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MORAVIAN CONFECTIONERS EXHIBITION

Moravian Confectioners Exhibition (1947)

Sweet makers in Prague show off their skills - lots of sugar...

HUNGARIAN CHOCOLATE FACTORY - BUDAPEST

Hungarian Chocolate Factory - Budapest (1965)

Chocolate manufacture.

WE GO ALL FESTIVE!

We Go All Festive! (1935)

Lovely item about Christmas stockings and snowmen filled with toys and goodies...

TOY STORY: CANADA

Toy Story: Canada (1957)

Lots of toys in Canadian shops ready for Christmas.

SWEET BLOOMS Dublin issue

Sweet Blooms Dublin Issue (1942)

People wander around looking at flower displays at the Royal...

OPERATION HUMBUG

Operation Humbug (1949)

Good scenes of sweets being made and of children buying them.

HOLIDAY NEWS aka HOLIDAY SCENES - Blackpool

Holiday News AKA Holiday Scenes - Blackpool (1954)

How interesting is Blackpool as a Holiday...

 

 

JACK SIMPSON

Jack Simpson (1938)

Xylophone player Jack Simpson plays "Sweet Sue".

TOFFEE FOR FITNESS

Toffee For Fitness (1943)

Children are put on a novel 'milk and toffee diet' to build up strength. ...

GIRL CHESS PRODIGY

Girl Chess Prodigy (1967)

6 year old Jutta Hempel is chess prodigy. Flensburg, Germany.

FREDDIE TITMUS

Freddie Titmus (1967)

Cricketer Freddie Titmus runs sweets shop at Hatfield.

RUMANIAN FACTORIES AT WORK

Rumanian Factories At Work (1969)

Shots of Iassy, pan over industrial town.

KING GEORGE VI CORONATION PREPARATIONS aka CHOCOLATE MODELS IN FRANCE

King George VI Coronation Preparations AKA Chocolate Models In France (1936)

A chocolate...

MISS ELLA SHIELDS

Miss Ella Shields (1930)

Ella Shields in male drag (top hat and tails) sings 'Adeline'.

SWEETS FOR THE SWEET

Sweets For The Sweet (1934)

Good footage of chocolate factory in Somerdale in Avon.

RADIO REVELLERS

Radio Revellers (1931)

Radio Revellers singing 'Sweet Sue'.

NORMAN EVANS

Norman Evans (1938)

Footage of the comedian and entertainer Norman Evans with his puppet 'Jacko'.

RUSSIAN ADMIRAL GIVES A PARTY

Russian Admiral Gives A Party (1955)

Admiral Golovko, commanding the Russian goodwill squadron,...

NEW BEARS OLD WAYS

New Bears Old Ways (1965)

Bear cubs at London and Whipsnade Zoo + potto lemur.

VIETNAM - PEACE IN BRIEF

Vietnam - Peace In Brief (1966)

New Year truce in Vietnam lasts for four days.

LETTERING ROCK

Lettering Rock (1948)

Making sticks of Brighton Rock in traditional way at North London sweet factory.

SUGAR PULLING

Sugar Pulling (1952)

A chef demonstrates the art of sugar pulling. London.

CONFECTIONARY

Confectionary (1953)

Examples of models made from sugar. London.

SWEET LEILANI aka FELIX MENDELSSOHN AND HIS HAWAIIAN SERENADERS

Sweet Leilani AKA Felix Mendelssohn And His Hawaiian Serenaders (1946)

Felix Mendelssohn and...

SWEETS FOR GERMAN CHILDREN

Sweets For German Children (1948)

American pilots drop sweets for German children - US newsreel item.

BELGIAN CHOCOLATE FOR BRITISH CHILDREN

Belgian Chocolate For British Children (1948)

Celebration of 25th Anniversary of Air Service between...

MISS ELLA SHIELDS

Miss Ella Shields (1930)

Male impersonator Ella Shields sings and tap dances to 'Sweet Adeline' - dupe...

STEFFANI AND HIS SIXTEEN SINGING SCHOLARS

Steffani And His Sixteen Singing Scholars (1935)

Steffani conducts 16 young boys as they sing...

THE FIVE SHERRY BROTHERS BROS issue title PLAY-TIMING

The Five Sherry Brothers Bros Issue Title Play-Timing (1936)

The Five Sherry Brothers show off...

PEGGY DESMOND issue title THE YOUNG IDEA

Peggy Desmond Issue Title The Young Idea (1942)

Peggy Desmond plays 'Yours' and 'When We're Home,...

GIFTS POUR IN FOR SIR WINSTON

Gifts Pour In For Sir Winston (1954)

Thousands of Pounds are collected for Winston Churchill's 80th...

 MOUNTBATTEN OPENS BIF OLYMPIA

Mountbatten Opens Bif Olympia (1955)

Lord Mountbatten opens British Industries Fair at Olympia.

GIRL MAYORESS ELECTED IN BURNLEY, CHESTER AND FLINT

Girl Mayoress Elected In Burnley, Chester And Flint (1937)

Three teenage girls, juggle...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 56

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 56 (1939)

Stories in this item include footage of Casserta Palace in...

RUDY STARITA AND HIS NEW OCTARIMBA

Rudy Starita And His New Octarimba (1936)

Rudy Starita plays some old tunes on his new instrument,...

CAN YOU WHISTLE - IN YOUR THROAT?

Can You Whistle - In Your Throat? (1931)

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

PARTY SEASON

Party Season (1958)

Christmas party for under privileged children at Manchester Cinema.

RICHMOND DOG SHOW

Richmond Dog Show (1961)

Dogs in Richmond show their class before the judges.

WORLD PREMIERE AT MIAMI BEACH OF

World Premiere At Miami Beach Of "Sweet Bird Of Youth" (1962)

World premiere of 'Sweet Bird of...

BILLY REID

Billy Reid (1932)

Billy Reid and His London Accordion Band play some old-time popular tunes, and we are...

IT'S SWISS FORTNIGHT

It's Swiss Fortnight (1959)

Londoners celebrate all things Swiss - watches, edelweiss, crossbows and...

PARTY SEASON

Party Season (1958)

Christmas party for under privileged children at Manchester Cinema.

NEHRU IN KASHMIR

Nehru In Kashmir (1947)

Nehru visits Kashmir after Sir Hari Singh's decision that it should be...

GALA!

Gala! (1931)

Fascinating look at the dancing and cabaret in the Cafe de Paris nightclub.

PARATROOPS IN SUEZ ROUND UP

Paratroops In Suez Round Up (1952)

British troops on patrol in Suez Canal Zone - searching villages...

SPORT - HENLEY REGATTA

Sport - Henley Regatta (1952)

The British upper classes mix with rowing's elite at the annual Henley...

SALES TO THE SUN

Sales To The Sun (1966)

Easter sales, Easter holidays and Easter eggs.

MOTLEY AND MELODY NO 3

Motley And Melody No 3 (1930)

Max and Harry Nesbitt and the Maestro Singers entertain us with some...

THIS WAS YESTERDAY - reel 6

This Was Yesterday - Reel 6 (1955)

Fantastic look back at entertainers, celebrities, theatrical...

THE DERBY

The Derby (1964)

'Santa Claus' wins the 1964 Derby for his owner J Ismay.