Stamford Bridge, London. "When it comes to Beauty Parades, the Laundry girls don't intend to be left in the basket - they're in the van."
M/S of large number of girls parading around the edge of an athletics track or football field. Girls from different laundries wear different outfits. They...
Stamford Bridge, London. "When it comes to Beauty Parades, the Laundry girls don't intend to be left in the basket - they're in the van."
M/S of large number of girls parading around the edge of an athletics track or football field. Girls from different laundries wear different outfits. They all look very sporty. M/S of a smartly dressed woman who may be some kind of judge. The girls continue to parade past.
"And when it comes to speed, the girls of the Great White Way, are as fast as any Eve - (on the track, of course!)" Girls get on their marks for a running race. L/S of the race from behind the finishing line, girls run towards the camera. C/U of some of the girls relaxing after one of the races. Other races are seen, other girls seen relaxing. A girl is seen breaking through the winning tape at the end of a race.
"The only bit of trouble came when the girls tried Adam's dressing race - (How can Adam wear such things?)" Girls run towards the camera and start to put on mens trousers and jackets. They then run off.
Was an item in Eve's Film Review issue number 587.
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.
On June 4 1913, suffragette Emily Wilding Davison made her way in to the history books when she fell under the hooves of George V’s horse at the Epsom Derby. But was it intentional?
From well-constructed and contrived quips to completely natural and seemingly spontaneous comments, there's something fascinating about people's last words.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Comments (0)
We always welcome comments and more information about our films.
All posts are reactively checked. Libellous and abusive comments are forbidden.