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HERE & THERE

Here & There (1933)

Knights in armour in Oxford, furniture from light tubing, floating crane and pub with...

A SYMPHONY OF STEEL

A Symphony Of Steel (1933)

Nicely shot item about steelworks - more awe-inspiring than it sounds.

SKIDDING ALONG

Skidding Along (1933)

Two girls and a man have a go at aquaplaning on a river.

THERE'S A FORTUNE IN IT!

There's A Fortune In It! (1933)

Animated diagrams illustrate some odd American inventions.

NOAH UP TO DATE

Noah Up To Date (1933)

A man tries to take a census of animals in Sydney Zoo.

IMMORTALS IN STONE

Immortals In Stone (1933)

Great footage of the Mount Rushmoor National Memorial taking shape.

PRICKLY PEAR

Prickly Pear (1933)

Prickly pears or cactus plants seen growing in Australia.

 

 

"On The Air" Waves (1933)

A look at some ways of listening to the radio outside the home.

THE LOOPER

The Looper (1933)

Captain Russell Holderman breaks the record for number of loops performed in a glider.

"Dinner Is Served!" (1933)

Lions chew leather and rubber at a Californian zoo.

QUEER PALS

Queer Pals (1933)

A Massachusetts hermit man is seen with his bird and squirrel friends.

TRAILING THE WHALE

Trailing The Whale (1933)

A whaling ship harpoons a huge whale and brings it back to the shore.

THE

The "Grate" Highway (1933)

A new Continental method of road building is seen, using steel grating and...

ORGANISING AN ORGAN

Organising An Organ (1933)

Processes involved in making cinema organs.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 29

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 29 (1935)

An ingot is forged, new Italian firefighting...

AIR MAPPING

Air Mapping (1935)

Maps are produced in Italy using aerial photographs and the pentagraph system.

DRYLAND SWIMMING

Dryland Swimming (1935)

A woman perfects her swimming strokes in a living room using a specially...

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES NO. 50 - SEA AIR AND SEE 'HER'!

Feminine Pictorialities No. 50 - Sea Air And See 'her'! (1935)

The latest hats and outfits for...

FROM A DROP OF WATER!

From A Drop Of Water! (1935)

Creatures that live in a single drop of water are recreated in glass.

PICKING UP THE PILOT

Picking Up The Pilot (1933)

An airship lowers a rope ladder to pick up men from moving boats on the...

FIRE - FIRE - FIRE!

Fire - Fire - Fire! (1933)

A rural fire brigade go through an exercise in a snowy part of Germany.

FLAMING YOUTH

Flaming Youth (1933)

Flamingos in Germany leave their enclosure and go into a building for winter!

A PAGE FROM THE PAST

A Page From The Past (1933)

Francis Jehl, who worked with Edison, shows us the original phonograph...

READY FOR THE RING

Ready For The Ring (1933)

A German circus rider teaches her horse to do the goose-step!

HANDLE WITH CARE!

Handle With Care! (1933)

Men pick prickly pears on a Venezuelan cactus plantation.

HERE AND THERE

Here And There (1933)

Workings of a huge railway clock and a new gadget for golf.

ARE YOU A SAGITTARIAN?

Are You A Sagittarian? (1933)

Astrologer / psychologist Gabriel Dee gives us the low-down on...

HOT STUFF!

Hot Stuff! (1933)

A tank transports molten metal to a casting ship.

HUNTER'S PARADISE

Hunter's Paradise (1933)

Wild ducks and geese take off from Tule Lake, California.

THE CRAB RACE!

The Crab Race! (1933)

Ladies cheer on their favourites in a hermit crab race - no soundtrack.

CATS!

Cats! (1933)

Children try to catch cats to take to a school cat show in Melbourne.

THE CHAMPION!

The Champion! (1933)

We meet a champion egg-laying hen called Doreen.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 2

Would You Believe It? No. 2 (1934)

Unusual things from around the world including truffle hunting and...

SAGA CITY!

Saga City! (1934)

Alsatian puppies look cute while adult dogs are seen in police training.

CAN YOU BELIEVE YOUR EARS?

Can You Believe Your Ears? (1935)

We are invited to guess sounds of everyday tasks that have been...

BRER RABBIT

Brer Rabbit (1935)

Children pet small rabbits and other animals at Berlin Zoo.

PEEPS THROUGH THE WINDOW OF THE WORLD NO. 36

Peeps Through The Window Of The World No. 36 (1935)

Sundials on the Isle of Man, an autogyro lands...

HUNTING THE SEA DEVILS!

Hunting The Sea Devils! (1935)

Deep sea fishermen haul in two large stingrays.

ROBB WILTON

Robb Wilton (1934)

Great item with comedian Robb Wilton giving tips on hunting lions in the jungle.

FEMININE PICTORIALITIES [NO. 1]

Feminine Pictorialities [no. 1] (1934)

Capes and coats made from rabbit fur "of a very fine and silky...

THE CAT AND THE MOUSE

The Cat And The Mouse (1934)

A cat washes a rat by licking it all over.

WOULD YOU BELIEVE IT? NO. 3

Would You Believe It? No. 3 (1934)

Smallest shop in the world, pawnbroker pub, pious Sussex cottage...

OLD TIMERS

Old Timers (1934)

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

LESLIE HOLMES

Leslie Holmes (1934)

Leslie Holmes sings 'I'm The Monster of Loch Ness', then introduces us to the real...

"Locks, Bolts And - - " (1934)

Old machinery is contrasted with modern day versions.

SNEEZE-OLOGY

Sneeze-Ology (1934)

Professor Prodnose delivers a talk on sneezes with demonstrations.

ON THE RUN!

On The Run! (1934)

Sheep are herded and sheared in Australia.

JUST BIRDS

Just Birds (1934)

All kinds of fowl seen at a huge bird show.

WHEELING ALONG

Wheeling Along (1934)

British cycling champion Miss Hamilton tries out an exercise bike and the new...

BIRD WHISTLING PRODIGY

Bird Whistling Prodigy (1934)

A young American girl does several bird impressions.