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INTERVIEW WITH VICTOR KRAVCHENKO

Interview With Victor Kravchenko (1949)

Interview with Russian writer Victor Kravchenko.

Sports Writers' Awards

Sports Writers' Awards (1963)

1963 Sports Writers Awards ceremony

THE 'HALF SAFE'

The 'half Safe' (1955)

'Half Safe' arrives to Australia after 7 years of touring the world - including...

VIVE LE ROI! VIVE LE ROI!!

Vive Le Roi! Vive Le Roi!! (1932)

King Albert of Belgium cheered by crowds.

USS ATLANTA LAUNCHED

Uss Atlanta Launched (1941)

Author Margaret Mitchell launches the U.S.S. "Atlanta".

INTERVIEW WITH SOMERSET MAUGHAM

Interview With Somerset Maugham (1946)

Cuts from newsreel 46/85 - Somerset Maugham interviewed by...

GRAHAM GREENE IN PRAGUE

Graham Greene In Prague (1969)

Graham Greene leaving Czechoslovakia after short visit.

 

 

HAMMOND INNES

Hammond Innes (1960-1969)

Author and traveller Ralph Hammond Innes at home and working in his garden.

DISRAELI STATUE

Disraeli Statue (1914-1918)

Footage of the statue of Disraeli. London.

WRITER HENRY BATAILLE

Writer Henry Bataille (1910-1919)

Shots of French poet and playwright Henry Bataille.

NOVELIST BRICKLAYER

Novelist Bricklayer (1961)

Novelist Dennis Wheatley and his hobby of brick laying at his home in...

G.B.S. AS INCORRIGIBLY HUMOROUS AS EVER

G.B.S. As Incorrigibly Humorous As Ever (1932)

George Bernard Shaw talks to cameramen on arrival in...

PASSING OF LORD TWEEDSMUIR

Passing Of Lord Tweedsmuir (1940)

Footage of the Governor General of Canada, better know as John...

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF TOLSTOI [sic] aka TOLSTOY

In The Footsteps Of Tolstoi [sic] AKA Tolstoy (1935)

We see the area and preserved house in Russia...

STAY WITH US, FATHER

Stay With Us, Father (1955)

Father Huddleston, fierce opponent of South Africa's apartheid policy is...

Selected originals - THE GRAND NATIONAL

Selected Originals - The Grand National (1960)

Material relating to newsreel story "The Grand...

DONKEY DERBY - TOP JOCKEYS MEET

Donkey Derby - Top Jockeys Meet (1960)

Some of Britain's top jockeys compete at donkey Derby at...

BIOGRAPHY OF WINSTON

Biography Of Winston (1963)

Churchill's biography prepared by his son Randolph.

TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE

To Russia With Love (1966)

Chi-Chi, the panda, is moving from London to Moscow zoo.

H.G. WELLS INTERVIEW

H.G. Wells Interview

The famous author gives his remedies for the world depression.

WAR DAMAGE IN WARSAW

War Damage In Warsaw (1947)

Russian writers visit Warsaw.

"Bleak House" Auctioned (1949)

Charles Dickens' house in Kent, Bleak House, sold on auction for £...

 THE TASHKENT CONFERENCE

The Tashkent Conference (1958)

Meeting of writers from across the World in the capital of Uzbekistan....

SPAIN LADIES EQUESTRIAN CHAMPIONSHIP aka LADY RIDERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Spain Ladies Equestrian Championship AKA Lady Riders Championship (1962)

General Franco watches...

NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

Nobel Peace Prize (1967)

Writer Mr Asturias (Guatemalan Ambassador to Paris) wins Nobel Peace Prize.

BITTER-SWEET aka BITTER SWEET for text search purposes record a - reel 1

Bitter-Sweet AKA Bitter Sweet For Text Search Purposes Record A - Reel 1 (1929)

Stage...

BITTER-SWEET aka BITTER SWEET for text search purposes record c - reel 2

Bitter-Sweet AKA Bitter Sweet For Text Search Purposes Record C - Reel 2 (1929)

Stage...

RUDYARD KIPLING

Rudyard Kipling (1960-1969)

Rudyard Kipling in London hospital.

H.E. BATES

H.E. Bates (1972)

Footage of H.E. Bates walking in the grounds of his country home.

LORD BEAVERBROOK SAYING GOODBYE TO H.G. WELLS

Lord Beaverbrook Saying Goodbye To H.G. Wells (1910-1919)

Footage of Lord Beaverbrook with H G Wells on...

DENNIS WHEATLEY

Dennis Wheatley (1970-1975)

Footage of the author Dennis Wheatley at work.

RUMANIAN WRITER TUDOR ARGHEZI

Rumanian Writer Tudor Arghezi (1967)

Funeral of Rumanian writer Tudor Arghezi.

BELOVED B.P. -

Beloved B.P. - "The Ever Young" (1932)

Lord Baden-Powell inspects large gathering of Boy Scouts in...

FRENCH WAR CORRESPONDENTS IN BRITAIN

French War Correspondents In Britain (1940)

Arrival of French writers in Britain to see something of...

THE KING'S QUOTATION

The King's Quotation (1940)

Miss Haskins authoress of a quote used by King George VI in a Christmas...

STARS AT HOME - MISS SYBIL THORNDIKE

Stars At Home - Miss Sybil Thorndike (1922)

The actress Sybil Thorndike is seen at her home and in...

Selected Originals - SPECIAL - FOOTBALL WITH THE LID OFF

Selected Originals - Special - Football With The Lid Off (1952)

Material relating to newsreel...

GIPSY PROBLEMS aka GYPSY PROBLEMS

Gipsy Problems AKA Gypsy Problems (1964)

Official and unofficial gypsy sites are found in...

MILLION DOLLAR LEGS CONTEST

Million Dollar Legs Contest (1969)

Twelve dollybirds with lovely legs compete in Million Dollar Legs...

H G WELLS SPEAKS ON THE AMERICAN ENTRY INTO THE WAR

H G Wells Speaks On The American Entry Into The War (1940)

The famous author voices his opinions...

 AUSTRALIAN TEST TEAM DINNER

Australian Test Team Dinner (1948)

Prince Philip attends a dinner given in honour of the Australian...

TENNESSEE WILLIAMS HOME FROM EUROPE

Tennessee Williams Home From Europe (1950)

Playwright Tennessee Williams returns to USA on "Queen...

NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS VISIT ACROPOLIS

Nobel Prize Winners Visit Acropolis (1964)

Nobel prize winners visit Acropolis, Athens - they are...

HENLEY REGATTA aka HENLEY

Henley Regatta AKA Henley (1968)

Various shots of boat racing at Henley.

ELECTION 1970

Election 1970 (1970)

Shots of new Prime Minister Edward Heath outside number 10 Downing Street, London.

AUSTRIAN SPORTS WRITERS

Austrian Sports Writers (1969)

Austrian sports writers visit Budapest, Hungary.

TURGENEV'S JUBILEE

Turgenev's Jubilee (1968)

150th anniversary of Russian author Turgenev's birth celebrated in USSR.

SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB

Sherlock Holmes Pub (1958)

A tongue-in-cheek account of a reconstruction of Sherlock's Holmes' study in...

MONKEY ART LOVER aka MONKEY & ARTISTS

Monkey Art Lover AKA Monkey & Artists (1958)

Item featuring Donald Ogden Stewart's pet monkey using...

BOY CHESSMEN

Boy Chessmen (1960)

Boys dressed as chessmen take part in a play at Turners Court School in Benson,...