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HASTINGS

Hastings (1910-1919)

Nice footage of Hastings - countryside scenes, sea front and pier.

TATTOO AT TIDWORTH

Tattoo At Tidworth (1920-1929)

Military tattoo including motorbike display and horses jumping over a dinner...

BRITISH GUIANA - THE COUNTRY AND ITS INDUSTRIES reel 1

British Guiana - The Country And Its Industries Reel 1 (1924)

Long documentary about life in...

"Mary" - A New Operatic Soprano (1925)

Musicians accompany a singing chimpanzee. The chimp also...

LONDON CALLING!

London Calling! (1925)

Great film showing how radio broadcasts are recorded and transmitted.

PRINCE OF WALES SOUTH AFRICAN TOUR - Reel 10

Prince Of Wales South African Tour - Reel 10 (1925)

Good footage of the Prince of Wales' Royal Tour...

THE JAZZ DRUMMER OF THE LONDON SENORA BAND

The Jazz Drummer Of The London Senora Band (1926)

Crazy drumming technique on display - some seen...

 

 

ALMOST ARCADY

Almost Arcady (1930-1939)

Educational film about Cyprus - landscape, people, work, traditions etc.

BOURNEMOUTH - ALL SEASONS!

Bournemouth - All Seasons! (1930-1939)

Promotional film featuring the attractions of Bournemouth - lovely...

MELODIES OF THE MOTHERLAND

Melodies Of The Motherland (1930-1936)

Jack Conway plays patriotic songs on the organ while we see lovely...

THE VALLEY CHAPEL

The Valley Chapel (1931)

Scenic shots of the Matterhorn and a Chapel high in the hills.

HOW WE FLY

How We Fly (1931)

Various aviation bits and pieces including some Joe Noble animation.

ANGELINE - THE NEW SOPRANO

Angeline - The New Soprano (1931)

Angeline the performing monkey sings, plays the violin and smokes...

THE DOUBLE BASS.  A LITTLE EXPERIMENT BY HERBERT LODGE - AT THE PIANO LESLIE...

The Double Bass. A Little Experiment By Herbert Lodge - At The Piano Leslie... (1931)

The...

THE PIPELESS ORGAN!

The Pipeless Organ! (1931)

A new type of organ is demonstrated - it has valves instead of pipes.

BAND OF HIS MAJESTY'S GRENADIER GUARDS

Band Of His Majesty's Grenadier Guards (1931)

African newsreel coverage of the visit to Cape Town of...

FLOWER TIME IN HOLLAND

Flower Time In Holland (1932)

Nice shots of Dutch fields of flowers - children pick daffodils and a man...

NO DOGS UNDERSTAND MUSIC ?

No Dogs Understand Music ? (1932)

Footage of little girl singing and playing piano whilst small...

DOGGY !

Doggy ! (1932)

Footage of the dogs entertaining handicapped children.

DOUBLE PLAYING

Double Playing (1933)

Demonstration of a new piano with an upper keyboard

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

FINGERLESS PIANIST

Fingerless Pianist (1933)

Footage of man with missing fingers playing piano with new device.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 7

Would You Believe It? No. 7 (1934)

Odd things including cat fur markings that spell 'mice' and a man...

THE STARS

The Stars "Off-Stage" No. 1 - Roy Fox (1934)

Band leader Roy Fox visits his greyhounds before going...

GENE ESSEN AND HIS CHICAGO VELLUM BOYS

Gene Essen And His Chicago Vellum Boys (1934)

Gene Essen and his banjo orchestra play soulful...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 17

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 17 (1935)

Austria's Glossglockner mountain, traditional...

THE WANDERER

The Wanderer (1935)

A look at the life of a Romany or gypsy man called Sapengro.

A.R.P. - AIR - RAID - PRECAUTIONS

A.R.P. - Air - Raid - Precautions (1938)

Gas masks are made and tried on by British people to prepare...

MAGIC OF THE ETHER!

Magic Of The Ether! (1940)

Great story shows us radio production behind the scenes at Radio City in New...

NOISE issue title - SAFE AND SOUND

Noise Issue Title - Safe And Sound (1940)

Educational film about sound and hearing.

VARIETY PARADE 3 & 4

Variety Parade 3 & 4 (1940)

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

DONKEY AUCTION - OCTOBER 1940

Donkey Auction - October 1940 (1940)

Jack Hulbert and Cicely Courtneidge auction a donkey in aid of...

TARRANT BAILEY JUNIOR

Tarrant Bailey Junior (1942)

Tarrant Bailey Junior plays an upbeat tune on his banjo.

MOTION

Motion (1942)

A camera and light show us the movement tracks for different activities in a study of...

TAP TAP

Tap Tap (1942)

Item showing how tap dancing sounds are made, also features Rudy Starita and Daphne Day.

STARS IN THE KITCHEN

Stars In The Kitchen (1945)

Singer Dorothy Carless and her musician husband Eugene Pini check out an...

GENIUS IN AN ASYLUM

Genius In An Asylum (1946)

Horace Flinders uses music therapy to aid his recovery during his stay at a...

PARK SCENES - DAVE AND DUSTY WITH JACKIE COOGAN  issue title - LOOKS AT LONDON'S...

Park Scenes - Dave And Dusty With Jackie Coogan Issue Title - Looks At London's... (1947)

Nice...

DAVE AND DUSTY WITH JACKIE COOGAN

Dave And Dusty With Jackie Coogan (1947)

Duplicate of story of same name found in NP 156 - see...

RHYTHM OF A CITY - reel 2

Rhythm Of A City - Reel 2 (1950-1959)

Lovely artistic documentary portraying life in Stockholm, Sweden.

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - CONGO HARVEST reel 1 of 2

The Wealth Of The World - Congo Harvest Reel 1 Of 2 (1950-1959)

Documentary about the influence of the...

THE WEALTH OF THE WORLD - CONGO HARVEST reel 2 of 2

The Wealth Of The World - Congo Harvest Reel 2 Of 2 (1950-1959)

Documentary about the influence of the...

CORSICAN HOLIDAY reel 2 of 3

Corsican Holiday Reel 2 Of 3 (1950-1959)

Travelogue using a romance narrative to show the splendour of...

STOCKHOLM STORY

Stockholm Story (1950-1959)

Lovely artistic documentary showing life in Stockholm, Sweden.

BONNIE SCOTLAND

Bonnie Scotland (1950-1959)

Lovely travelogue showing the countryside, landmarks and people of Scotland.

PATHWAY INTO LIGHT

Pathway Into Light (1952)

A celebration of the work of Louis Braille and the development of his...

ANTI-POLARIS DEMO AT DUNOON

Anti-Polaris Demo At Dunoon (1961)

Michael Foot takes part in anti-Polaris demonstration at Dunoon,...