British Pathe

In Immortal Footsteps (1939)

A look at the interior and exterior of the home of composer Piotr / Pyotr...

Reginald Foort With His New Wonder Organ (1939)

Reginald Foort shows off the power of his new organ.

Florence De Jong (1939)

Organist Florence de Jong plays excerpts from well-known classics.

The Park Parade (1939)

Good footage of couples at a dance floor performing the new dance the 'Park...

Tuning The Giant! (1939)

An enormous pipe organ in Sydney's Town Hall is retuned to standard pitch.

Bennett & [and] Williams (1939)

Comedians Bennett and Williams engage in crosstalk then play 'South of...

Dance, Gypsy, Dance! (1939)

A colony of gypsies on the roof of a New York tenement building sing and...

Maidstone AKA Man Plays Piano While House Is Demolished (1939)

Footage of man playing a piano as...

Japanese Going (1939)

Japanese gong which holds sound for ten minutes.

Musical Instruments Issue Title Ok For Sound (1939)

Musical instruments of past and present with...

Baby Elephant Issue Title Is Charmed I'm Sure (1939)

Baby elephant at London Zoo being washed, fed...

Al Shaw (1939)

Al Shaw creates sound effects on his electric guitar as he tells a story about his holiday....

Williams & Bennett Issue Title Is Quiet Please (1939)

Comics Williams and Bennett play tune "You...

Teddy Brown Issue Title - Black And Blue (1939)

Teddy Brown and his band play 'We Must All Stick...

Danny Lipton (1939)

Danny Lipton performs fast tap dance in naval uniform - dupe of NSP 184.

The Exquisite Three (1939)

Girl dance act The Exquisite Three perform fast tap routine - dupe of NSP...

Issy Bonn - The Famous Hebrew Comedian (1939)

Hebrew comedian Issy Bonn tells jokes and sings...

Sandy Macpherson (1939)

Sandy MacPherson plays the BBC organ on a theatre stage - dupe of PT 463.

Billy Scott Coomber (1940)

Billy Scott Coomber and His Singing Grenadiers

Shephard's [sic] Pie (1940)

Sydney Howard, Richard Hearne and company entertain troops in the show...

Blow The Bantu Boys! (1940)

Bantu Africans taught to play western instruments by white instructor who...

Miss Africa, Dancer! (1940)

Exotic dancer performs with a traditional Libyan band in a nightclub.

Peggy Desmond (1940)

Pianist Peggy Desmond plays a medley of jazz tunes in the Pathe Studio.

Pollies! (1940)

Talking and singing parrots in training for a contest - the latest craze!

Vacation Diary... (1940)

Fantastic item follows two New York girls on their winter holiday to Bermuda.

Scots "Over There" (1940)

Scottish troops at work and play in France, early in World War Two.

Gracie Entertains Again (1940)

Singer Gracie Fields entertaining troops in France

Gracie Entertains Again AKA Gracie Fields Entertains (1940)

Gracie Fields sings "Sally" to...

First Militiamen In France (1940)

British troops march through the snow singing 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

R.A.F. Honours Dead Foes RAF (1940)

Funeral procession held by RAF for German airmen.

"Over There" - News Flashes From France (1940)

Soldiers from the Royal Irish Rifles serving in...

Anzacs In Egypt (1940)

Anthony Eden and General Freyberg with New Zealand and Australian troops arriving...

Newfoundland Troops Arrive (1940)

Troops from Newfoundland are met by Anthony Eden on their arrival in...

In Step At World's Fair (1940)

Chorus girls from the Radio City Music Hall dance at the New York...

Music In Trafalgar Square (1940)

The Band of the Grenadier Guards perform for London's lunchtime...

Billy Mayerl And George Gee Issue Title Is Here's Fun (1940)

Mayerl and Gee clown about & perform...

Reginald Stone (1940)

Reginald Stone plays "Bells Across the Meadow" on his electric organ.

Jean Baptiste Toner (1940)

Jean Baptiste Toner plays "Nocturne" on the piano with just his left hand.

Noise Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

Educational film about sound and hearing.

Tommy Trevor And Partner (1940)

Footage of the entertainer Tommy Trevor juggling with hoops.

Vibrations (1940)

This item looks at vibrations in various forms and the way they are generated.

Summertime (1940)

German documentary film showing wildlife on a field in summer.

Theatrical Garden Party (1940)

Crowd milling around outside tents with Vivien Leigh, Olivier, Danny...

Music Both Ways Issue Title Put It There (1940)

Sheet music that sounds the same whether read...

Variety Parade 3 & 4 (1940)

A look at entertainment on offer to American and Canadian servicemen in...

A Mediterranean Island (1940-1949)

Educational film about Cyprus.

Eternal Prague (1940-1949)

Documentary tracing the history of Prague placing it within the context of the...