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TIME MARCHES ON

Time Marches On (1946)

London transport workers repair and replace damaged clock on bus route.

"Time, Please!" (1940)

A look at the machinery that works Rome's speaking clock.

SECRETS OF NATURE - STARTING IN LIFE - version 2

Secrets Of Nature - Starting In Life - Version 2 (1930)

Duplicate version of STARTING IN LIFE -...

COMING UP!

Coming Up! (1940)

Mushroom spores are incubated, cultivated picked in Australia.

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1934)

Timepieces and clocks through the ages, ending with the modern clock of the Shell...

PIGEONS LEAD SALES DRIVE

Pigeons Lead Sales Drive (1959)

Typewriter company sends pigeons to customers asking if they want...

TIME PLEASE

Time Please (1945)

Item showing machinery which ensures time signals and speaking clock are correct.

 

 

PAVEMENT CLOCK

Pavement Clock (1950)

Jeweller, Mr. Dyson, puts clock into pavement outside his shop.

PEOPLE IN CAMERA

People In Camera (1947)

Scottish swimming star - Cathie Gibson and American Millionaire Leo Chertok.

SECRETS OF NATURE - SUNDEW

Secrets Of Nature - Sundew (1930)

Educational film about the "sundew" plant - nice time lapse...

SECRETS OF NATURE - THE FROTHBLOWER  aka FROTH BLOWER

Secrets Of Nature - The Frothblower AKA Froth Blower (1932)

Educational film about cuckoo spit...

BOMBAY STRIKE

Bombay Strike (1947)

Workers hold one-day strike is held in Bombay, India.

SECRETS OF NATURE - THE STRANGLER

Secrets Of Nature - The Strangler (1930)

Educational film showing how a dodder grows - it is a plant...

CUCKOO-SPIT  FROGHOPPERS

Cuckoo-Spit Froghoppers (1940-1949)

Educational film showing how cuckoo-spit is made.

SECRETS OF NATURE - SCARLET RUNNER & CO

Secrets Of Nature - Scarlet Runner & CO (1930)

Educational film showing how runner beans grow - good...

DIGGING FOR VICTORY

Digging For Victory (1943)

Quirky comedy sketch by Ministry of Information about growing winter...

ONE O'CLOCK - A LIVERPOOL CAMEO

One O'clock - A Liverpool Cameo (1932)

What happens in Liverpool when one o'clock is announced by...

SECRETS OF NATURE - AMAZING MAIZE

Secrets Of Nature - Amazing Maize (1933)

Educational film showing how maize grows - some time lapse...

SECRETS OF NATURE - ABNORMAL METHODS OF NUTRITION

Secrets Of Nature - Abnormal Methods Of Nutrition (1930-1939)

Educational film showing various unusual...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 540 - reel 2 of 3 - CALIFORNIA

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 540 - Reel 2 Of 3 - California (1965)

Out takes (cuts, rushes) for...

SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME  issue title is I LIKES THAT

Shape Of Things To Come Issue Title Is I Likes That (1942)

Eccentric item about passing of time...

STRIKES aka STRIKE ON MAY DAY

Strikes AKA Strike On May Day (1969)

Fleet Street print workers and London dockers strike on May Day.

SECRETS OF NATURE - BREWSTER'S MAGIC

Secrets Of Nature - Brewster's Magic (1933)

Educational film all about hops - from seed to beer.

SECRETS OF NATURE - STARTING IN LIFE - version 1

Secrets Of Nature - Starting In Life - Version 1 (1930)

Educational film all about how different...

NEW YORK SCENES

New York Scenes (1940)

Aerial shots of New York and landmarks.

EMERGENT AFRICA

Emergent Africa (1968)

Fascinating and detailed look at Lesotho in South Africa, shortly after the...

FILM FANFARE - NO 17  sections 1 & 2

Film Fanfare - No 17 Sections 1 & 2 (1956)

Peter Noble film gossip, Joe Henderson singalong and...

PEACEFUL YEARS  reel 2

Peaceful Years Reel 2 (1919-1938)

A history of the "The Peaceful Years" from 1919 to 1938

MARCH OF TIME - CHINA FIGHTS BACK

March Of Time - China Fights Back (1940)

An issue of the "March of Time" examining Chinese politics.

SCRUTINY

Scrutiny (1963)

Truly hilarious pastiche of the "March of Time" film series - chimps make a newsreel!