Compilation of variety turns from Pathetone Weekly, Pathe Sound Pictorial and New Sound Pictorial cinemagazines.
Pathe Studio, London.
Nosmo King with Hubert - comic sketch with Vernon Watson in blackface and Jack Watson as the orchestra leader heckling him from the pit. They engage in crosstalk about trouble with their wives, politics and big game hunting. This is probably missing item from PSP 898.
Several shots of the sky at sunrise (or sunset) and silhouetted trees as commentator introduces Albert Sandler (violin), Reginald King (pianist) and Reginald Kilby (cello) playing 'Daybreak'. Cut to Sandler in the studio playing the haunting tune. Scenic shots are intercut showing the sunrise over a lake, the countryside and the sea. Towards the end of the item we see the other musicians. C/U of Sandler playing violin is held out of rack, unfortunately. This is missing item from PT 280 and also exists in Turns Can 2 - check for best quality.
Note: there seem to be just three sections of this compilation that still exist - Part 2 described here and Part 3 and Part 4 (separate records).
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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