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THE PASSING YEARS

The Passing Years (1899-1950)

Documentary tracing the history of news reporting in the Pathe newsreel.

NEW ZEALAND PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATES ON SALISBURY PLAIN

New Zealand Parliamentary Delegates On Salisbury Plain (1916)

New Zealand parliamentary delegates...

CLIMBING SNOWDON BY CAR

Climbing Snowdon By Car (1917-1918)

Footage of people driving car up the side of Mount Snowdon in Wales.

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE aka MARRIED IN MID-AIR

Wonders Will Never Cease AKA Married In Mid-Air (1919)

A couple getting married, a man being...

CHAMPIONS ALL

Champions All (1920-1929)

Nice item showing women participating in all kinds of sport in the 1920s.

WONDERS WILL NEVER CEASE

Wonders Will Never Cease (1921)

Walking on water - an American inventor attaches a raft to his feet...

MODERN LIFESAVING AT SEA AKA LIFE SAVING ON THE AQUITANIA

Modern Lifesaving At Sea AKA Life Saving On The Aquitania (1921)

Lovely documentary detailing...

 

 

A GIRL PRODIGY

A Girl Prodigy (1922)

A girl with her hands tied behind her back pulls a boat full of men across a river...

THE MOTOR RAILWAY

The Motor Railway (1923)

Unusual train which travels between Headcorn in Kent and Robertsbridge in West...

THE TAIL LIGHT

The Tail Light (1927)

Police horses can be seen in the dark in Bradford.

BEAUTY SHOULD GO BEAUTIFULLY

Beauty Should Go Beautifully (1927)

Lovely ladies and beautiful cars compete for best looking woman in...

THE CHANNEL CYCLED NOW

The Channel Cycled Now (1927)

Rene Savard crosses the channel in a boat bicycle.

VICTORIA REGIA

Victoria Regia (1929)

Tropical plants in a botanical gardens - cute shot of a dog sitting in the middle...

HER LAST VOYAGE

Her Last Voyage (1929)

HMS "Ganges" is towed into Devonport to be broken up, Plymouth, Devon.

THE HOUSE THAT WASN'T - A FABLE OF TODAY

The House That Wasn't - A Fable Of Today (1930)

Interesting film about a house facade that hides a...

HALF AND HALF - SOME QUEER

Half And Half - Some Queer "Shots" (1930)

Trick film using slow motion, fast motion , film reversal,...

MR. FACING-BOTH-WAYS

Mr. Facing-Both-Ways (1930)

Crazy car which has two bonnets and drives forwards and backwards with two...

SEAMAN'S CHURCH

Seaman's Church (1930)

Great footage of an evangelical preacher who gives his sermon from a ship's mast.

QUEER CRAFT!

Queer Craft! (1931)

Aero-glider called "Hornet" and a "sea-car" are demonstrated.

THE AUTO-BABY

The Auto-Baby (1931)

A very young girl drives a baby car through French traffic.

HOW THE AUTO-GIRO WORKS

How The Auto-Giro Works (1931)

Detailed description and demonstration of how the autogiro stays in the...

TRAFFIC DRILL

Traffic Drill (1931)

Quirky item showing policemen practising their traffic signals.

ONE-WHEEL TRAFFIC

One-Wheel Traffic (1931)

Quirky item showing woman riding a unicycle - dog under one arm, handbag on the...

THE AIRPROP CYCLE

The Airprop Cycle (1932)

New idea for improving bicycles by attaching a propellor to the rear.

WHERE THE SNOW KING REIGNS

Where The Snow King Reigns (1932)

Husky teams pulling sledges and hardy swimmers at an icy cold...

THE ROAD YACHT

The Road Yacht (1932)

Strange contraption - a cross between a car and a boat - propelled by wind power.

NOVELTIES - HERE AND THERE WITH MEN AND MACHINES

Novelties - Here And There With Men And Machines (1932)

Very strong car tyres are demonstrated -...

[TO] GREENLAND'S ICY MOUNTAINS NO. 7

[to] Greenland's Icy Mountains No. 7 (1932)

Captain Bartlett's last report on his voyage to...

FLYING TRAINS

Flying Trains (1932)

Strange predictions of trains with wings and propellors - demonstrated on model...

A RISKY RIDE

A Risky Ride (1932)

Aquaplaning on tow by an airship - mad!

MOVIE ARCHERY

Movie Archery (1932)

Young ladies use bow and arrows to shoot a target as they pass by on a motorboat,...

JUST A CLOCK

Just A Clock (1933)

A clock tower at Messina in Italy with life-size golden figures strikes the hour.

FROM THE LAND OF LILLIPUT

From The Land Of Lilliput (1933)

A group of dwarfs or midgets arrive at a German airport and pose...

"Thanks For The Buggy Ride" New Style (1933)

Novel way to get about town - in an ostrich drawn...

ROUND THE CLOCK

Round The Clock (1933)

Aquaplanist spends 24 hours being pulled through water sitting on a piece of...

COMICAL CYCLES

Comical Cycles (1933)

A collection of weird and wonderful bicycles are ridden around a small racetrack.

AQUATIC ANTICS

Aquatic Antics (1933)

Quirky film showing a father and child who do a few stunts on an aquaplane board.

A TOM THUMB RAILWAY IN CUMBERLAND

A Tom Thumb Railway In Cumberland (1933)

A dinky steam railway is featured travelling through...

WHEELITIS

Wheelitis (1933)

Strange new motor wheel invention is demonstrated in Paris, France.

MOTOR BIKING - THE SPORT OF CLINGS!

Motor Biking - The Sport Of Clings! (1933)

Fun and games on motorbikes in Australia.

ROUND THE WORLD NO. 10 WITH THE

Round The World No. 10 With The "Pictorial" Cameraman On "The Empress Of... (1933)

Holidaymakers...

MOVING DAY

Moving Day (1933)

Nice item about large house that is literally transported down Delaware River, New...

THE 2CP CAR

The 2cp Car (1934)

Footage of two camels towing a vehicle through the Australian outback.

LILLIPUT TOWN!

Lilliput Town! (1934)

A small town in Vienna's fairground is inhabited by midgets.

TO THE LAND WHERE DEPRESSIONS COME FROM!  ICELAND NO. 1

To The Land Where Depressions Come From! Iceland No. 1 (1934)

A visit to Iceland, on board HMS...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 6

Would You Believe It? No. 6 (1934)

Strange things from around Britain including a female town crier...

EDGE OF BEYOND

Edge Of Beyond (1934)

A man rides a unicycle along the high wall of a huge dam.

SEAQUAPLANING!

Seaquaplaning! (1934)

A man 'seaquaplanes' along the water behind a seaplane.

RIDING OVER HILL AND DALE!

Riding Over Hill And Dale! (1934)

Motorbus with caterpillar tracks transports passengers over rough...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 11

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 11 (1934)

A futuristic airliner and aerodrome, a baby...