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ODD TIMERS

Odd Timers (1930)

Elaborate clock are featured - woman poses with the strange chronographs.

CUBS!

Cubs! (1930)

Cute baby Pumas play with a young child and a small wolf.

ROUGH RIDERS

Rough Riders (1930)

Contraptions for walking on water are demonstrated.

THE CAMERA CANNOT LIE!

The Camera Cannot Lie! (1930)

Camera tricks including optical printing & stopping and restarting the...

SNAPPY SNAPS!

Snappy Snaps! (1930)

Demonstration of whip cracking technique in Australia - some good stunts.

FAMILY FOOTBALL

Family Football (1930)

A father and eleven sons form a complete football team plus referee.

EARNING A LIVING!

Earning A Living! (1930)

Escapologist attempts a stunt - he is dragged behind a moving vehicle and...

 

 

AN ELECTRIC RUSHABOUT!

An Electric Rushabout! (1930)

Motorised tricycle is demonstrated - the inventor is stopped by a...

THE BIG BANGERS

The Big Bangers (1930)

Elaborate fireworks displays at Sutton and Crystal Palace.

LINES AND DOTS

Lines And Dots (1930-1939)

Interesting experiment results in pictures made of sand on pieces of glass.

FAMILY LIFE

Family Life (1930)

A very large family poses for the camera.

EVE AT THE CIRCUS

Eve At The Circus (1930)

Scenes from a circus at Olympia - Alfred Jackson's Dancers, Adele Nelson and...

OVER & OVER AGAIN

Over & Over Again (1930)

The Greene Sisters perform an acrobatic dance routine - synchronised...

THE RIVAL

The Rival (1930)

Glamour girl performs various stunts with a lasso.

TAKING A CHANCE

Taking A Chance (1930)

Woman demonstrates a new diving suit - bizarre.

BIGGER AND BETTER BABIES!

Bigger And Better Babies! (1930)

Zoo footage of baby elephants - some cute stuff.

PETS!  A CANADIAN CAMEO

Pets! A Canadian Cameo (1930)

Pet day in Toronto - various animals are seen in fancy dress.

NDERU FILMED AT BERKHAMSTED

Nderu Filmed At Berkhamsted (1930)

A tame zebra called "Nderu" is presented to the camera.

GOING TO THE DOGS

Going To The Dogs (1930)

Footage of a dog show then puppies getting a bath - they are hung on the line...

EDUCATED MUD!

Educated Mud! (1930)

Trick photography is used to show sculptures taking shape as if by magic.

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,...

THE LAD AND THE LASS

The Lad And The Lass (1930)

Silly film about a romance between two dogs - quite cute.

SEA AIRY

Sea Airy (1930)

Girls have a pillow fight, a wheelbarrow race, exercise, frolic in the sea etc.

DANCERS - GROTESQUE AND DAINTY

Dancers - Grotesque And Dainty (1930)

Good dance routines from the show "Victoria Vanities" - some...

BIG BOYS

Big Boys (1930)

Lovely footage of St Bernard dogs.

MIXED MANNERS

Mixed Manners (1930)

Old fashioned minuet contrasted with a wild Charleston - very funny!

PUSSY'S GLASSES

Pussy's Glasses (1930)

Funny story about short sighted cats being given glasses.

MARY EVER-SO-SWEET

Mary Ever-So-Sweet (1930)

Funny balancing act - a young girl called Mary gets thrown around by her...

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMB

Mary Had A Little Lamb (1930)

Various shots of a tame sheep which eats from peoples' hands and runs...

POSES AND THE POSER

Poses And The Poser (1930)

Young contortionist demonstrates how supple her body is - gruesome!

SOMETHING FOR THE YOUNGSTERS - DOLLS

Something For The Youngsters - Dolls (1930)

Scenes inside a doll factory - possibly in Germany.

NECKING ON THE NECKAR RIVER

Necking On The Neckar River (1930-1931)

New invention which fits around the neck and aids swimming.

AFTER THE BALL

After The Ball (1930)

A game of motorcycle football - various camera tricks are used including film...

CAN YOU DO THIS?

Can You Do This? (1930)

Ace gurner - he can hold a glass between his bottom lip and nose, rub his nose...

NOVELTY CARS

Novelty Cars (1930)

Various weird and wonderful cars are presented to the camera.

'HERE'S LEAPING LENA'

'here's Leaping Lena' (1930)

'Leaping Lena', the show jumping car, shows off her skills in Los Angeles....

PEEWEE AND HIS PALS BY SEEL - PRODUCED BY THE ANIMATION STUDIOS LTD. LONDON

Peewee And His Pals By Seel - Produced By The Animation Studios Ltd. London (1930)

Silly...

MR. FACING-BOTH-WAYS

Mr. Facing-Both-Ways (1930)

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

CAN PETS BE WILD?

Can Pets Be Wild? (1930)

Silly animal stuff - unedited Walter Futter Curiosities material.

SCIENTIFIC CURIOSITIES

Scientific Curiosities (1930)

Man looks through a microscope at a drop of water - we see all the...

SEAMAN'S CHURCH

Seaman's Church (1930)

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

WHAT IS IT?  MONKEY, DOG OR BEAR?

What Is It? Monkey, Dog Or Bear? (1930)

Strange animal that looks like a cross between a monkey a...

CINEMA ORGANIST

Cinema Organist (1930-1939)

Cinema organ is put through its paces - rising from the pit then returning.

CYCLISTS NOVEL WEDDING

Cyclists Novel Wedding (1930)

Cyclist couple arrive to wedding on bicycles and depart on a tandem.

LOONIE LIDS

Loonie Lids (1930-1939)

Great Joe Noble cartoon illustrating his ideas for hats of the future.

RADIO HAT aka RADLO HAT

Radio Hat AKA Radlo Hat (1931)

A man at a bus stop tries out the new invention of the Radio hat.

FIRE

Fire (1931)

Different ways of making fire are examined, from rubbing sticks to lighting matches.

THE JUGGLING DEMONS

The Juggling Demons (1931)

The Juggling Demons (two men dressed as devils) amaze us with their juggling...

THE MYSTERY OF MARRIAGE aka SECRETS OF MARRIAGE

The Mystery Of Marriage AKA Secrets Of Marriage (1931)

Amazing early sex education film - strange,...