• 1890
  • 1900
  • 1910
  • 1920
  • 1930
  • 1940
  • 1950
  • 1960
  • 1970
  • 1980
  • 1990
  • 2000
  • 2011
THE SUPER GLIDER!

The Super Glider! (1930)

A glider is seen - various shots of the plane and its creator.

LITTLE KNOWN PROFESSIONS - THE EGG ENGINEERS

Little Known Professions - The Egg Engineers (1933)

A man abseils down a Yorkshire cliff to gather...

THE CHARCOAL BURNERS - A JAPANESE SIDELIGHT

The Charcoal Burners - A Japanese Sidelight (1930)

Wood is made into charcoal in Japan.

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

SPORTS DAY AT NAVAL DEPOT - CRYSTAL PALACE

Sports Day At Naval Depot - Crystal Palace (1916)

Sailors at Royal Navy depot have fun sports day. ...

LABOURERS PREPARE BUILDING FOR PRISONERS aka NAVVIES BATT

Labourers Prepare Building For Prisoners AKA Navvies Batt (1914-1918)

Shots of men at work with...

OXFORD CREW - PUTNEY

Oxford Crew - Putney (1920-1929)

Good footage of Oxford rowing crew practising on River Thames.

 

 

MAN BLOWING HUGE BALLOON

Man Blowing Huge Balloon (1930)

A feat of strength - man strains to blow up an extremely large balloon.

THE YOUNG SAMSON

The Young Samson (1929)

Strongman act - Saxon Brown performs various stunts aided by his mother!

STRENGTH!

Strength! (1930)

Strong man act by Saxon Brown - various stunts including lying on a bed of nails.

STRENGTH - SAXON BROWN

Strength - Saxon Brown (1930)

Strong man Saxon Brown performs various stunts.

STAGE STARS OFF STAGE - GEO. CLARKE AND TINY MITE

Stage Stars Off Stage - Geo. Clarke And Tiny Mite (1926)

A man dances with a young girl as they...

TEXTILE RESEARCH

Textile Research (1951)

Footage of clothes being tested for defects, London.

Blind Masseurs Train with Strongman - prima Carnera

Blind Masseurs Train With Strongman - Prima Carnera (1910-1919)

Blind masseurs train with boxer Primo...

BRITISH CHAMPION V CANADIAN CHAMPION - C.S.M. JIM ESSEN SGT. PETE BRANNON AT 3RD...

British Champion V Canadian Champion - C.S.M. Jim Essen Sgt. Pete Brannon At 3rd... (1914-1918)

Wrestling:...

WAACS

Waacs (1914-1918)

Good footage of Women's Auxiliary Army Corps in training - includes tug-of-war.

HIGHLAND MILITARY GATHERING

Highland Military Gathering (1914-1918)

Highland games at Chelmsford in Essex.

BRAEMAR GATHERING

Braemar Gathering (1910-1915)

Highland games at the Braemar Gathering in Scotland.

 WOMEN THROW ROLLING PINS AT DUMMY

Women Throw Rolling Pins At Dummy (1920-1929)

Bizarre game - throwing rolling pins at an effigy of a...

STRONG I TH' ARM EVE!

Strong I Th' Arm Eve! (1926)

Young French girl who claims to be the strongest woman in the world lifts...

A MIGHTY MAN IS HE!

A Mighty Man Is He! (1928)

Mr Price is an extremely strong blacksmith - shown at work and displaying his...

RIVER GIRLS

River Girls (1931)

Story about women rowers.

THE GRANITE MEN - FILMED AT DALBEATTIE, SCOTLAND

The Granite Men - Filmed At Dalbeattie, Scotland (1933)

Nicely shot film of a granite quarry in...

"Terpsichore" (1930)

"Treat 'em rough" dancing from Xenia and Aston - a sequence full of passion and...

A LITTLE TRAINING...GOES A LONG WAY

A Little Training...Goes A Long Way (1922)

Comic actor Jack Buchanan trains for his role as a boxer...

JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE - ONE EXCITING NIGHTMARE

Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - One Exciting Nightmare (1926)

Jerry gets into a fight with a cheese...

BORNEO AND THE PYGMY CANNIBALS

Borneo And The Pygmy Cannibals (1929)

Explorers visit Borneo - they punt along a river, meet some...