Overture by Muir Mathieson and the Studio Orchestra.
Paul Carpenter introduces Peter Noble with 'Film Gossip'. He talks of Jean Simmons about to star in 'The Whole Truth' with her husband Stewart Granger and Janette Scott in...
Overture by Muir Mathieson and the Studio Orchestra.
Paul Carpenter introduces Peter Noble with 'Film Gossip'. He talks of Jean Simmons about to star in 'The Whole Truth' with her husband Stewart Granger and Janette Scott in 'The Good Companions'. He mentions screen biopic 'The Buster Keaton Story' with Donald O'Connor. He talks of "lovely farmhouse" Marilyn Monroe will stay in when she comes to England to make 'The Sleeping Prince' (later retitled 'The Prince and the Showgirl') this summer. Peter shows us his invitation to the premiere of the Diana Dors film 'Yield to the Night'. He then talks of 'The Woman and the Hunter' made at Kenyan Studios in Africa. Kenneth More starring in 'The Admirable Crichton'. Ava Gardener and David Niven in 'The Little Hut'. Richard Attenborough, Ian Carmichael and Terry Thomas in 'Brothers in Law'.
Joe Henderson plays a selection of movie music - a group of people have a singsong around his piano - 'Moonlight Bay' - 'By the Light of the Silvery Moon' - 'Cuddle Up a Little Closer'. (I think one of the women could be Betty Driver - SL.)
Paul Carpenter looks at a moviola and hands us over to John Fitzgerald for his film reviews. Fitzgerald tells us about the latest releases - 'Guilty' starring John Justin - 'Wicked As They Come' starring Arlene Dahl - 'It's Never Too Late' with Phyllis Calvert.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Animals are often the forgotten army of World War I. They displayed unwavering courage even when exposed to extreme conditions. British Pathé pay tribute to these forgotten warriors.
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.
British Pathé filmed the 20th Century's biggest names, some of them before they even became famous. Click through and guess who these soon-to-be celebrities were when first captured by our cameras.
Private UFOs, flying bicycles, motorised wheels - Pathe's archive is awash with fabulous films of canny and creative transport inventions.Take a look at some of the more unusual but ingenious ideas that people have had to beat the traffic.
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.
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