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DANCING FEET

Dancing Feet (1935)

Jose and Heather Anderson entertain us with some fancy tap dancing.

DANCE VARIATION 1929

Dance Variation 1929 (1928)

Santos Casani and Jose Lennard perform an exhibition dance.

HOWARD DE COURCY

Howard De Courcy (1940)

Conjurer Howard De Courcy does some tricks with hoops and half crowns.

LONDON - ELLEN WILKINSON

London - Ellen Wilkinson (1947)

Ernest Bevin gives a eulogy to Minister of Education, Ellen Wilkinson,...

LAUREL AND HARDY COME BACK

Laurel And Hardy Come Back (1947)

Stan and Ollie are on the boat train in France, they are coming back...

CURLING MATCH AT ST MORITZ

Curling Match At St Moritz (1938)

Horse owners and jockeys play in a curling match while on holiday in...

OUR GRACIE LNER

Our Gracie Lner (1938)

Gracie Fields opens a sale of handicrafts made by disabled men at Smethwick.

 

 

SPEED AND SUPPLENESS

Speed And Suppleness (1930)

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

THE TROUSER SKIRT

The Trouser Skirt (1931)

Senorita de Alvarez is seen playing tennis in a novel divided skirt or "trouser...

A FOX-TROT

A Fox-Trot (1920)

Exhibition dance by Miss Flora Breton and Mr Cecil Reuben.

SPORTS MEETING

Sports Meeting (1920-1929)

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

ROYAL ASCOT

Royal Ascot (1929)

Latest women's fashions on show at the Royal Ascot Race meeting, Berkshire.

BANKING BILLIARDS

Banking Billiards (1931)

Strange new game is demonstrated by Melbourne Inman - cross between billiards...

POISE

Poise (1932)

An acrobatic exhibition dance is performed by Tracey and Hay.

TRAPEZE ARTIST WEDS LNER

Trapeze Artist Weds Lner (1938)

Trapeze artists Tony Borelli and Mimi Iles marry at Marylebone Town...

ACROBATIC GRACE

Acrobatic Grace (1933)

Flexible acrobatic dancers Stadler and Rose do a routine involving much...

STAGE GOLF

Stage Golf (1923)

Jack Buchanan beats Leslie Henson at a golf game in Oxhey.

HURDLE RACE - NORTHOLT

Hurdle Race - Northolt (1938)

Comedian George Formby takes part in the October Hurdle Handicap horse...

OPEN ICE SKATING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Open Ice Skating Championships (1940)

Open mile and a half ice skating championships.

OVER 80 - IN THE SUN AND ON THE SEA

Over 80 - In The Sun And On The Sea (1927)

Major Segrave has a joyride in a fast speedboat.

RITA LEARNS HER DUTIES AS A PRINCESS

Rita Learns Her Duties As A Princess (1949)

Rita Hayworth and Prince Ali Khan enjoy horses at their...

CAMPBELL II OUT TO BEAT SPEED RECORD

Campbell II Out To Beat Speed Record (1949)

Donald Campbell takes over his father's mantle as he...

LAKE CONISTON

Lake Coniston (1949)

Donald Campbell prepares for a record breaking run in his boat Bluebird II.

GEORGIA COLEMAN

Georgia Coleman (1933)

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

BEAUTY'S DAILY DOZEN!

Beauty's Daily Dozen! (1935)

Contortionist Merial Gaunt demonstrates her "daily dozen" in the studio.

LOUIS DE VRIES

Louis De Vries (1935)

Jazz trumpet player Louis De Vries plays with his band in the studio.

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

Workings of a huge railway clock and a new gadget for golf.

HIGH HOOPS!

High Hoops! (1933)

The Four Robeys juggle hoops and plates while balancing in precarious positions.

DANCE DOINGS

Dance Doings (1933)

Adagio dancers Gaston and Andree perform in the studio.

TAPS AND TOES

Taps And Toes (1935)

Renee Dymott does a tap dance on points on a fabulous glittery set.

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 11 - THE HURDLER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 11 - The Hurdler (1934)

Olympic hurdler Miss Webb in training at a...

EPEE EPICS

Epee Epics (1934)

US and British fencing champions Douglas Dexter and AE Pelling have a bout in the...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 23 - ATHLETIC EVE

Feminine Pictorialities No. 23 - Athletic Eve (1934)

Miss Louie Fawcett throws the javelin and the...

HARRY ROY

Harry Roy (1934)

Band leader Harry Roy and his musicians play cricket and music.

TREFOR JONES

Trefor Jones (1934)

Tenor Trefor Jones sings 'Hills' in the studio.

THE DANCE OF THE FAN

The Dance Of The Fan (1934)

The Fallow Twins do a fan dance in the studio - with clothes on!

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 37 - SOME SWIMMER!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 37 - Some Swimmer! (1934)

Austrian swimmer Emma Faber shows us her...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 38 - THE LATEST FROM PARIS

Feminine Pictorialities No. 38 - The Latest From Paris (1934)

The latest winter fashions seen on...

WIRE WAYS!

Wire Ways! (1935)

Jolly composer / conductor Herman Darewski makes caricature figures out of wire.

THE SUPER JUGGLER

The Super Juggler (1935)

Great tricks involving billiard balls and a goldfish bowl by expert juggler Joe...

THE BELLS!

The Bells! (1931)

Young girl rings handbells to the tune of "Drink to Me Only".

SECRETS OF STRENGTH - SAXSON sic BROWN FAMOUS YOUNG STRONG MAN AND HOLDER OF 10...

Secrets Of Strength - Saxson Sic Brown Famous Young Strong Man And Holder Of 10... (1932)

Excellent...

SUPPLENESS & WINSOME WINNIE

Suppleness & Winsome Winnie (1932)

An acrobatic dance performed by Winsome Winnie - lots of...

BOB AND ALF PEARSON

Bob And Alf Pearson (1932)

A jolly song at the piano called "By the Fireside" performed by Bob & Alf...

CRASH !

Crash ! (1932)

Footage of stuntman Harry Lorraine jumping through sheet of glass.

THE MASTER SINGERS

The Master Singers (1932)

Footage of the Master Singers singing 'Pagan Moon'.

THE INDIA RUBBER LADY

The India Rubber Lady (1933)

Dancer Hilda Heath demonstrating suppleness of her body.

RAIE DA COSTA

Raie Da Costa (1933)

Good footage of musician Raie Da Costa on piano playing 'Fairies' Gavotte'.

PARIS FASHIONS BY AIR

Paris Fashions By Air (1919)

Parisian dress designer Poiret arrives with his models and latest designs.