Advertising Business

Lather Cream (1954)

Behind the scenes at photo shoot for shaving cream advertisement.

Progress Of Publicity (1925)

Advert for Savon Cadum soap in Paris, France.

Picture Post Trailer (1955)

Advertisement for 'Picture Post' magazine shown to cinema audiences before a feature film.

Battle Of The Mops (1967)

Children have a bun fight as part of an advertising gimmick for a new floor mop.

Workers Required In Industry (1947)

Extra effort required to maintain product availability

Exhibition Of Smoking Through The Ages (1961)

Shots of exhibition - cigarettes, tobacco, snuff and some very ornate pipes.

Fur Coat Ad Gets Company In Trouble AKA Ad Gets Fur Store In Peck Of Trouble

Light-hearted American item where a store sells a fur coat for 497 potatoes.

History Of Packaging (1970)

Shots of different kinds of packaging for household products - mainly old fashioned styles.

Lord Snowdon In Prague (1965)

Lord Snowdon opens British goods exhibition and visits film studio in Prague, Czechoslovakia.

Magic Carpet (1962)

Corporate film advertising MG Cooper and some other MG models.

Monkey Film Star (1967)

Making a TV commercial with a 'star' monkey who narrates the piece

Trailer - Food Advice (1941)

A trailer advertises Food Advice Centres to help people get the most out of their food.

Christmas Pie - Book Is Now On Sale At The Bookstalls (1938)

An advertisement for the Christmas Pie book sold in aid of King George's Jubilee Trust.

Eventful Britain Reel 1 - Reel 1 Used To Be Reel 1 & 2 (1957)

A film to advertise Britain's cultural and sporting events - Shakespeare, Wimbledon, Cowes etc. c 1957

Eventful Britain Reel 2 Reel 2 Used To Be 3 (1957)

A film to advertise Britain's cultural and sporting events - Shakespeare, Wimbledon, Cowes etc. c 1957

The World At Three Reel 2 (1964)

An advertising film showing the delights of cruising on P & O.

This Was News (1951)

Wonderful promotional film made for soap company Hudson and Knight.

Sales To The Sun (1966)

Easter sales, Easter holidays and Easter eggs.

Morris 1000 In London - Version 1 AKA New Version (1957)

Promotional film for Morris 1000 cars - a little tour around London landmarks in a cute blue Morris!

Stockings Issue Title Is So This Is London (1939)

Item about history stockings, includes loads of shots of girls in stockings and suspenders.

ABC Seat Token Trailer (1950)

David Niven stars in trailer advert for cinema gift tokens.

Union Jills (1967)

Six girls known as 'Union Jills' promote British goods overseas.

Gateway To Adventure (1966)

Promotional film made for Oxo - lots of cattle and shots of Fray Bentos corned beef.

Price Of Enterprise - Reels 3 & 4 (1952)

Corporate documentary film showing history of Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd.

Heinz Present - The World In A Can Part 1 (1962)

Fabulous documentary showing how Heinz make their 57 varieties.

Grist To The Mill Reel 2 (1963)

Promotional film made for Sunblest.

New Zealand Goods In British Shops (1971)

Shots of New Zealand Lamb, butter and cheese in shop windows.

The Twister (1966)

A new game, The Twister, is demonstrated by teenage couples at a Butlin's Holiday Camp.

In The Rover Tradition Reel One (1950)

A history of the Rover manufacturing Company.

Paris - City Of Fashion (1950)

Wonderful fashion documentary with very cheesy commentary and gorgeous frocks.

Neon Signs Buenos Aires (1972)

Various shots of neon illuminated advertising lights at night in the Argentine capital.

Neons In Hong Kong (1970)

Various colour shots of neon illuminated advertising signs in Hong Kong.

West End Illuminations (1970)

Night shots advertisements, shops and theatres in London's West End.

Piccadilly Circus (1970)

Piccadilly Circus by day - good shots of people in flares and advertisements.

American Neon Lit Strip (1972)

Various shots of illuminated advertising signs along an American road.

Trade Signs In USA (1972)

Footage of advertising boards and shop fronts in town in the United States of America.

West End At Night (1970)

Illuminated advertising signs in the West End.

Rome (1970)

Shots of Rome - lots of illuminated signs and the Coliseum.

The World At Three Reel 1 (1964)

An advertising film showing the delights of cruising on P & O.

Southend: Kursaal Flyer (1963)

The 'Kursaal Flyer', an Emmet Type train used as an advertising float for the Kursaal Fun Fair.

Ten Pin Bowling (1960)

Cuts showing all the fun to be had at a new ABC Bowling Centre.

Ideal Home Exhibition (1966)

A look at the preparations for and the final results of the Ideal Home Exhibition.

London - West End Theatre Neon (1969)

Neon lights in the West End.

Morris 1000 In London - Version 2 AKA Submission Print (1957)

Promotional film for Morris 1000 cars - a little tour around London landmarks in a cute blue Morris!

Commercial Motor Show (1948)

Buses and trucks on show at Earls Court.

Dunlop Time Spot - T.V. Commercials Background AKA Dunlop Time Spot T.V. Commercial (1956)

Leisure activities involving bicycles and motor bikes.

Rose Petal Cigarettes (1959)

For those with sensitive lips - cigarettes with rose petal tips.

The Gas Council Presents - The Four Seasons (1962)

Fabulous film showing domestic bliss achieved by installation of new gas appliances!

Introducing Ourselves Part 2 [ Television Commercials ] (1956)

A range of television commercials made by Pathe are shown includes some brilliant ads!

Dishmaster (1952)

New household appliances - early dishwasher and water disposal unit.

Ideal Home Exhibition (1959)

Latest labour-saving devices at Olympia's Ideal Home Exhibition.

Ideal Home Exhibition (1956)

A look at the Ideal Home Exhibition 1956. Olympia, London.

Bmc Ladies First (1956)

Documentary about the International Alpine Car Rally of 1956 focusing on women drivers.

Documentary Colour Cuts (1961)

Forth bridge from water level, West Smithfield, lights of Piccadilly Circus.

Egg Salesman (1937)

New advertising device for street walking egg salesmen - adverts on their hats.

Documentary Colour Cuts (1961)

Motor car engine, billboard of Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh advertising 'The Matchmaker'.

Countryside Beauties AKA Countryside Beauties Restored (1924)

Unsightly advertising signs are removed from rural areas.

Hungarian Photographic Agency (1969)

Street advertisements posters printed in Hungarian photographic agency.

Too Many Cars ! (1956)

Cars pile up around us - do we really need all of them?

Pan Am Giant Of The Skies (1969)

Good footage of Pan Am planes under construction, and passengers on board during flights.

The Prince And Progress (1960)

Film documenting a visit by Prince Philip to the Carreras Rothman's Factory in Basildon.

Tobacco Processing (1950)

Excellent footage of tobacco factory in Crookham, Berkshire.

Canadian Tobacco Crop (1947)

Tobacco farming in Canada.

Tobacco Story (1948)

London scenes relating to cigarettes and tobacco smoking

Tobacco (1970)

Colour item showing people at work in Marlboro cigarette factory.

Tobacco Auction Rhodesia (1965)

Good material about the heart of the tobacco trade in Rhodesia.

River Of Gold - Tobacco (1969)

Promotional film for Carreras showing the growing, selling, and preparation of Tobacco in America,and the high tech. production of the finished product at the factory in Basildon, Essex.

Drought Hits Rhodesia (1968)

Drought creates problems for tobacco farmers in Zimbabwe.

Boosting Baccy (1939)

Good footage of the National Tobacco Festival in Boston, United States of America.

A Little Twist (1930)

Workers twist tobacco then dance a celebration dance at the end of the working day.

Eve Helps A Strange British Harvest (1922)

Various scenes showing women harvesting tobacco leaves. Old woman smokes a pipe at the end.

Cineviews In Brief No. 12

Austrians harnessing power of mountain streams, geyser in Czechoslovakia, Soviet Collective Tobacco Plantation and underwater camera tested in Black Sea.

Water Mill Factory (1948)

Footage of water mills being used to power tobacco pouch factory. Wickembreaux.

Cigarettes (1941)

A look at various people smoking cigarettes, and how much tobacco is wasted at the end.

Cineviews In Brief No. 66 (1938)

Stories in this item include tobacco farming in Bulgaria and an suits of armour and weapons museum in Graz.

Right Around The World (1965)

A Carreras sponsored film about Cigarette manufacture.

Why Buy Broadleaf (1964)

Film which details the production of cigarettes by P.J. Carroll and Company. c. 1964

Cigarette Testing (1949)

Footage of experiments being carried out on different types of cigarettes in Bristol.

Hand Made Cigarettes (1952)

Footage of small hand made cigarette factory in London.

Cigarette Making (1948)

Cigarettes making in North London factory.

From Green To Gold (1964)

Film tracing the history of cigarettes and their production for Rothmans. C. 1964

Price Of Enterprise - Reels 1 & 2 (1952)

Corporate documentary film showing history of Dunlop Rubber Company Ltd.