Story Of Pathe Ep 3

Pathe Zoom Lens

Pathe zoom lens camera being used to film track at Ascot racecourse.

Sheffield Cavalcade (1920)

Enormous car factory being built at Sheffield - good footage of cars on assembly line.

Selected Originals - All Set For Grand National (1955)

Material relating to newsreel story "All Set for Grand National" - 55/19.

Seeing By Wireless (1929)

Lovely film showing early television transmission techniques - features George Gee and Mamie Watson

Scrapbook For 1922 - Reel 1 Of 2 (1922)

Great film outlining the events of 1922.

Roll Out The Petrol! (1960)

Female garage attendants do their work on roller skates. East Ham, London.

Political Tension (1938)

Montage of shots showing news of the Czech Crisis hitting Britain.

Pathe Gazette Presents - The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Movies (1944)

Pathe celebrates 50 years of cinema with flashbacks from its archive.

Nasser Hoists The Flag (1956)

Egypt's leader hoists his country's flag at Port Said, amid tremendous popular enthusiasm.

The Grand National 1925 (1925)

Double Chance wins the Grand National of 1925, there are several casualties along the way.

The State And The Doctors (1946)

Three doctors speak about the pros and cons of the National Health Bill.

Pathe News Titles (1952)

Pathe News titles from the early 1950s.

50th Anniversary Of Pathe News (1961)

Montage of important events: Titanic, coronations, Pearl Harbour, Hiroshima etc.

Window Of The World (1932)

A compilation of clips showing early film and Pathe footage from the past 25 years.

What You Said About It - The Strike And You (1947)

Jon Parsons asks the people on the street what they think about the meat workers strike.

Welcome Home Ken (1945)

Pathe war correspondent Kenneth Gordon comes home after covering war in Europe.

Time To Remember - The Better 'ole 1916 - Reel 1 (1916)

Scenes from 1916 - From the Eastern, Western and Home fronts.

Time To Remember - Your Country Needs You 1915 - Reel 4 (1915)

Film of events from the year 1915 - training of Kitchener's volunteer army, the Dardanelles etc.

The World's Greatest Race AKA 1932 Grand National (1932)

Great footage (including slow motion) of the Grand National horse race.

Making A Newsreel (1947)

German item about making of a newsreel - excellent shots cameramen, labs, etc.

German Corpses (1914)

Shots of dead German soldiers during World War One. Lassigny. France.

Canadian Beauty Contest (1938)

Gorgeous girls parade in swimsuits for the title of Miss Toronto 1938.

Latest Parisian Lingerie

Underwear is modelled - nice footage of cute undies.

In Fashion's Train

Fashions are modelled in an unusual location - on board a train.

Here Comes The Band (1922)

Cute children's orchestra - young children play a variety of musical instruments in the open air.

Here's To The Memory Roll 6 (1950)

Projector in operation, newspaper headlines from 1935, GEC research station.

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

Fabulous documentary showing how Heinz make their 57 varieties.

Hats For Schoolgirls AKA Children's Hats (1959)

Milliner Victor Hyett shows off his new range of hats for young women.

Children's Village (1956)

Scotland has a special children's village in Renfrewshire for 640 orphan children.

Camera Interviews - Mrs Arthur Hamilton The Swimmer (1922)

Fetching swimsuits are modelled by Mrs Arthur Hamilton who hopes to swim the channel.

Model School Beware - Other Colour Pics Share This Title (1955)

Fabulous footage of a school for models - glamour plus!

Sea Shells Artist (1958)

Mr. Sutton cannot grow real flowers in his seaside garden so he makes his own out of shells.

A Peep At A Racing Stable

Horse races are seen in their stables and being exercised.

Anniversary Issue (1931)

Pathe's editor talks about the use of newsreels to look back.

86th Varsity Cricket Match (1924)

Cricket match at Lords.

500 Mile Race

Freddie Dixon wins the 500 miles race in his car at Brooklands, Surrey.

Underwater Party (1950)

An Underwater Party

The Rival Sex (1932)

What the modern girl of 1932 was up to - rowing, football, decorating, keep fit etc.

The Parade - A New Fashion Note (1931)

Excellent fashion parade featuring fabulous frocks and excellent intertitles.

The Lady Bricklayers (1928)

Women do hard manual work as they construct college buildings.

A Woman Manned Fire Brigade (1930)

Women fire-fighters do their stuff - feeble jokes about their abilities in intertitles.