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SAUSAGE MAKING TRICK COMEDY

Sausage Making Trick Comedy

Cooks make sausages out of live animals - an early trick comedy...

POINT DUTY

Point Duty

Early comedy film using trick photography - Point Duty. Policemen and an unruly car.

THOUGHT TRANSFERENCE

Thought Transference (1947)

Mr and Mrs Piddington demonstrate their thought transference skills. ...

CHRISTMAS PARADE IN SCANDINAVIA?

Christmas Parade In Scandinavia? (1934)

King Gustav of Sweden addresses his troops - possibly...

CHURCHILL CONVALESCENT

Churchill Convalescent (1940-1949)

Churchill is recovering from pneumonia.

FRENCH MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS

French Municipal Elections (1953)

French Municipal election report.

TRIBUTE TO PRESIDENT AURIOL

Tribute To President Auriol (1953)

A tribute to French President Vincent Auriol before elections for...

 

 

SOLUTION TO PARIS TRAFFIC PROBLEM

Solution To Paris Traffic Problem (1956)

Trick photography helps solve Paris' traffic problems.

 5th CONGRESS OF JUGGLERS

5th Congress Of Jugglers (1960)

Congress of Jugglers and Magicians at meeting in Bologna, Italy.

PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM STUDIES BY SPECIAL EFFECTS CAMERA

Photographic Film Studies By Special Effects Camera (1965)

Special effects camera used to shoot...

WE CAN'T BEAT YOUR WEATHER - aka AUSTRALIA'S FIRST MATCH IN ENGLAND

We Can't Beat Your Weather - AKA Australia's First Match In England (1926)

Australian team's...

MCC TEAM LEAVES FOR AUSTRALIA

MCC Team Leaves For Australia (1946)

Footage of the MCC cricket team posing.

AERIAL VIEWS OF RUINED TOWNS FROM BIPLANE

Aerial Views Of Ruined Towns From Biplane (1914-1918)

Pilots attach camera to plane and take aerial...

German Youth Hiking in Norwegian Mountains

German Youth Hiking In Norwegian Mountains (1920-1929)

Footage of people climbing up snow covered...

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HUNGARIAN FASHION MODEL

A Day In The Life Of Hungarian Fashion Model (1965)

A day in the life of a Hungarian fashion model

CAMP PHOTOGRAPHER

Camp Photographer (1961)

Official Butlin's Photographers give advice to amateur photographers while...

NEW HELICOPTER aka MOBILE HELICOPTER and HELIPORT

New Helicopter AKA Mobile Helicopter And Heliport (1956)

New transportation system for a...

FLOWER ARRANGEMENT BY MARCUS ADAMS

Flower Arrangement By Marcus Adams (1958)

Marcus Adams, once famed for his child photography, makes...

INSTANT SCULPTURE

Instant Sculpture (1963)

A bust of Graham Hill's head is made by an automated sculpting machine.

HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY

High Speed Photography (1965)

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

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 570 - MOORLAND SHEPHERDESS, ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND, HIGH...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 570 - Moorland Shepherdess, Adventure Playground, High... (1965)

Out...

TIME LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY

Time Lapse Photography (1965)

High speed pictures of storm clouds and plants growing, also shows the...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 574 - reel 2 of 2 - AMPHIBIOUS WATER SCOOTER, TIME...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 574 - Reel 2 Of 2 - Amphibious Water Scooter, Time... (1965)

Out...

WAR DEBTS & REPARATIONS! aka PREPARATIONS

War Debts & Reparations! AKA Preparations (1932)

Ramsay MacDonald and other European leaders gather...

THE STARS AS THEY ARE - MISS PEGGY O'NEIL

The Stars As They Are - Miss Peggy O'neil (1925)

Peggy O'Neil is seen relaxing in her garden,...

FOUR LEGGERS

Four Leggers (1932)

Lots of dogs seen at a dog show at Crystal Palace, London.

JUST BABY

Just Baby (1932)

Cute baby is the is used to demonstrate the innovation of trick photography.

THE VATICAN OBSERVATORY - ROME

The Vatican Observatory - Rome (1929)

Various shots of the observatory hidden away in the Vatican -...

THE SCRAMBLED SCRAPBOOK

The Scrambled Scrapbook (1930)

Camera tricks are used to bring still photographs to life - story badly...

HUNTING A LA MODE - BAGGING GAME BY CAMERA

Hunting A La Mode - Bagging Game By Camera (1930)

Filming wild game in the Canadian Rockies - deer,...

LIFE HISTORIES IN LITTLE

Life Histories In Little (1937)

Time-lapse photography - the technology used and great shots of plants...

WHITE WINES OF OUR BODIES aka WHITE WINGS OF OUR BODIES

White Wines Of Our Bodies AKA White Wings Of Our Bodies (1937)

A magnified look at white blood...

COMING UP!

Coming Up! (1940)

Mushroom spores are incubated, cultivated picked in Australia.

THE MERRY-GO-ROUND OF MILADY

The Merry-Go-Round Of Milady (1930)

Fashion item which uses some trick photography to nice effect.

EYES FROM THE SKIES!

Eyes From The Skies! (1940)

New recruits to the photographic section of the Fleet Air Arm receive...

OLD AND NEW - A PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMEO

Old And New - A Photographic Cameo (1931)

Lovely story about a woman photographer taking a portrait...

SAFETY IN THE AIR & CUTS

Safety In The Air & Cuts (1926)

Aerial shots of parachutists at R.A.F. parachute test station.

THE CESAREWITCH

The Cesarewitch (1926)

Horse racing at Newmarket: Cesarewitch won by 'Myra Gray'

THE NATIONAL HUNT STEEPLECHASE

The National Hunt Steeplechase (1927)

Cheltenham holds its own 'Grand National' Steeplechase.

THE BOAT RACE

The Boat Race (1927)

The Boat Race : Oxford v Cambridge

COMMEMORATION CEREMONY

Commemoration Ceremony (1927)

A ceremony to remember those who died in the insurrection in 1916.

THE JUMPING AUTO

The Jumping Auto (1927)

Fascinating scenes show a Peugeot car jumping over another car.

RACING SEAPLANES  - THE LAST WORD

Racing Seaplanes - The Last Word (1927)

Close shots of one of the seaplanes to race in the Schneider...

LADY RYRIE

Lady Ryrie (1927)

Lady Ryrie at the launch of the great liner 'The Orford'.

AIRMAN'S LIFEBOAT OF THE AIR

Airman's Lifeboat Of The Air (1928)

Trainee army pilots are dragged across the snow by their...

THE ATHLETIC EVENT OF THE YEAR

The Athletic Event Of The Year (1928)

Oxford and Cambridge University athletes practise for the...

OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS IN THE MAKING

Olympic Champions In The Making (1928)

Schoolboys compete in athletics in Bedford.

AONACH TAILTEANN

Aonach Tailteann (1928)

Dr P O'Callaghan whirls the Irish Hammer around in the Tailteann Games.

A HIGHLAND HERCULES

A Highland Hercules (1928)

Slow motion footage of E. Anderson throwing the hammer and tossing the caber....

KING OF ITALY

King Of Italy (1928)

King Victor Emmanuel of Italy watches demonstration of expert horsemanship at...