A Novelty In Writing 1931

Star Item

Description

Walter Rose, an inventor, shows a new technique for poster writing.

C/U of an artist drawing something on a blackboard with chalk, he draws some boxes then makes them into letters. He makes the words "Cinema Theatre". The man then draws boxes on a white piece of paper. He makes the boxes into...

more

Tags more

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
15335
Sort Number:
EP 167
Time in/Out:
01:27:25:00 / 01:30:56:00
Canister:
EP 167
Film ID:
908.13
Issue Date:
23/02/1931

Stills

0:010:020:030:04

Comments (0)

We always welcome comments and more information about our films.

All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.

Add your comment

To post a comment, please Register or to add a comment

10 Dangerous DareDevils

Adrenaline seekers from the past have left an indelible mark on the Pathe archive. Some were so dangerous they even lost their lives. Here are 10 top daredevils.
daredevil

Twenty Acts of Terror

Terrorism is nothing new. The Pathe archive has a vast collection of material related to terrorist attacks dating back to 1919 right through to the 2005 London bombings.
911

10 Tragedies Caught on Film

British Pathe captured many extraordinary events on film over its 80 year history but sometimes the cameras were switched on when tragedy struck.
Franz Reichelt

Related Videos

Hide
Efficiency

Efficiency

A film about psychological test been carried out to discover what jobs people are best suited too.

The Simultaneous Sketcher

The Simultaneous Sketcher

Good stunt - a man who can draw with both hands at the same time - he can do it with his feet too!

Compass Cartoons By

Compass Cartoons By "Quirk"

Cartoonist "Quirk" draws some characters with the aid of a compass.

Webster Murray - The Gentle Art Of Sketching

Webster Murray - The Gentle Art Of Sketching

Artist Webster Murray sketches a glamorous woman in the studio - no soundtrack.

Artist (Issue Title - Drawing The Line)

Artist (Issue Title - Drawing The Line)

Footage of artist Edward Swann sketching in his garden.

Sketching Made Easy

Sketching Made Easy

A demonstration of sketching made easy, involving a photograph and some chemicals.

Personality Meet Leo Dowd

Personality Meet Leo Dowd

Artist Leo Dowd sketches passers-by in street, finished results are printed in newspapers.

Foot Artist

Foot Artist

Story about young girl who can draw with her feet whilst playing piano, Southfields, London

 

 

Death Row in Wartime: 8 Images

The death penalty has been carried out in almost all societies and although these images from WWI and WWII are unsettling, they still provide a raw account of events from a certain time.
Death Row

Buchenwald Concentration Camp

The images taken from inside Buchenwald Concentration Camp after its Liberation show us what it was like; it tells us what happened and forces us to remember.
Buchenwald

Winston Churchill’s Finest Quotes

The great politician and orator Winston Churchill left behind a sea of humourous quips and discerning quotes. We remember some of his finest epigrams and witty ripostes.
Churchill

Bloodiest Battles Caught On Film

WW2 accounted for over 60m deaths and innumerable lives shattered. Pathé cameras took to land, sea and air to record the bloodshed. Here are the 10 bloodiest battles that were caught on film.
Battle

Vertigo: Nerves of Steel

Life before health and safety laws; men worked at huge heights, balancing on girders and cranes all in order to help build the world's tallest skyscrapers.
Vertigo

10 Amazing Transport Inventions

Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.
Transport_Inventions

10 Faces of Evil

Over its history, the Pathe cameras filmed a number of people who had committed heinous crimes. So in no particular order, these images show ten faces of truly evil men and women.
Himmler