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FOOT ARTIST

Foot Artist (1954)

Story about young girl who can draw with her feet whilst playing piano, Southfields,...

THE HOME MADE ORGAN!

The Home Made Organ! (1934)

Mr Dayton plays a tune on the organ he made in 40 years out of egg cases and...

SKATE PUSHBALL!

Skate Pushball! (1933)

Men on roller skates play with a huge football and girl skaters play 'musical...

THE BELLS!

The Bells! (1931)

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

THE CANARY CHOIR!

The Canary Choir! (1932)

Group of canaries in cages sing along to "The Bells of St Mary".

FINGERLESS PIANIST

Fingerless Pianist (1933)

Footage of man with missing fingers playing piano with new device.

CECIL HARRINGTON aka CECIL HARINGAY

Cecil Harrington AKA Cecil Haringay (1936)

Cecil Harrington - includes playing piano with nose &...

 

 

ROSINA DIXON SINGING COOK

Rosina Dixon Singing Cook (1937)

Rosina Dixon, singing cook, sings for Pathe.

NICHOLL SISTERS

Nicholl Sisters (1937)

The Nicholl sisters perform a speciality dance with two balloons.

BELLS PLAYED BY WOMEN aka CARILLONEUSE

Bells Played By Women AKA Carilloneuse (1937)

An item showing Norah Johnston who is the only English...

ROSETTE

Rosette (1937)

Rosette gives an unusual performance by combining acrobatic dancing with playing the...

ANNA MAC issue title is MIND THE DOORS

Anna Mac Issue Title Is Mind The Doors (1938)

Young girl plays traditional Scottish music by shaking...

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1938)

Mr A. J. A. Symons showing the largest collection of musical boxes in the world.

MUSICIAN AND BIRDS issue title is WATER WATER EVERYWHERE

Musician And Birds Issue Title Is Water Water Everywhere (1938)

Quirky item about man plays an...

KIDS VIOLINS aka VIOLINDA

Kids Violins AKA Violinda (1940)

John Brown teaches children music with his invention the violinda...

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 11

Would You Believe It? No. 11 (1934)

Odd things including strong man with a table, chair, piano and...

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 76

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 76 (1936)

A girl with a pet rabbit and ferret, baby hippo...

CAN YOU WHISTLE - IN YOUR THROAT?

Can You Whistle - In Your Throat? (1931)

Young girl does bird impersonations and whistles a song in...

TWO TONE HAIRSTYLES aka RAYMOND

Two Tone Hairstyles AKA Raymond (1956)

Crimper extraordinaire Raymond really excels himself with his...

FABRIC STORY

Fabric Story (1957)

Terrifying film about using the same fabric for clothes, curtains and furniture.

KITCHEN HATS

Kitchen Hats (1959)

If you like hats and being in the kitchen - this one's for you.

MUSICAL BOXES

Musical Boxes (1955)

Shop packed with great novelty gift items.

MEN'S HAIR STYLES

Men's Hair Styles (1956)

A fabulous 'Elephant Trunk' quiff is created for a teddy boy at Cyril's...

DOG FASHIONS aka POODLE FASHION SHOW beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Dog Fashions AKA Poodle Fashion Show Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1956)

Doggie...

SPACE AGE HAIR FASHIONS

Space Age Hair Fashions (1962)

Hair fashions are out of this world in Wokingham.

TESTING NYLON STOCKINGS

Testing Nylon Stockings (1956)

Nice story showing new ladder proof nylons being manhandled.

POODLE SPRAYING

Poodle Spraying (1963)

A look at the latest whacky fashion fad - spraying your poodle to match your hair.

TROUSER FASHIONS

Trouser Fashions (1964)

Great new fashions in trousers for women - some adorable outfits.

K-9 FASHION aka DOG FASHIONS beware - other Colour Pics share this title

K-9 Fashion AKA Dog Fashions Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1965)

One in every...

RANDOM SCULPTURE

Random Sculpture (1965)

Sculptress Pauline Brooks uses scrap yard junk to create works for her London...

STANELLI AND EDGAR aka STANWELL AND LEDGAR

Stanelli And Edgar AKA Stanwell And Ledgar (1931)

The variety stars Stanelli and Edgar provide...

MICHEL on sleeve as MICHEAL

Michel On Sleeve As Micheal (1931)

The amazing Michel plays the xylophone and tap dances at the same...

OUR BASEST BASS on sleeve as OUR BASEST BASE

Our Basest Bass On Sleeve As Our Basest Base (1931)

Bass singer Malcolm McEachern sings 'In Cellar...

REYMOS

Reymos (1932)

Reymos the Ventromusician plays a musical instrument that he invented.

REVERIE

Reverie (1932)

An art deco figure on an ashtray comes to life and dances about with a transparent scarf.

FINGER DANCING!

Finger Dancing! (1933)

Monsieur Georges Andre Martin shows us some expert finger dancing, with and...

THE UNDERWATER MAN

The Underwater Man (1933)

Underwater man Monsieur de Lalyman plays the violin, eats and drinks then...

TAPPITOUT

Tappitout (1933)

The composer Herman Darewski introduces a new party game.

FASHION TEAR-UP

Fashion Tear-Up (1967)

Paper dresses are the latest fashion from Paris, France.

FISH LEATHER

Fish Leather (1949)

Fish skins are turned into a material used to make belts, shoes and bags. Mitcham,...

PATRICIA DAINTON

Patricia Dainton (1950)

Patricia Dainton has sequinned flower painted onto her skin as fashion...

HAIR STYLES

Hair Styles (1950)

Great footage of short hairstyles for the 50s, inspired by the Eton crops of the 20s.

FASHION FLASH

Fashion Flash (1950)

Latest hair fashions involves butterflies, beetles and even large spiders, London.

HAT FASHIONS

Hat Fashions (1950)

The latest hat fashions on display at Cafe de Paris in London.

"Prospect Of Whitby" Hat Show (1950)

Models display latest fashions in hat at 'Prospect of Whitby'...

SQUADRONAIRES BAND

Squadronaires Band (1952)

The Squadronaires jazz band play 'Riot in Rio', Essex.

SEA MOSS FOR FASHIONS

Sea Moss For Fashions (1952)

Fishermen at Southend harvest sea moss which is used as ornaments and...

BEAUTY CULTURE

Beauty Culture (1953)

Great shots of scary-looking beauty treatments at the Academy of Beauty Culture.

HATS

Hats (1953)

Pathe cameraman Stan Goozee films a man trying on hats from concealed position.

LAMPSHADE HAT

Lampshade Hat (1954)

Hairdresser Biagio demonstrates his new "coolie hat" hairstyle on dancer Chin Yu.