Secrets Of Nature - Brewster's Magic 1933

Star Item

Description

Photographed by F. Percy Smith. Editing and Commentary by Mary Field. Musical setting by W. Hodgson. British Instructional Film.

Hand pump being pulled in a pub. Hop root. The eyes are pointed out with a pencil. Time lapse photography of a hop shoot growing. C/U of the claws on the stem of...

more

Data

Cataloguer:
Jenny
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
71100
Sort Number:
DOCS
Time in/Out:
01:38:30:00 / 01:46:43:00
Canister:
DOCS
Film ID:
1807.05
Issue Date:
1933

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
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
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
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
Cookie Dolls (Aka Film Star Dolls)

Cookie Dolls (Aka Film Star Dolls)

An item about a housewife with an unusual hobby - making dolls of famous personalities.

The Girls Guides

The Girls Guides "Come Of Age"!

Girl Guides enjoy a camp fire in London.

Wooing Beauty In Outdoor Drill

Wooing Beauty In Outdoor Drill

Sports day - fun and games as young women compete in various events.

Murder Most Foul! (Tinted)

Murder Most Foul! (Tinted)

Devastating bomb explosion in cathedral kills 140 people, Sofia, Bulgaria. Orange tinted.

Carnival At Rio De Janeiro

Carnival At Rio De Janeiro

Footage of a carnival in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

Indian Troops In France

Indian Troops In France

Indian soldiers with their mules camped in France with their mules.

Arsenal V Newcastle At Highbury

Arsenal V Newcastle At Highbury

Match in progress at the old Highbury ground before it's rebuilding.

Earthquake Islands - Greek Earthquake

Earthquake Islands - Greek Earthquake

Pathe's Cameraman flies over stricken Greek Islands - first picture from Cephalonia.

 

 

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
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
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.
WW1animals
The Duke of Edinburgh has many talents, but it is his unique way with words that often receives the most attention. 
LULU'S WEDDING
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
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.
 Before_Famous
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.
Transport_Inventions
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