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MIRROR ON DONKEY

Mirror On Donkey (1937)

A lady reapplies her make-up in a small mirror attached to one of the donkeys on...

WELL PLASTERED

Well Plastered (1932)

Good footage of woman being given beauty treatment.

MIRROR ON UMBRELLA issue title is OUT OF THE WOOD

Mirror On Umbrella Issue Title Is Out Of The Wood (1938)

Young woman tries out quirky new device -...

BAGGED BY THE CAMERA

Bagged By The Camera (1938)

The latest ideas for handbags, purses and compacts.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 26 - AFTER THE BATHE IS OVER

Feminine Pictorialities No. 26 - After The Bathe Is Over (1934)

Fab item shows a bracelet...

MIRROR ON PRAMS

Mirror On Prams (1936)

A woman attaches a mirror to a pushchair to apply make up.

COSMETICS

Cosmetics (1942)

An item showing that cosmetics go back as far as ancient Egypt and Greece.

 

 

BATHING SUITS

Bathing Suits (1949)

Mannequins in a shop window come to life and model new bathing suits. London.

NOSE

Nose (1943)

A Joe Noble item about the nose, big or small, and its role in the body.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS ?

Can You Believe Your Ears ? (1934)

Guess the everyday sounds before the film of the action is shown.

JOCKEYING EVE

Jockeying Eve (1933)

Female jockeys compete in Horse races in France and Germany.

NAILS issue title is ENGLAND EXPECTS

Nails Issue Title Is England Expects (1939)

Hat decorated with nails, protective false nails and...

GIRL DIVER

Girl Diver (1941)

Girl diver Nancy Hellings dives in Sydney harbour. Australia.

TRANSPARENT MIRROR

Transparent Mirror (1949)

A camera is placed on the other side of a mirror to film girls in a hat shop....

FIGHTING FATHER TIME - A BEAUTY PARLOUR PEEP

Fighting Father Time - A Beauty Parlour Peep (1922)

Great peep into what goes on at the beauty...

THE RIGHT HAT - AND THE WRONG WAY

The Right Hat - And The Wrong Way (1928)

Great item showing the correct way for Madame to wear her...

DON McCORKINDALE MEETS VINA DE VESCI aka THE WEAKER SEX

Don Mccorkindale Meets Vina De Vesci AKA The Weaker Sex (1932)

Staged fight between boxer Don...

THE RIGHT HAT - AND THE WRONG WAY

The Right Hat - And The Wrong Way (1925)

Great item showing the correct way for Madame to wear her...

THE CAR-A-VAN

The Car-A-Van (1934)

New novelty invention of a car with an extendable boot and camping facilities.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 77

Caught By The Camera No. 77 (1936)

On Caught by the Camera this week we see the latest lingerie, a...

MISS DOLLY COMES TO TOWN

Miss Dolly Comes To Town (1937)

Dolls are made at a toy factory at Merton.

HEADNOTES!

Headnotes! (1939)

Great item shows hairdos to be worn with military uniform, plus South African beauty...

AIR THRILLS FOR EVE

Air Thrills For Eve (1931)

Female stunt artist performs a loop the loop strapped to the wing of a...

JUST SLIMMING ALONG

Just Slimming Along (1933)

Nice gentle exercise routine in a picturesque setting.

WE ARE EIGHTEEN

We Are Eighteen (1933)

Great shots of glamour girls in a tug of war contest and playing leapfrog.

GILDING THE LILY REVISED VERSION!

Gilding The Lily Revised Version! (1935)

Great story traces the history of cosmetics and reveals...

WITH LIPSTICK AND WHATNOT IN LABRADOR

With Lipstick And Whatnot In Labrador (1932)

Item about Eskimos in Labrador.

MAKE UP issue title PLAY SONG AND PATTER

Make Up Issue Title Play Song And Patter (1937)

Plain girls are given makeovers by well-known beauty...

BOSWELL TWINS

Boswell Twins (1939)

The Boswell twins mirror each others movements in a graceful but acrobatic dance.

MOTION

Motion (1942)

A camera and light show us the movement tracks for different activities in a study of...

LEATHER FAIR

Leather Fair (1954)

The latest ideas in bags and cases from the Leather Fair in London.

RINK HOCKEY

Rink Hockey (1954)

Female roller hockey team the Folkestone Stars seen in action in a match.

BRUSHES

Brushes (1942)

A look at new designs for hairbrushes including those with detachable aluminium bases.

THREE GIRLS IN A BOAT

Three Girls In A Boat (1933)

Three young women enjoy a relaxing break on a yacht in Norfolk.

INSTINCT!

Instinct! (1926)

Monkey is made to do human things - wearing a hat, winding a watch, using a handkerchief...

THE WEAKER SEX!

The Weaker Sex! (1933)

May Whitley throws Charles Cawkell about using jujitsu techniques.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 63

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 63 (1935)

A man does trick golf shots and a woman enjoys...

LIP STICK MAKING issue title - ARMS AND CHARMS

Lip Stick Making Issue Title - Arms And Charms (1939)

Footage of lipstick factory.

HOW SHE LOOKS

How She Looks (1943)

This item shows various things that go to make up a woman.

WOMEN'S FOOTBALL issue title is SWING TIME

Women's Football Issue Title Is Swing Time (1943)

Women's football match between munitions workers...

GIRLS ON MOTORBIKES aka NFS GIRL MOTORCYCLISTS, on sleeve as GIRLSON MOTORBIKES...

Girls On Motorbikes AKA Nfs Girl Motorcyclists, On Sleeve As Girlson Motorbikes... (1944)

Female...

TIES

Ties (1953)

Tie designer Walter Koby shows us sparkling specimens to celebrate new Elizabethan age.

CAUGHT BY THE CAMERA NO. 60

Caught By The Camera No. 60 (1935)

A horseshoe-shaped blacksmiths door, a lady chimney sweep, the...

CINEVIEWS IN BRIEF NO. 68

Cineviews In Brief No. 68 (1938)

Bakers in Vienna make a Christmas bun, the latest continental fashions...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 6

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 6 (1938)

A Missouri limestone mine, a woman uses a lipstick stencil and...

"Terpsichore" (1930)

"Treat 'em rough" dancing from Xenia and Aston - a sequence full of passion and...

OUR FLYING REPORTER

Our Flying Reporter (1934)

We take a trip to Le Touquet with some Windmill Theatre showgirls.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 71

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 71 (1936)

Mobile beauty counter, hiker's safety disc and...

CHANGING THE FACE OF THINGS

Changing The Face Of Things (1932)

Very weird item about strange realistic masks.

COWES REGATTA

Cowes Regatta (1965)

Yachts race for the Britannia Cup during the Cowes Regatta. Isle of Wight.