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REBUILDING BUDAPEST

Rebuilding Budapest (1961)

Restoration of historic buildings goes hand in hand with new building...

OPENING OF PRINCES THEATRE

Opening Of Princes Theatre (1929)

Crowds gathered outside Princes Theatre in North Shields to see...

'OCTATENT' PORTABLE OPERATING THEATRE

'octatent' Portable Operating Theatre (1969)

New portable operating theatre is demonstrated in...

CHARITY PAGEANT - CAMBERWELL

Charity Pageant - Camberwell (1914-1918)

Girls in strange costumes for charity pageant scurry round outside...

WHEN THE EARTH TREMBLED!

When The Earth Trembled! (1932)

Ruins of the New Zealand town of Napier following an earthquake.

FIG FOUR ATTEND BALLET IN MOSCOW

Fig Four Attend Ballet In Moscow (1947)

Foreign Secretaries of France, Britain, USA & USSR attend...

WASHINGTON THEATRE DISASTER

Washington Theatre Disaster (1922)

Theatre disaster in Washington, United States of America.

 

 

HUNGARIAN REFUGEES HOLD CONCERT TO AID BRITISH REFUGEES listed on sleeve as...

Hungarian Refugees Hold Concert To Aid British Refugees Listed On Sleeve As... (1957)

Britain's...

MENTAL HOSPITAL IN ROME

Mental Hospital In Rome (1950)

Item showing activities of inmates in a mental hospital in Rome, Italy.

CUBA DEMONSTRATION aka CUBA DEMO TRAFALGAR SQUARE

Cuba Demonstration AKA Cuba Demo Trafalgar Square (1962)

Good scene of peaceful sit-down protest...

RUSSIAN ACTOR CELEBRATED

Russian Actor Celebrated (1965)

Famous Soviet actor and director Juri Zavadsky celebrates his 70th...

PICTURE HOUSES

Picture Houses (1915)

Shots of cinemas advertising ambulance benefit.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Famous comics sell programmes for the Farmers Distress Fund.

WHY GIRLS LEAVE HOME

Why Girls Leave Home (1914)

People go off to see the melodramatic play. An early film by Edison.

SOVIET YAKUT ART

Soviet Yakut Art (1957)

Communist leaders attend concert to mark the end of festival of Yakut Art....

 AERIAL VIEW OF NAPLES

Aerial View Of Naples (1949)

Aerial views of Naples - Italian newsreel item.

DEAN ACHESON RECEIVES HONORARY DEGREE

Dean Acheson Receives Honorary Degree (1952)

US Secretary of State Acheson in ceremonial procession...

PRINCESS MARGARET IN NORWICH

Princess Margaret In Norwich (1952)

Princess Margaret visits City Hall and hospital in Norwich....

PRESIDENT KENNEDY IN COSTA RICA

President Kennedy In Costa Rica (1963)

American President Kennedy visits Costa Rica.

SHAKESPEARE ANNIVERSARY IN RUSSIA

Shakespeare Anniversary In Russia (1964)

Soviet political and artistic leaders celebrate the 400th...

MISS MARY ANDERSON VISITS AMERICAN WOUNDED BACK FROM THE WESTERN FRONT

Miss Mary Anderson Visits American Wounded Back From The Western Front (1914-1918)

Miss Anderson...

MALENKOV RESIGNS - BULGANIN NEW PRIME MINISTER

Malenkov Resigns - Bulganin New Prime Minister (1955)

Khruschev emerges as new strong man in...

FUNERAL OF ALDERMAN EDWARD HEWITSON

Funeral Of Alderman Edward Hewitson (1930-1939)

Lots of local people come out to pay respects at the...

DEPLETED RAILWAY SERVICE

Depleted Railway Service (1926)

Effects of General Strike on life in Britain.

LAMBETH CONFERENCE

Lambeth Conference (1968)

300 bishops attend special performance of 'Hadrian VII' at Mermaid Theatre....

NATIONAL THEATRE SITE

National Theatre Site (1969)

The stars turn out to help lay foundations of the new National Theatre in...

FESTIVAL TO HONOUR 20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE RED BANNER ENSEMBLE OF THE SONGS AND...

Festival To Honour 20th Anniversary Of The Red Banner Ensemble Of The Songs And... (1949)

Army...

THEATRE OWNERS CONVENTION

Theatre Owners Convention (1940)

American Secretary of Defence speaks at Theatre Owners Convention in...

ITALIAN ELECTIONS

Italian Elections (1948)

Cuts from newsreel 48/32 - Italian Elections - various locations in Italy.

 IKE SEES CINERAMA FILM PERFORMANCE

Ike Sees Cinerama Film Performance (1955)

President Dwight D Eisenhower sees a Cinerama film in...

MACMILLAN AT THE MOSCOW BOLSHOI THEATRE

Macmillan At The Moscow Bolshoi Theatre (1959)

Harold Macmillan visits the Bolshoi Ballet with...

NEWS FLASHES NEW LIGHTWEIGHT MOTORCYCLES FOR THE POLICE, VIVIAN LEIGH FIGHTS TO...

News Flashes New Lightweight Motorcycles For The Police, Vivian Leigh Fights To... (1957)

Roundup...

SAPPER FILM   reel 2

Sapper Film Reel 2 (1900-1919)

The development of the Sapper for war purposes from 1900 to W.W.11.

NIBBLES FROM

Nibbles From "The Curate's Egg" - Ambassadors Theatre, London (1922)

Revue extracts - an Adam...

TUC BACKS GOVERNMENT POLICY

Tuc Backs Government Policy (1949)

Will Lawther makes an anti-Communist speech to the TUC Congress.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Roundup of the short news around the world.

THEATRE CHOCOLATE SELLERS DEMONSTRATE

Theatre Chocolate Sellers Demonstrate (1920)

Theatre Chocolate Sellers demonstrate on board a boat...

"Suffer The Little Children" (1958)

European refugee children learn English and celebrate Christmas at...

TALK OF TORQUAY - C.E.A. SPECIAL FOR CONFERENCE

Talk Of Torquay - C.E.A. Special For Conference (1955)

CEA Conference in Torquay + a day in life...

DE GAULLE IN RUSSIA

De Gaulle In Russia (1966)

French President General de Gaulle visits Russia.

TIME TO REMEMBER - OVER BY CHRISTMAS  1914  - record a - reel 1

Time To Remember - Over By Christmas 1914 - Record A - Reel 1 (1914)

Events of 1914 - World...

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1948)

Roundup of the short news from around the world.

HERE'S TO THE MEMORY - part 2

Here's To The Memory - Part 2 (1910-1929)

Excellent retrospective looking back over 50 years - this reel...

CINEMA TAX MUST GO

Cinema Tax Must Go (1958)

Pathe looks deeply into the issue of the Cinema Tax.

THE WORKHOUSE WARD reel 1

The Workhouse Ward Reel 1 (1950-1959)

Filmed play - very funny stuff about two grumpy men who live in the...

DRAMA ON GREEK VISIT

Drama On Greek Visit (1963)

Anti-Greek demonstration during the State visit of King and Queen of Greece.

TIME TO REMEMBER -  THE RELUCTANT WARRIORS  1939  - reel 1

Time To Remember - The Reluctant Warriors 1939 - Reel 1 (1939)

Documentary about events of...

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 2

General Strike Number 2 (1926)

Item shows effect of General Strike on all aspects of British life.

GENERAL STRIKE NUMBER 3

General Strike Number 3 (1926)

Effects of General Strike on lives of British people.

SCRAPBOOK FOR 1933 - reel 3 of 3

Scrapbook For 1933 - Reel 3 Of 3 (1933)

Great film outlining the events of 1933.