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CRACKS OF THE WHEEL

Cracks Of The Wheel (1935)

Three stunt motorcyclists demonstrate their skills.

MEXICAN POLE DANCE

Mexican Pole Dance (1937)

Fascinating religious dance in Mexico.

CRASH !!

Crash !! (1930)

Footage of cars crashing into each other to test strength of new bumper.

SUPER BALANCERS

Super Balancers (1933)

Good footage of a motorcycle stunt team in action.

SKYROBATICS

Skyrobatics (1933)

Footage of aeroplanes performing stunts at an air show.

CANINE CLEVERNESS

Canine Cleverness (1936)

A clever Alsatian dog does balancing tricks.

CRAZY RIDING

Crazy Riding (1936)

A stuntman performs daring tricks on a moving motorcycle.

 

 

SKYROBATICS

Skyrobatics (1938)

Acrobatics do their act on a show ground for a crowd of people.

PRAGUE aka PRAQUE

Prague AKA Praque (1946)

A trick cyclist performs stunts in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

LOOPERS

Loopers (1932)

Footage of aircraft performing loop-the-loop stunt at air show.

STRONG KID aka STRONG BABY

Strong Kid AKA Strong Baby (1941)

A three year old boy shows his strength by lifting a sack, vacuum...

WHEELERS

Wheelers (1930)

New sport in France involving large wheel.

THE RIDER

The Rider (1932)

A small boy rides his motorcycle around a circus ring in France.

THE OVERLOAD

The Overload (1932)

The German Road Police perform various stunts on motorcycles, Germany.

PARACHUTE DROP - U.S.A.

Parachute Drop - U.S.A. (1938)

An American inventor tries out a new parachute which opens more quickly...

ROME POLICE DISPLAY

Rome Police Display (1938)

Policemen in Rome put on a display which includes riding up and down steps on...

ONE HANDED SNOOKER

One Handed Snooker (1933)

Demonstration of Geoffrey Benstead's one handed snooker technique.

HAIR RAISERS

Hair Raisers (1933)

Motorcycle stunts performed at a showground in Birmingham.

SOMETHING FOR THE YOUNGSTERS

Something For The Youngsters (1933)

A man plays with big bubbles and wire shapes.

EDGE OF BEYOND

Edge Of Beyond (1934)

A man rides a unicycle along the high wall of a huge dam.

JUMPING CYCLISTS

Jumping Cyclists (1936)

Young men do stunts of bicycles - riding over ramps and jumping over people.

BOXING ON SKATES aka BOXERS ON SKATES

Boxing On Skates AKA Boxers On Skates (1937)

Novelty item about two men boxing whilst wearing roller...

CRASHING CARS

Crashing Cars (1938)

Australian stuntman crashes cars for living.

SKETCHING MADE EASY

Sketching Made Easy (1940)

A demonstration of sketching made easy, involving a photograph and some...

AUSTRALIA aka PATHE FRONT PAGE

Australia AKA Pathe Front Page (1947)

Performing dogs from Australia show off their tricks.

IN SUNNY HAVANA

In Sunny Havana (1931)

Cuban President Dr Machado meets members of his military and watches a flypast.

FLYING DISPLAY AT HAWKINGE

Flying Display At Hawkinge (1934)

Formation of planes is tied up with ropes at rehearsal for Hendon...

LOG ROLLING AT NORWICH

Log Rolling At Norwich (1935)

Canadian log rolling Champion shows the Norwich men how it is done.

WILD HORSE RIDING

Wild Horse Riding (1935)

Trick riding and a Bucking Bronco competition as Lethbridge in Alberta...

FRENCH AIR DISPLAY

French Air Display (1937)

French President watching air display.

GATE CRASHING!

Gate Crashing! (1930)

French competition of opening and closing a gate so your car can drive through,...

GRIFF THE BUBBLE KING

Griff The Bubble King (1931)

Griff the clown demonstrates his balancing skills with a small lamp.

THE NEAR ZERO DISH

The Near Zero Dish (1931)

An experiment to see how lions react to frozen food.

NORMAN HENDERSON

Norman Henderson (1932)

The composer Norman Henderson play the piano single handed.

RISKING DEATH

Risking Death (1932)

A motorcycle balancing stunt takes place eighty feet up in the air before an...

THE EXPERT

The Expert (1933)

A French horseman demonstrates his skills.

THE WHIP CRACKER

The Whip Cracker (1933)

Champion whip cracker Jim Ashton demonstrates his skills.

WHAT HO!  SHE JUMPS!

What Ho! She Jumps! (1934)

A car that can't be wrecked zooms about over the scrubland.

JUST A BALANCER

Just A Balancer (1935)

Good story of the tightrope walker Con Colleano demonstrating his skills on the...

RABELLO - JUGGLING WIZARDRY

Rabello - Juggling Wizardry (1936)

Talented juggler Rabello shows his balancing and juggling skills.

ONE WHEEL WIZARDS

One Wheel Wizards (1936)

Cyclists perform various stunts on their bicycles in Vienna, Austria.

THE STATUE LIVES

The Statue Lives (1936)

21 year old farmer Harold Lawrence shows he is Britain's strongest youth by...

WHEEL WIZARDRY

Wheel Wizardry (1936)

Men and boys do clever balancing tricks on unicycles and bicycles.

THE FAMOUS WALLENDAS

The Famous Wallendas (1937)

Amazing acrobatic stunts on the high wire performed by the famous Wallendas.

STRAINING FOR TRAINING

Straining For Training (1938)

Footage of a circus team in training.

SKILL ON SKATES!

Skill On Skates! (1940)

Pretty Italian girls do spins and stunts on roller-skates at Turin.

MEXICAN HORSEMANSHIP on sleeve as MEXICAN HORSE MANSHIP part of DUBLIN REEL

Mexican Horsemanship On Sleeve As Mexican Horse Manship Part Of Dublin Reel (1941)

US Envoy...

TAKING THE PLUNGE Dublin issue

Taking The Plunge Dublin Issue (1942)

Diving display from a bridge over the Yarra River in Melbourne,...

LONDON DIVING DISPLAY

London Diving Display (1939)

Footage of high divers in demonstrating their skills in Wood Green,...

YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL

You Can't Be Too Careful (1940)

Acted out scenes showing checks against Fifth Columnists in England.