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ROUGH SEAS

Rough Seas (1971)

Various footage of seascape, excellent quality throughout

STARFISH FILMED BY MICROSCOPIC PHOTOGRAPHY, 1920s

Starfish Filmed By Microscopic Photography, 1920s (1920-1929)

C/U shots of parts of a starfish.

SEA! SEA! THOU MIGHTY MONSTER

Sea! Sea! Thou Mighty Monster (1929)

Gales create huge waves which batter the coastline of Britain...

BRITAIN'S WILD WEST

Britain's Wild West (1933)

Short but sweet travelogue showing various spots in Cornwall and its...

SEA FEVER!

Sea Fever! (1933)

A lifeboat rolls about on a very rough sea.

FURS FOR EARLY SPRING

Furs For Early Spring (1923)

Shots of furry beasts destined to be skinned for coats.

WATER SPORTITES

Water Sportites (1931)

Surfing the waves in Hawaii.

 

 

THE CURIOSITIES OF THE SEA

The Curiosities Of The Sea (1932)

Item about the hermit crab and the squid.

SEA SHORE TREES

Sea Shore Trees (1937)

A look at trees on the seashore at Dovercourt, they are part of a submerged forest...

SCOTLAND MARCHES ON - SHORT VERSION

Scotland Marches On - Short Version (1930-1939)

Nicely made film extolling the goodness of milk - nice...

SCOTLAND MARCHES ON - LONG VERSION

Scotland Marches On - Long Version (1930-1939)

Scottish film celebrating the introduction of milk scheme...

SEA! ... SEA!! ... THOU MIGHTY MONSTER!

Sea! ... Sea!! ... Thou Mighty Monster! (1932)

High seas lash against the sea front at Hastings -...

THE GUILLEMOT AT HOME - A FARNE ISLANDS PEEP

The Guillemot At Home - A Farne Islands Peep (1933)

Various shots of birds nesting on cliffs.

THE BEACON!

The Beacon! (1931)

Lizard Lighthouse in Cornwall - the keeper cleans and turns the lamp - nice footage.

DAREDEVIL FISHERS

Daredevil Fishers (1940)

Young men climb down cliffs to fish in the pounding surf at South Head near...

FRESH AIR FROLICS

Fresh Air Frolics (1931)

By use of camera techniques the ghostly figure of a woman walks the high wire...

SWINGING THE LEAD

Swinging The Lead (1942)

A look at how the depth below a ship is measured.

A MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND

A Mediterranean Island (1940-1949)

Educational film about Cyprus.

SEA HARVESTS

Sea Harvests (1940-1949)

Educational film about various fishing techniques including Whaling, Trawling and...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 307 - DERELICT VILLAGE

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 307 - Derelict Village (1960)

Out takes (rushes, cuts) for "DERELICT...

THE HOME OF THE FALCON BY CHARLES D. HEAD

The Home Of The Falcon By Charles D. Head (1933)

Growth of some Peregrine Falcon chicks is observed...

PADDY'S MILESTONE!

Paddy's Milestone! (1934)

A visit to the island of Ailsa Craig, between Scotland and Ireland.

THE GREAT CLEAN UP - A

The Great Clean Up - A "Buoyant" Story Of Our Coasts (1931)

A "Whistling Buoy" is taken out to...

A LOVE NEST

A Love Nest (1930)

Underwater footage of a fish building a "love nest" for his fishy wife.

SUPER KITCHENS

Super Kitchens (1931)

Chefs at work on board a liner using various labour saving devices.

THE PILLAR OF LIGHT

The Pillar Of Light (1933)

Lighthouse in Flamborough is featured with a description of how the light is...

FLOTSAM AND JETSAM

Flotsam And Jetsam (1928)

Various strange creatures of the sea are presented to the camera.

FLYING DOWN TO RIO

Flying Down To Rio (1932)

Preview of item Flying Down to Rio.

ALL SEASONS PLEASE

All Seasons Please (1937)

A look at beautiful Lulworth in Dorset with its cove and many thatched...

TIDES

Tides (1939)

Educative item explaining how interrelationship between moon and earth produces tides.

DESERTED VILLAGE issue title is PATHE PICTORIAL LOOKS AT PASSING OF THE YEARS

Deserted Village Issue Title Is Pathe Pictorial Looks At Passing Of The Years (1947)

Old...

RADAR HARBOUR

Radar Harbour (1948)

SS Tynwald is guided into Douglas, Isle of Man, using radar.

NOW, FOR A CHANGE, COME WITH US TO SOUTHERN POLAR SEAS - WHALE HUNTING!

Now, For A Change, Come With Us To Southern Polar Seas - Whale Hunting! (1932)

Whale is...

BIRDS FREE AND FANCY aka PEACOCKS

Birds Free And Fancy AKA Peacocks (1930)

The common Gull is compared in beauty to the Peacock.

THE SEA GIRT ISLE OF LUNDY

The Sea Girt Isle Of Lundy (1931)

Scenic shots of the Isle of Lundy - rugged cliffs, shipwrecks,...

FINGAL'S CAVE

Fingal's Cave (1934)

We visit Fingal's Cave on the isle of Staffa in the Inner Hebrides.

LAYING A

Laying A "Talk-Highway" (1922)

Interesting item showing the laying of an under sea telephone cable...

FIND A WORD NO. 1

Find A Word No. 1 (1940-1949)

Cinematic guessing game for children - various images which the children have...

SHARK FISHING

Shark Fishing (1958)

Item about shark fishing off the Cornish coast.

ALONG AUSTRALIA'S BARRIER REEF

Along Australia's Barrier Reef (1932)

Scenes in Australia - coral reefs, soldier crabs, hunting for...

FINANCIAL PHILOSOPHY FROM FISHES

Financial Philosophy From Fishes (1932)

Jokes about the financial situation in America relating to...

WATER issue title is MUM'S THE WORD!

Water Issue Title Is Mum's The Word! (1943)

Quirky but informative item about water, includes some...

GALES AND FLOODS POUND SOUTH COAST

Gales And Floods Pound South Coast (1950)

Fierce gales around the south coast of England wreck ship...

WHALING

Whaling (1940-1949)

Educational film showing whale hunting procedures.

SCIENCE IN FISHING

Science In Fishing (1958)

An experiment by Cornish fishermen to try and find pilchards through radar...

MARINE BIOLOGY

Marine Biology (1959)

Samples of seaweed and sea water are taken by employees of the Port Erin Marine...

FEDALA

Fedala (1960)

A visit to the coastal resort of Fedala in Morocco, starting from London Airport.

THE RIVER

The River (1924)

Educational film - the story of a river.

SECRETS OF NATURE - SPRINGTIME IN THE SCILLIES

Secrets Of Nature - Springtime In The Scillies (1932)

Educational film showing bird life of the...

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 3

The Workhouse Ward Reel 3 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...