW OF GRAVITY

Laughing At The Law Of Gravity (1933)

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

END OF TERM SPORTS

End Of Term Sports (1925)

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

[A SHORT DANCE]

[a Short Dance] (1929)

Unidentified dancers perform an exhibition dance in a theatrical setting.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

THE TOUGHEST MAN WE KNOW!

The Toughest Man We Know! (1936)

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

JUMPS AND BUMPS

Jumps And Bumps (1931)

Short segment showing stunt motorcyclists riding over ramps.

CRASH !

Crash ! (1932)

Footage of stuntman Harry Lorraine jumping through sheet of glass.

LES GIRLS

Les Girls (1932)

Footage of the famous Folies Bergeres.

POLE VAULT OR SWIM

Pole Vault Or Swim (1959)

Pole vaulting competition across a canal in Holland.

THE ROYAL TOURNAMENT

The Royal Tournament (1929)

Tanks on display in the Royal Tournament in Lydd, Kent.

AIR THRILLS

Air Thrills (1920-1929)

Wing-walking stunts in the 1920s.

SUTCLIFFE - NELSON - CARDIFF - FOOTBALLERS

Sutcliffe - Nelson - Cardiff - Footballers (1920-1929)

Footage of the Cardiff football club players in...

SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET PRACTICE

South African Cricket Practice (1920-1929)

Slow motion shots of cricketers practising their game.

GIRLS' SPORTS

Girls' Sports (1928)

Good footage of schoolgirls in gymslips running and jumping in slow motion at sports...

Elstree Studios Releases 'Atlantic'   aka TRADESHOW AT REGAL THEATRE

Elstree Studios Releases 'atlantic' AKA Tradeshow At Regal Theatre (1920-1929)

Elstree Studios...

PICTURE HOUSES  aka CINEMAS

Picture Houses AKA Cinemas (1910-1920)

Exterior shots of cinemas.

SOUTH AFRICAN CRICKET PRACTICE

South African Cricket Practice (1920-1929)

Slow motion shots of cricketers practising their game.

THE LIFE OF JACK HOBBS reel 4 - cuts

The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 4 - Cuts (1926)

Biopic about the great cricketer Jack Hobbs.

THE LIFE OF JACK HOBBS reel 4

The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 4 (1926)

Biopic about the great cricketer Jack Hobbs.

WHEN SUMMER IS GONE

When Summer Is Gone (1933)

Footage of people frolicking in an open air swimming pool at Chase...

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY

High Speed Photography (1965)

Amazing slow motion shots of a cat falling, eggs breaking and matches...

FOR THAT COVETED

For That Coveted "Blue" (1932)

Athletics action from Oxford University trials - good use of slow motion...

AGAINST THE LAW - OF GRAVITY

Against The Law - Of Gravity (1926)

Exhibition dance by Gerardo and Adair - rough and tumble.

A FOX-TROT [2]

A Fox-Trot [2] (1925)

Barbara Miles and Maxwell Stewart demonstrate a fox-trot - some slow motion.

"Hutching Along" - In Hertfordshire (1921)

Famous motorcyclist Hurricane Hutch performs a few stunts.

THE SPINNER

The Spinner (1932)

Rover Betts spins ropes and lassos in a field in Edmonton.

BEAUTIES OF THE BEACH

Beauties Of The Beach (1929)

Bathing belles are seen posing at the beach.

WILL IT COME TO THIS?

Will It Come To This? (1933)

A new airline safety device is tested; men drift down to earth in chairs...

THE LEAPER

The Leaper (1931)

A male and female driver perform a stunt involving somersaulting in a car.

JUST PRIMITIVE!

Just Primitive! (1934)

An Aboriginal man carves a boomerang from a piece of wood and shows the correct...

WHY MEN LEAVE HOME

Why Men Leave Home (1922)

A woman dances in the waves on Blackpool beach - some slow motion footage.

TIPTOE DANCERS

Tiptoe Dancers (1929)

Exhibition dancing by Dick and Edith Barstow - they do some impressive tiptoe...

GIRDLING THE EARTH

Girdling The Earth (1929)

Processes involved in making curtain ties and tassels.

SILKEN SUPPLENESS

Silken Suppleness (1930)

Fabulous dance routine performed by Marika Rokk - acrobat and contortionist...

WATER SKIING Dublin issue

Water Skiing Dublin Issue (1941)

Water skiing in Santa Barbara,USA.