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BRITAIN MOURNS TINTED

Britain Mourns Tinted (1925)

Footage of comedian Alfred Lester shown in tribute after his death. Yellow...

RECO AND MAY

Reco And May (1951)

Reco and May entertain the crowds at Battersea Park, London.

CANADIANS CELEBRATE

Canadians Celebrate (1914-1918)

Canadians celebrate Empire Day at Swindon.

DOROTHY PROVINE'S HERE

Dorothy Provine's Here (1962)

US actress plays around for cameras on her arrival at Heathrow Airport.

THE STARS

The Stars "Off-Stage" Miss Norah Blaney And Miss Gwen Farrar The Famous Revue... (1924)

Fabulous...

MAX MILLER

Max Miller (1945)

Comedian Max Miller and friend working on building site.

THE WIERE BROTHERS

The Wiere Brothers (1931)

The Wiere Brothers do a fun dance routine (one of the best!), then some silly...

 

 

STARS AS THEY ARE -  SOMETIMES  - MR JACK HULBERT  POT LUCK  REVUE

Stars As They Are - Sometimes - Mr Jack Hulbert Pot Luck Revue (1922)

Amusing pastiche of...

S. AFRICAN TOUR

S. African Tour (1925)

Prince Edward on HMS Repulse + celebrations on board as ship crosses equator.

PANTO PEEP

Panto Peep (1932)

Filmed excerpt of a Dick Whittington pantomime at the Garrick Theatre, starring Dorothy...

DANCE MOMENTS FROM RIO RITA

Dance Moments From Rio Rita (1930)

Extracts from the musical "Rio Rita" starring George Gee and Leslie...

EXCUSE ME...

Excuse Me... (1930)

Nervo and Knox get a pasting by a bevy of chorus girls with boxing gloves.

VARIETY ARTISTS GOLF TOURNAMENT

Variety Artists Golf Tournament (1922)

Comedians Billy Merson and Charlie Austin take part in golf...

BINDING THE BOOK OF THE PRINCE OF WALES - WITH INTERRUPTIONS FROM MR GEORGE...

Binding The Book Of The Prince Of Wales - With Interruptions From Mr George... (1923)

Comedian...

A SCENE FROM

A Scene From "London Calling" Duke Of York's Theatre London (1924)

Comedy skit from a stage show...

BEAMS FROM -

Beams From - "The Beauty Prize" At The Winter Garden Theatre, London (1923)

Extracts from "The...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - BILLY BENNETT - ALMOST A GENTLEMAN

Camera Interviews - Billy Bennett - Almost A Gentleman (1927)

Ace music hall performer Billy...

ICE - CREAM - O!  FROM

Ice - Cream - O! From "A To Z" Revue (1930)

Comedy skit featuring George Carney as an ice cream...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - DAVY BURNABY THE FAMOUS CO-OPTIMIST

Camera Interviews - Davy Burnaby The Famous Co-Optimist (1928)

Comedian Davy Burnaby tries to put...

ROYAL TOUR 1947

Royal Tour 1947 (1947)

Cuts from newsreel 47/17 - Royal Tour, outward journey on HMS Vanguard.

 VIP VISITORS TO VENICE

Vip Visitors To Venice (1951)

Churchill, Gene Raymond, Jeannette MacDonald, Harold Lloyd in Venice.

FLASHBACKS extracts

Flashbacks Extracts (1910-1919)

Reel of extracts from a retrospective documentary tracing the development of...

DARLING I LOVE YOU

Darling I Love You (1930)

Scenes from "Darling I Love You" starring George Clark, Neil McKay, Vera...

THE FOLIES BERGERE REVUE on sleeve as REVIEW

The Folies Bergere Revue On Sleeve As Review (1930)

Advertising film for the new Folies Bergere...

NIBBLES FROM

Nibbles From "Rats" At The Vaudeville Theatre, London (1923)

Extracts from a revue show staring...

THE STARS AT HOME [NORMAN LONG & CHARLIE AUSTIN]

The Stars At Home [norman Long & Charlie Austin] (1930)

Comedians Norman Long and Charles Austin...

A PEEP AT

A Peep At "Here Comes The Bride" (1930)

Scenes from "Here...

VARIETY CLUB STAR GALA

Variety Club Star Gala (1968)

Celebrities from stage, screen, tv and radio at Battersea Park funfair.

LAUGHTER AND LIFE

Laughter And Life (1928-1960)

Compilation of funny bits from lots of feature films linked by the lovely Sid...

FLASHBACKS  Reel 1 reel 1 is old reels 1 & 2 combined

Flashbacks Reel 1 Reel 1 Is Old Reels 1 & 2 Combined (1896-1909)

Retrospective documentary tracing...