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IRISH PAGEANT

Irish Pageant (1921)

Members of Dublin University act out a play as part of a pageant of early Irish...

ERIKSON

Erikson (1942-1944)

Erikson the conjurer performs card tricks and slight of hand.

MADAME SARAH BERNHARDT

Madame Sarah Bernhardt (1920-1939)

The Divine Sarah Bernhardt acts a scene from "Daniel" in her own...

CLACTON BEACH

Clacton Beach (1920-1929)

Nice footage of crowds at Clacton-on-Sea on a cold day.

HAPPY HOURS BY THE SEA aka CHILDREN PLAYING IN WATER AT SEASIDE

Happy Hours By The Sea AKA Children Playing In Water At Seaside (1919)

Young people splashing...

PICTURE FROCKS IN STAGELAND - FROM THE REVUE

Picture Frocks In Stageland - From The Revue "Put & Take" (1921)

Elaborate costumes are...

PATHE PICTORIAL CARTOON COMPETITION 2

Pathe Pictorial Cartoon Competition 2 (1921)

The artist Poy draws a cartoon - the audience is...

 

 

THE GIRLS OF OUR YOUTH!

The Girls Of Our Youth! (1934)

Two ladies juggle barrels with their feet in archive film from the...

QUEER CARDS

Queer Cards (1932)

Nice item giving a brief history of the playing card.

CARDS issue title - THE PLAY'S THE THING!

Cards Issue Title - The Play's The Thing! (1941)

A good item about fortune telling with playing...

TOY MUSEUM aka DOLLS' MUSEUM

Toy Museum AKA Dolls' Museum (1953)

Two girls look at a collection of toys and dolls at a museum in...

AUSTRALIAN WOUNDED

Australian Wounded (1914-1918)

Wounded Australian and British soldiers eating and playing cricket.

WHIPPET RACING

Whippet Racing (1915)

Footage of whippet racing.

IN THE TRACK OF THE GREAT STORM

In The Track Of The Great Storm (1916)

Children playing on fallen trees that were uprooted in storm...

SOLDIERS PLAY IN SNOW aka WOUNDED ENJOY SNOW

Soldiers Play In Snow AKA Wounded Enjoy Snow (1916)

Recuperating wounded soldiers play in the snow.

SNOW ON HAMPSTEAD

Snow On Hampstead (1914-1918)

Footage of people playing the snow on Hampstead Heath, London.

HAPPY HOURS BY THE SEA

Happy Hours By The Sea (1914-1918)

Nice shot of children standing in the sea in a circle, jumping up and...

FAMILY WITH PET DOGS

Family With Pet Dogs (1914-1918)

Women and boys playing with pet dogs on a lawn.

TWO CHILDREN AND MOTHER

Two Children And Mother (1910-1919)

Nice footage of a girl and boy playing in a garden while their mother...

GIRL PLAYING WITH BALL

Girl Playing With Ball (1920-1930)

A little girl plays catch with a ball.

SHAKE!

Shake! (1929)

Great footage of slimming machines - group of chorus girls use electric vibrating belt...

SHORT SHOTS FROM

Short Shots From "The Show's The Thing" (1929)

Extracts from "The Show's the Thing" - chorus girls...

DUKE OPENS WOODSIDE PLAYING FIELDS AT WATFORD REEL 2 aka DUKE OF EDINBURGH OPENS...

Duke Opens Woodside Playing Fields At Watford Reel 2 AKA Duke Of Edinburgh Opens... (1955)

Various...

A PEEP AT

A Peep At "Patricia" - The Musical Comedy At His Majesty's Theatre London (1924)

Extracts...

1950?

1950? (1933)

Men in drag perform a high kick routine.

F-A-S-H-I-O-N AND HOW EVE SPELLS IT - AN 'IDARE' PHANTASY

F-A-S-H-I-O-N And How Eve Spells It - An 'idare' Phantasy (1922)

Lovely film showing elaborate...

BRIGHTER SKATING

Brighter Skating (1933)

Cast members of Drury Lane's 'Wild Violets' skate about a frozen lake in jazzy...

A GLEAM FROM ALADDIN

A Gleam From Aladdin (1926)

Great dance by chorus girls in "Aladdin". Charles Austin stars as Widow...

HAPPY GO LUCKY

Happy Go Lucky (1927)

Extract from "Happy Go Lucky" - two exhibition dances, one by Marion Saki and Billy...

STEPS IN CONTRAST

Steps In Contrast (1930)

Dance routines from the stage show Little Tommy Tucker.

IRISH PAGEANT PLAY

Irish Pageant Play (1921)

People who are deaf and mute act out scenes from the life of St. Patrick in...

SCHOOLBOY ACTORS

Schoolboy Actors (1922)

Children from Synge Street Schools act out scenes from "Eagle of the North". ...

BATHING COSTUMES 1914

Bathing Costumes 1914 (1914)

Lovely footage of people having fun at the seaside in 1914.

MODERN MADEMOISELLES

Modern Mademoiselles (1934)

Nice story showing French girls exercising.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 45 - HEADS WE GO!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 45 - Heads We Go! (1935)

Great shots of the latest millinery fashions -...

TELL YOUR FORTUNE, LADY?

Tell Your Fortune, Lady? (1936)

Item showing us how to tell fortunes with playing cards.

WHERE ARE THE BOYS OF THE OLD BRIGADE

Where Are The Boys Of The Old Brigade (1932)

Footage of the Banardo Musical Boys wringing bells.

Selected Originals - IVANHOE PREMIERE

Selected Originals - Ivanhoe Premiere (1952)

Material relating to the newsreel story "Ivanhoe...

DUKE OF EDINBURGH TOURS BLETCHLEY aka DUKE OPENS PLAYING FIELD

Duke Of Edinburgh Tours Bletchley AKA Duke Opens Playing Field (1952)

Prince Philip visits a...

HOWARD DE COURCY on sleeve as HOWARDE DE COURCY issue title GOING GAY

Howard De Courcy On Sleeve As Howarde De Courcy Issue Title Going Gay (1938)

Magician De...

NICHOLAS STRONG MAN - CARDS

Nicholas Strong Man - Cards (1939)

Strong man Nicholas Zeff tears a deck of cards with his teeth.

NEWMAN MOND aka NORMAN BOND item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Newman Mond AKA Norman Bond Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Conjuror Newman Mond does...

GATE THEATRE

Gate Theatre (1940)

A look at one of the world's smallest stages in the Gate Theatre, London.

HOWARD DE COURCEY aka HOWARD DE COURCY

Howard De Courcey AKA Howard De Courcy (1941)

Conjurer Howard de Courcy performs tricks with cards...

TRICKY FINGERS

Tricky Fingers (1946)

Magician Stanley Thomas does card tricks and illusions for two little girls.

FILM FANFARE - NO 26 - SECTION 3

Film Fanfare - No 26 - Section 3 (1956)

Topical film show - celebrity quiz with Kim Parker, Denholm...

WATERING HORSES ON THE WAY TO CAMP aka HORSE GUARDS EN ROUTE TO CAMP

Watering Horses On The Way To Camp AKA Horse Guards En Route To Camp (1916)

The Horse Guards...

WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN PARK aka WOMEN CARE FOR SOLDIERS

Women And Children In Park AKA Women Care For Soldiers (1914-1918)

Women and children picnic and...

Ice Skating Outdoors

Ice Skating Outdoors (1914-1918)

Nice item of people ice skating on frozen lake. London.

 SWIMMING POOL

Swimming Pool (1934)

Good shots men, women and children at Lido.