Unusual - British Pathé

Unusual

: Food Fair (1954); Delicacies from around the world fill Olympia for Britain's food fair.

: Balance! Introducing The Lucerne Skaters (1932); Nice act involving two roller skaters performing various spins and lifts - great outfits!

: British Empire Ball (1920); British Empire Ball in aid St. Dunstan's - London

: Freak Show In Berlin (1920); People and exhibits at freak show in Berlin.

: A Little Of The Little Ones; A midget is compared to a giant.

: Amusement Fair (1920); Good scenes of deserted fairground or carnival and workers after flooding.

: Buy British Goods (1926); Topical carnival in Wakefield inaugurated Empire Shopping Week (despite General Strike).

: Carnival In Viareggio (1952); Cyclists and dragons at the carnival in Viareggio

: Carnival Scenes (1930); Children's fancy dress parade in British seaside resort town.

: Newport Carnival 1930 (1930); Various shots of the parade at the Carnival in Newport - lots of decorated floats.

: Getting Fit; Exercise routines featuring a group of large ladies - they are hoping to lose weight.

: Kisses For Sale! (1929); South African funfair - chorus girl routine, kisses are sold for cash.

: Necessity - The Mother Of Invention (1940); Inventiveness takes over the British as things become scarce in wartime.

: The Pram Parade - Filmed At Wimbledon (1931); Competition for decorated prams - jolly hand made paper decorations are seen.

: Come Out To Play Reel 1 (1950); Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children amused.

: Artists In Hair Styles (1962); Top hairdressers give demonstration - resulting in some crazy sixties hairdos!

: Fairground Scenes (1896); Turn of the Century scenes of people enjoying a funfair with swings and roundabouts.

: Soho - All's Fair! (1957); People having fun at annual Soho fair in London.

: Soho Party (1952); Foods from all over the world are available in Soho, London.

: Views Of Soho (1956); Views of Soho, London.

: Sherlock Holmes (1951); Reconstruction of Sherlock Holmes' study at Baker Street, London.

: Bright Evening At Brighton AKA Brightening Brighton (1922); The Brighton Carnival, Sussex.

: All The Fun Of The Fair (1932); The opening of Mitcham Fair. Great shots of fairground rides.

: Boxing Fever (1909); A man is over come with boxing fever after winning bout in a fairground booth.

: A Freak Of Fishland (1935); An African Lungfish is cut out of a lump of mud where it had been hibernating.

: Otto - French Giant (1910); An extremely tall man called Otto poses in a park with some 'normal' size people.

: The Champion (1933); A large baby is presented as some kind of a freak in this bad taste item.

: Caught By The Camera No. 26 (1935); A large three-year-old boy, men making clogs from wooden blocks and a bullet-proof vest from the United States of America.

: A Bath With A View (1931); Silly film showing a man who is having a bath suspended below a hot air balloon!

: Birmingham's First Public Kitchen (1918); Children in soup kitchen in Birmingham.

: Emancipation Of Women (1890); PART 2. Documentary covering changes in women's lives and status between l890 and 1930.

: Come Out To Play Reel 2 (1950); Great film showing the need for playgrounds to keep children amused.