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WALTER LINDRUM

Walter Lindrum (1932)

Billiards expert shows us how to make a Hundred Break.

CUES NOT BY WALTER LINDRUM

Cues Not By Walter Lindrum (1932)

The billiard player Walter Lindrum shows off his skills a the table.

MACHINE MADE TENNIS

Machine Made Tennis (1934)

Footage of equipment and training methods used for improving tennis skills.

ALL TOGETHER

All Together (1933)

Hundreds of women perform a synchronised exercise routine at a sports stadium.

TAKE A CUE

Take A Cue (1933)

Billiards player Willie Smith gives us some tips on how to play.

CHILD ROAD SAFETY

Child Road Safety (1936)

A mother teaches her child road safety skills with model cars.

GOLF aka HOW TO PLAY GOLF

Golf AKA How To Play Golf (1947)

Golf champion Alfred Padgham gives lesson to beginner named Brenda.

 

 

DENIS COMPTON

Denis Compton (1947)

Cricketer Denis Compton teaches his five year old son the game. Kenton, Middlesex.

DAVID LOBER

David Lober (1950)

Dance instructor David Lober gives girls lesson in keeping the body supple. London.

POLO PEEPS

Polo Peeps (1932)

Expert JAE Traill shows some young ladies how to play polo.

IN THE SWIM

In The Swim (1934)

The British swimmer Bob Leiver demonstrates his skills in a swimming pool, Winsford,...

SHOTS AND SHOOTERS

Shots And Shooters (1928)

Good footage of women shooting pistols. Men teach them technique.

DANCE DANCE LITTLE GIRLS

Dance Dance Little Girls (1931)

Excellent film showing young dancing girls including a 3 year old doing...

SUPER DRILL!

Super Drill! (1931)

Girl pupils at Harrogate College in Yorkshire perform synchronised keep fit routines.

DIVERS TRAIN ON LAND

Divers Train On Land (1931)

Funny footage of men who practice diving suspended by ropes.

WOMAN SHOT

Woman Shot (1940)

Shooting champion Margaret Wilson gives lessons on her small rifle range.

CHILD RIDING INSTRUCTRESS issue title - CAME THE DAWN

Child Riding Instructress Issue Title - Came The Dawn (1942)

13 year old Anne Kent gives horse...

ICE SKATING

Ice Skating (1947)

Heather Harding-Cox gives us some tips on how to ice skate properly.

FOILING

Foiling (1949)

Young Johnny Francis trains to become fencing champion one day.

FLORAL SCHOOL

Floral School (1954)

Students of a school of floristry in Hammersmith learn to make various floral...

ENTER KING WILLOW

Enter King Willow (1929)

Tuition for young cricketers at Lord's

INDOOR CRICKET!

Indoor Cricket! (1933)

Cricket lessons are given in a "big West End Store".

DENIS COMPTON aka WHAT ARE THEY DOING NOW?

Denis Compton AKA What Are They Doing Now? (1947)

Cricketer Denis Compton teaches his five year...

BALLOON MAN

Balloon Man (1956)

David Cecil (aka Windy Blow) shows some children how to make animals out of balloons.

MAGIC FOR YOU beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Magic For You Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

The secrets behind some simple...

PLAITED POLYHEDRA

Plaited Polyhedra (1960)

Three-dimensional geometric paper shapes made without using glue by Robert...

MAGIC FOR YOU beware - other Colour Pics share this title

Magic For You Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1960)

One of a series showing the...

BOY JUDO STAR

Boy Judo Star (1960)

Orange belt Jim Pook, aged four, demonstrates his skill at a judo class in Highgate,...

SCOTLAND'S OUR SWITZERLAND!

Scotland's Our Switzerland! (1932)

People having fun on skis - including being towed behind horses.

ETON COLLEGES STEEPLECHASES

Eton Colleges Steeplechases (1932)

Boys from Eton school wade through stream on cross country run .

AS YOU LIKE IT

As You Like It (1929)

Gardening lessons are given to young children at a school in North Kensington.

SOME STEPS FROM THE KALGOORLIE FOX-TROT

Some Steps From The Kalgoorlie Fox-Trot (1924)

New ballroom dancing steps are demonstrated - dancers...

DO YOU PLAY GOLF

Do You Play Golf (1931)

Professional golfer Gene Sarazen shows a lady how to hit a golf ball out of a...

THE QUICK STEP

The Quick Step (1932)

The famous dancer Santo Casani demonstrates the Quick Step.

THE DANCING LESSON

The Dancing Lesson (1926)

Kathleen Dorian and her daughter Joan dance in a garden.

MADAME WILL YOU DANCE?

Madame Will You Dance? (1925)

Tips on correct dancing style by Dinah (?) Harris and Ted Trevor.

A SCHOOL FOR GLIDERS!

A School For Gliders! (1934)

Gliders are set off from an Austrian mountainside.

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MISS AILEEN RIGGIN

Camera Interviews - Miss Aileen Riggin (1928)

Champion diver Aileen Riggin shows her technique.

THE FRENCH TANGO, MADE EASY

The French Tango, Made Easy (1927)

Santos Casani, Jose Leonard and the "Charleston Babies" demonstrate...

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - WILL HAY

Camera Interviews - Will Hay (1928)

Nice but incomplete film of Will Hay performing one of his...

THE TRACK RIDERS

The Track Riders (1928)

Good footage of cycling women racing around the tracks. W.J. Bailey does some...

SHOULD GIRLS BOX?

Should Girls Box? (1929)

Funny footage of young schoolgirls learning how to box then having a big fight!

BEAUTY SCHOOL

Beauty School (1921)

Fantastic contraptions and beauty regimes - bizarre rubber devices and electrolysis...

DANCE FACTORY

Dance Factory (1928)

Dancing school - chorus girls are groomed.

DANCING TIPS

Dancing Tips (1926)

The right and wrong way to dance - demonstrated by Phyllis Haylor and Alec Millar.

THE NEW FOX TROT MADE EASY

The New Fox Trot Made Easy (1927)

Santos Casani and Jose Lennard perform the new fox-trot - some...

SKATERS' WALTZ

Skaters' Waltz (1930)

Santos Casani & Jose Lennard demonstrate the Skaters' Waltz - the Charleston Babies...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 110

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 110 (1940)

Young men in athletics training and women learning to cook,...

"Make-Up" School! (1940)

Actors learn how to age themselves and change their appearance with make-up.

SAPLINGS IN THE SUN

Saplings In The Sun (1931)

Physical jerks performed by Australian schoolboys.