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WORLD'S FASTEST TANK - version a

World's Fastest Tank - Version A (1931)

A new tank is put through its paces on a testing track.

UNDER THE REPARATIONS ACT aka UNDER PREPARATIONS ACT

Under The Reparations Act AKA Under Preparations Act (1931)

A large seaplane is being built by...

THANKS ... MR CLERK OF THE WEATHER!

Thanks ... Mr Clerk Of The Weather! (1931)

Scenes of early Spring in London's Hyde Park.

"The New-Old Blue Bird" AKA Bluebird (1931)

Malcolm Campbell looks at his rebuilt car and talks off...

FOG ... THE SEAMAN'S WORST ENEMY!

Fog ... The Seaman's Worst Enemy! (1931)

A steamer crashes off Dungeness.

THE FAMOUS NAVAL

The Famous Naval "Battle Of Flowers" (1931)

Battle of Flowers on boats in the harbour of Cannes,...

"For Those In Peril On The Sea ..." (1931)

New lifeboat is launched in front of large crowd at...

 

 

AIRSHIPS TO ANCHOR OVER HEART OF CITY!

Airships To Anchor Over Heart Of City! (1931)

Hugo Eckener and Al Smith plan to moor airships on the...

A CITY WIPED OUT ... THOUSANDS DEAD!

A City Wiped Out ... Thousands Dead! (1931)

Managua - capital of Nicaragua - is flattened by a...

AFTER THE TRAGEDY OF MANAGUA

After The Tragedy Of Managua (1931)

Refugees flee fires and ruins after the recent earthquake in...

271 RUNNERS

271 Runners (1931)

Cross country race over snowy course near Paris.

WITH ALL THE IMPRESSIVE POMP - mute version

With All The Impressive Pomp - Mute Version (1931)

Archbishop Damaschinos blesses the sea for...

WHERE ONCE KING ALFRED REIGNED

Where Once King Alfred Reigned (1931)

The Hursely fox hunt sets off from Winchester on their New Year...

200 MPH VISITOR!

200 Mph Visitor! (1931)

Pilot Frank Hawks breaks a speed flying record.

MILES OF FOREST ABLAZE

Miles Of Forest Ablaze (1931)

Terrible forest fires come close to American town of Lakewood.

SKATING EVERYWHERE!

Skating Everywhere! (1931)

People enjoy a cold snap by skating on frozen fens in Lincolnshire.

"Phantom Football" (1931)

Chelsea beat West Ham in football match in very foggy conditions.

POWERSCOURT PLOUGHING MATCH

Powerscourt Ploughing Match (1931)

Tractors and horses are both used in a ploughing competition in...

BY THE ODD GOAL IN 3!

By The Odd Goal In 3! (1931)

Scotland beat Ireland in womens' hockey match on snowy pitch.

LEARN TO FLY IN SAFETY

Learn To Fly In Safety (1931)

A pilot in Surrey shows off a wonderful new flight simulator - using a...

"Another Good Idea Goes Wrong!" (1931)

Inventor Maurice Porier shows off his rocket plane - it...

GREAT FIRE IN LONDON

Great Fire In London (1931)

Over 1,000 firemen battle a warehouse fire in London.

IN PERIL BY THE SEA!

In Peril By The Sea! (1931)

Coastal erosion causes the collapse of the foundations of a house.

FLYING ... REVOLUTIONISED!

Flying ... Revolutionised! (1931)

New design of Junkers plane displayed in Berlin - it uses crude oil...

AN ENGINEERING RECORD

An Engineering Record (1931)

A new bridge is moved into place in Glaisdale after flood washed away the...

A SAGA OF THE SEA

A Saga Of The Sea (1931)

Various rescue attempts try to save the crew of a ship beached in heavy...

THE ROAD TESTER

The Road Tester (1931)

Man measures gradients of hills, road cambers, mileage, bridge heights etc.

RADIO HAT aka RADLO HAT

Radio Hat AKA Radlo Hat (1931)

A man at a bus stop tries out the new invention of the Radio hat.

THE MOTOR CARAVAN

The Motor Caravan (1931)

Footage of holiday makers taking an early caravan out for a break in the...

OFFICE ROBOTS

Office Robots (1931)

Footage of several new inventions to help office staff.

MAN VERSUS NATURE

Man Versus Nature (1931)

Footage of a Japanese ice breaker cutting through the frozen waters near...

MOVING DAY

Moving Day (1931)

Nice item of the animals at Berlin Zoo, Germany.

THE WISEST BIRD IN THE WORLD

The Wisest Bird In The World (1931)

Juan Tio the talking parrot grants Pathetone a special interview.

SEA DENIZENS

Sea Denizens (1931)

A visit to Brighton Aquarium, narrated by the curator, GW Weller.

I'VE JUST DROPPED IN

I've Just Dropped In (1931)

An auto-gyro lands at a petrol station to fill up.

THE STAR SEEKER

The Star Seeker (1931)

An enormous telescope seen in Treptow, near Berlin.

THAT CHEERFUL LITTLE MOUTHFUL

That Cheerful Little Mouthful (1931)

A huge hippo is fed and cleaned at New York Zoo.

SPEED!

Speed! (1931)

A plane, a steam train and a speedboat have a race where a railway track runs parallel to a...

THE OXYGEN CAR!

The Oxygen Car! (1931)

A German car run on liquid oxygen is taken for a test drive.

MEET THE BOXERS

Meet The Boxers (1931)

Unpleasant story shows two cats fighting in a little boxing ring.

THE BOUNCER

The Bouncer (1931)

A biplane bounces along the ground on its wheels.

TAMING EAGLES

Taming Eagles (1931)

Naturalist Captain Knight shows us the birds of prey he has trained for falconry; a...

THE HIGH JUMPER

The High Jumper (1931)

A dog called Spot jumps from a 40 foot high ladder into a net held above the...

PRETTY POLL

Pretty Poll (1931)

American parrot fanciers show off their birds and get them to talk for the camera.

VOLTS!

Volts! (1931)

Experiments with electric 'man-made lightning volts'.

THE DOUBLE DROP

The Double Drop (1931)

Race to reach the sea between a parachutist and the pilot of a biplane.

THE ZOO NURSERY

The Zoo Nursery (1931)

Children visit baby animals at Berlin Zoo.

FIRE

Fire (1931)

Different ways of making fire are examined, from rubbing sticks to lighting matches.

FLOODTIME!

Floodtime! (1931)

Scenic shots of flooded fields at sunset.

FIRE FIGHTERS OF FRANCE

Fire Fighters Of France (1931)

Powerful water hoses are tested over the River Seine in Paris.