Tokyo, Japan. In line with the newly founded democracy in Japan Crown Prince Akihito enters a Boys' school. C/U as Akihito alights from car and salutes school officials greeting him. M/S as Akihito walks across quadrangle while fellow students bow to him. Various shots...
Tokyo, Japan. In line with the newly founded democracy in Japan Crown Prince Akihito enters a Boys' school. C/U as Akihito alights from car and salutes school officials greeting him. M/S as Akihito walks across quadrangle while fellow students bow to him. Various shots as he watches display of horseback riding. Akihito bows to the horsemen on completion of their display. He watches schoolmates play American Football, while school coach explains the game to him. L/S as the whole school assembles before Akihito and greet him with cheers, they all bow to the Crown Prince.
B.O.A.C. resumes air service to New York. A lady gets out of bus with her baby, 3 month old Dianne Pugh. Two crew members from the aeroplane carry 6 week old baby Roger Haines in a basket. M/S of passengers seated in the aeroplane, M/S of Dianne. Mechanics start engines prior to taking off. Plane taxis along runway in darkness and takes off. (Plane is Bristol II).
Various shots of boxer Joe Curran in training, he runs, exercises and uses punch bag. M/S as he shadow boxes and punches towards the camera.
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.