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BEHIND THE BLACKOUT

Behind The Blackout (1940)

Singer Adelaide Hall is among the cabaret artists at The New Florida Club in...

UNDER THE SURFACE

Under The Surface (1940)

Tropical fish and sea animals seen at the Trieste Aquarium in Italy.

PRESCO AND CAMPO

Presco And Campo (1940)

Presco and Campo entertain with their comedy acrobatic act.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 94

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 94 (1940)

Midgets board a liner for Europe and children watch a...

THE HUMAN OSTRICH!

The Human Ostrich! (1940)

A man eats glass and razor blades, lies on a bed of nails and bends an iron...

RICKSHAW WHOOPEE!

Rickshaw Whoopee! (1940)

Chinese people pull rickshaws through the 'Chinese Village' area of San...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 97

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 97 (1940)

Motorcycle trials and skiers in the Italian Alps and trains...

 

 

JABULA!

Jabula! (1940)

Africans take part in a war dance contest in a Durban arena, South Africa.

EDDIE POLA

Eddie Pola (1940)

Eddie Pola introduces and sings some well-known tunes that sound alike.

"Darting Dinghies!" (1940)

Men and women race dinghies around the Long Island Sound in New York.

THE MORSE MACHINE

The Morse Machine (1940)

New machine invented in Italy transmits Morse characters through a lens.

SHEPHARD'S [sic] PIE

Shephard's [sic] Pie (1940)

Sydney Howard, Richard Hearne and company entertain troops in the show...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 103

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 103 (1940)

A mechanical shop staffed by dolls, ducks in Sweden and...

SKILL ON SKATES!

Skill On Skates! (1940)

Pretty Italian girls do spins and stunts on roller-skates at Turin.

THE THREE VIRGINIANS

The Three Virginians (1940)

Singing trio The Three Virginians perform 'Roll Out The Barrel'.

ICY SCOOTERS!

Icy Scooters! (1940)

People have fun in ice yachts in Bellport, Long Island.

KING COAL!

King Coal! (1940)

Good shots of workers in a new Italian coal mine near Trieste.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 104

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 104 (1940)

Pedigree cats and demonstration of furniture that converts...

HELLO TWINS!

Hello Twins! (1940)

Beautiful baby polar bears seen at the Hague Zoo with their mother.

ON GUARD!

On Guard! (1940)

Good footage of the Home Defence Battalions - forerunner of the Home Guard.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 105

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 105 (1940)

A baby car in Italy and yachts race off Miami for the Lipton...

ENTER ROTA!

Enter Rota! (1940)

Mr and Mrs Thomson of Pinner with their pet lion Rota (could be the one given to...

SAILOR MAKING!

Sailor Making! (1940)

Italian naval cadets learn how to make model and full-sized boats as part of their...

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 106

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 106 (1940)

Angora rabbits bred and combed in Italy and a baby giraffe...

ROLLER HOCKEY!

Roller Hockey! (1940)

Young men play roller hockey on the promenade of a seaside town in Holland.

HEAD FIRST!

Head First! (1940)

Great footage of a hairdressing contest; a 'military' style, worn with army cap, is...

JACK WARNER AND JEFF DARNELL

Jack Warner And Jeff Darnell (1940)

Jack Warner and Jeff Darnell sing 'Just A Pair of Foreign...

TENSION!

Tension! (1940)

Good shots of people in a crowd reacting to a football match between Italy and...

LIFEBOATS OF THE AIR!

Lifeboats Of The Air! (1940)

The making of parachutes from sewing the silk to using the 'chute!

ENTER THE BRIDE!

Enter The Bride! (1940)

A gypsy wedding is staged on the ice of the Zuyder Zee in Holland.

SYDNEY BOYS CHOIR

Sydney Boys Choir (1940)

The choir boys of St Charles, Waverley in Australia sing 'Ave Maria'.

POWER!

Power! (1940)

A large power press crushes a tree trunk, a watch face and a riveted joint.

HOWARD DE COURCY

Howard De Courcy (1940)

Conjurer Howard De Courcy does some tricks with hoops and half crowns.

RECORD WHEELS!

Record Wheels! (1940)

Australian cyclist Herbert Opperman breaks records in Sydney then describes his...

VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA

Van Straten And His Orchestra (1940)

Van Straten and His Orchestra perform 'I'll Send You My Love...

HUTS BY THE HUNDRED!

Huts By The Hundred! (1940)

Mass production of 'flat-packed' army huts near Catfield in Norfolk.

"Make-Up" School! (1940)

Actors learn how to age themselves and change their appearance with make-up.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 111

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 111 (1940)

People watch monkeys at Rome Zoo and lobsters are hypnotised...

TRICK SHOTS!

Trick Shots! (1940)

Billiards experts trade trick shots.

REGINALD KING AND ALFREDO CAMPOLI

Reginald King And Alfredo Campoli (1940)

Reginald King on piano plays his own composition of 'Murmurs...

AFRICA'S YOUNGEST CAR OWNER!

Africa's Youngest Car Owner! (1940)

3-year-old Daphne Gregory and the tiny car built for her by her...

MISS AFRICA, DANCER!

Miss Africa, Dancer! (1940)

Exotic dancer performs with a traditional Libyan band in a nightclub.

UNDERWATER SHOW!

Underwater Show! (1940)

An underwater circus takes place on the bottom of the Florida Everglades.

MODEL HUSBANDS!

Model Husbands! (1940)

Working models made by men of the Cape Town Model Engineering Society.

RUDY STARITA

Rudy Starita (1940)

Rudy Starita plays a Mozart tune on the vibro-harp - no soundtrack.

THE MAN WHO EATS GRASS!

The Man Who Eats Grass! (1940)

68-year-old Mr Branson from Clapham eats grass to stay fit and healthy.

THE TWO EDDIES

The Two Eddies (1940)

Small Eddie does lots of balances on large Eddie's head while they play...

PILOT AHOY!

Pilot Ahoy! (1940)

Life aboard a pilot cutter in New York harbour.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF NO. 116

Cinetopicalities In Brief No. 116 (1940)

An old lady feeds seagulls on her roof in New South Wales,...

A ROOF TOP LAUNCH!

A Roof Top Launch! (1940)

A new boat is lowered from a rooftop shipyard to the street below in Cape...