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"Blazing The Air Trail" (1932)

Preparations for an airmail flight from Croydon to South Africa.

SPEEDING UP THE MAILS

Speeding Up The Mails (1932)

Sacks of letters loaded from van onto a plane - Airmail to the Ottawa...

 DO IT NOW

Do It Now (1932)

Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald speaks to the Nation about the his debt conversion...

HEARD ... MILES AWAY!

Heard ... Miles Away! (1932)

Scenes of destruction following an explosion at a chemical works.

BLOWING UP A MOUNTAIN

Blowing Up A Mountain (1932)

Long shots of an explosion in a marble quarry in Italy - half a mountain...

HULLO ... HULLO ... EVERYBODY! GENE GERRARD CALLING !! aka CINEMA BENEVOLENT...

Hullo ... Hullo ... Everybody! Gene Gerrard Calling !! AKA Cinema Benevolent... (1932)

Gene...

"God Speed The Plough"! AKA Good Speed The Plough (1932)

Ploughing competition in Sussex - good...

 

 

PRINCE GEORGE

Prince George (1932)

Prince George, the Duke of Kent, visits a bath tub factory in Leeds. Good shots of...

THE COPENHAGEN EXHIBITION

The Copenhagen Exhibition (1932)

The Prince of Wales opens and visits an exhibition of British goods in...

"And The Desert Shall Blossom Like The Rose" (1932)

Views of the Lloyd Barrage in India.

'THE RAG OF RAGS'

'the Rag Of Rags' (1932)

Liverpool students dress up and ride on floats to raise money for charity.

"For The Evening Of Their Days!" AKA Ramsey Macdonald Opens Home For Aged Miners (1932)

Ramsay...

BRITISH INDUSTRIES

British Industries "Show The World"! (1932)

Duchess of York watches fashions, Queen Mary inspects...

THE PRINCE OF WALES

The Prince Of Wales (1932)

The Prince of Wales looks over new excavation machinery at British Industries...

MARY HAD A LITTLE ... CALF!

Mary Had A Little ... Calf! (1932)

Children are given calves to look after to interest them in...

THE PRINCE IN

The Prince In "Filmland" (1932)

Prince of Wales visits film studios and watches actors at work.

WITH THE CHURCH'S BLESSING aka WITH THE CHURCHES BLESSING

With The Church's Blessing AKA With The Churches Blessing (1932)

French fishermen get blessing...

TO BE ABOVE ANY LONDON FIRE! aka TO BE ABOVE LONDON'S FIRES

To Be Above Any London Fire! AKA To Be Above London's Fires (1932)

London Fire Brigade show off...

SPRING IS HERE ... DEFINITELY! aka DEFINATELY

Spring Is Here ... Definitely! AKA Definately (1932)

Icebreakers break up the frozen surface of the...

RAF'S NEWEST

RAF's Newest "Arm" (1932)

Fast launches demonstrate their speed in the seas off Southampton.

"It's A Wonderful World We Live In" (1932)

Folk ceremonies from Germany and Berkshire - men chase...

"A Symphony In Steel" ... And All British! (1932)

Great views of the massive North Shore Bridge...

GOOD LUCK ... KAYE DON

Good Luck ... Kaye Don (1932)

Work on the boat "Miss England III" - being prepared to attempt a speed...

LONDON'S SMARTEST ... AND THAT'S SAYING SOMETHING!

London's Smartest ... And That's Saying Something! (1932)

Good shots of London firemen...

500 BUSINESS GIRLS

500 Business Girls (1932)

London shop assistants, secretaries, typists, telephonists etc. give keep fit...

REAL

Real "Hustling" (1932)

Good shots of the building of the Olympic Village for the 1932 Los Angeles Games.

THE

The "Prudential" Blaze (1932)

London firemen deal with a blaze at the head office of an insurance...

"All Is Safely Gathered In " (1932)

Great 1930s Harvesting footage - horses, pitch forks and the...

INTERNATIONAL SHEEP-DOG TRIALS

International Sheep-Dog Trials (1932)

Sheep dogs competing in Hyde Park - just like 'One Man & his...

WINE ... WHILE YOU WAIT!

Wine ... While You Wait! (1932)

Ceremonial pressing of grapes in French town - people drink the juice...

BY AIR ... WHEREVER POSSIBLE!

By Air ... Wherever Possible! (1932)

Prince of Wales and Duke of Kent fly in seaplane to visit...

LANCASHIRE PIT DISASTER

Lancashire Pit Disaster (1932)

Bleak shots of coal mining community after 19 lives are lost in mining...

... OTHERWISE IT WAS A COMPLETE SUCCESS!

... Otherwise It Was A Complete Success! (1932)

Scientists spend lots of time working on their...

THEIR NEW SHIP

Their New Ship (1932)

The steel hulled sailing ship 'Peking' comes into Greenhithe to replace the older...

RECORD BEATEN BY OVER 7 SECONDS!

Record Beaten By Over 7 Seconds! (1932)

London firemen compete against each other and show off their...

WITH A MIGHTY ROAR!

With A Mighty Roar! (1932)

A limestone quarry in Germany - dynamite blows apart the face.

INTRODUCING THE NEW

Introducing The New "Bluebird" AKA Blue Bird (1932)

Sir Malcolm Campbell shows off the improvements...

FATE!

Fate! (1932)

The ship 'Oregon Star' slowly burns out after a two day fire.

AGAIN KING COAL TAKES TOLL!

Again King Coal Takes Toll! (1932)

Shots of the coal mine in Ashton-in-Makerfield where 25 have died...

IL DUCE'S CROWNING ACHIEVEMENT

Il Duce's Crowning Achievement (1932)

Mussolini looks over the creation of a new city in Italy's...

93 MILES PER HOUR AT TIMES! aka 95 MILES PER HOUR

93 Miles Per Hour At Times! AKA 95 Miles Per Hour (1932)

Views of new design of diesel railway...

NEW SHIPS FROM OLD! aka NEW SHIPS FOR OLD

New Ships From Old! AKA New Ships For Old (1932)

A ship breakers' yard in Blyth. We see bits of...

SOME TUNNEL!

Some Tunnel! (1932)

King Albert of Belgium visits the site of a new tunnel under the Scheldt waterway.

IN THE EVENING OF THEIR DAYS!

In The Evening Of Their Days! (1932)

Touching piece featuring the Haswell Moor Aged Miners Home Choir...

BRITISH

British "Baby" Car's Triumph! (1932)

George Eyston drives his MG Midget at over 120 mph on track near...

AFTER CROYDON ... WALTHAMSTOW!

After Croydon ... Walthamstow! (1932)

Residents of Walthamstow, London celebrate the result of a vote...

"Silent Cal" (1933)

Tribute to late American President Calvin Coolidge.

ORCHARD

Orchard" Offensive" Opens (1933)

Farmers spray loads of chemicals over trees to control insects.

ANOTHER

Another "Gold Rush" (1933)

Men of the London Stock Exchange rush onto the streets as boom hits.

IF IT ISN'T

If It Isn't "British", See It's "Empire"! (1933)

New Zealand and Australian meat on display at...