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| [SAMUEL J RIDING IN EGYPT] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10303 | |||
| Samuel Riding talking with two suited Egyptian men both of which are wearing fez hats. Streetscenes are followed by Samual exploring the ruins of Luxor with a guide then standing outside the Luxor hotel. Sailing boats on the river Nile then views from a boat. Scenes from the Valley of the Kings and Samual climbing statues at Luxor then on a boat on the Nile with views of a paddle steamer. | |||
| [NEW HOME & OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10304 | |||
| A football match on a local park followed by baby Brenda in her pram then in the garden with family and friends. Mr and Mrs Riding playing with the dog in the garden. A sign for Riding Bros. Ltd. Builders and Contractors with the Riding brothers stood below it. The Riding family examining the exteriors of a new home followed by the dog swimming in a lake and a removal van on the street. | |||
| [FLOCKS OF STORKS & SWARMS OF LOCUSTS] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10722 | |||
| A group or 'muster' of storks stood in a field and then in flight. A swarm of locusts in flight then a car driving slowly through clouds of locusts followed by exterior shots of Lord Egerton's African home. | |||
| [ARAB STREET SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10725 | |||
| Views of a Arab village with palm trees in the distance followed by street and market scenes including a butchers stall, a fruit and vegetables stall and brick making. On the main street we see pedestrians as well as horse and donkey drawn carts, camels and boys on bicycles. | |||
| TAME ELEPHANTS | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10730 | |||
| Elephants bathing in a river, some being ridden by African men and boys followed by scenes from a African village with women carrying baskets on their heads. | |||
| WOODEN-FACED WOMAN | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10732 | |||
| An elderly African woman with wooden plates in her mouth followed by shots of her husband and another woman with plates stretching her lips. African children with their mother and a man pounding corn into flour. Views of the mountains in Melfi in the French Congo, now Chad, then the straw huts of an African village. Scenes featuring hunters and dead wild dogs are followed by a woman walking to fetch water in a large pot on her head. A truck being driven onto a raft ferry boat then a elderly woman singing and dancing. The film ends with views of a river and waterfalls then a lorry being driven off the wooden ferry boat. | |||
| [PERFORMING BULL] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10750 | |||
| A decorated bull performs with its handler to a small band of Indian musicians. The bull walks on its front knees and stands on its handler. | |||
| [LEAPFROG] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 10756 | |||
| Naked boys playing leapfrog, wheelbarrows and piggyback. | |||
| A MEDITERRANEAN CRUISE BY S.S. MONTROSE MARCH 26TH 1932 | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 8725 | |||
| Scenes from a cruise around the Mediterranean. After their departure from Liverpool, passengers are seen enjoying life onboard, and visiting onshore locations, including Algeciras, Gibraltar, Tetuan, Ceuta, and Lisbon. | |||
| CRUISE BY RMS HOMERIC [REELS 1 AND 2] | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 8727 | |||
| Scenes from a cruise around the Mediterranean. Passengers are seen enjoying life onboard, and visiting onshore locations, including Gibraltar, Madeira and Tenerife. | |||
| [HORSE RIDING AND OPEN AIR POOL] | |||
| Date: *1932 Film Number: 8763 | |||
| Compilation of leisure scenes - assorted people are seen mounting and dismounting from horses, riding around the stableyard and fields, and occasionally leaping fences. There are also scenes at an open-air swimming pool, where the diving boards are in use. | |||
| [MOTOCROSS WITH ALLAN JEFFERIES] | |||
| Date: *1932 Film Number: 8764 | |||
| A crowd of enthusiastic people watch as motocross racers run to their bikes and ride off. On the muddy hillsides, some struggle and are helped by race stewards. One of the racers is identified as Alan Jeffries (sic). The reel concludes with a Pekinese dog running across a lawn; it is then seen out on the street with its smartly dressed female owner. | |||
| [SWIMWEAR, SWINGBALL AND SPEEDWAY] | |||
| Date: *1932 Film Number: 8765 | |||
| A compilation of local footage - a beauty queen is crowned, and girls in bathing costumes dating from 1890-1915 parade around an open-air swimming pool. The beauty queen, runners up, and Miss Salford also glide by. A little boy plays swingball in a suburban back garden, and there is a brief shot of a decorated carnival float. The reel ends with scenes of Speedway racing at Manchester's Belle Vue race track. | |||
| WHITSUNTIDE 1932 | |||
| Date: 1932 Film Number: 2043 | |||
| Footage from a visit to the West Country. Includes footage from outside a cathedral, of cows blocking a road, of a campsite, the Bristol Channel, the Avon Gorge and the River Severn. | |||
| GOYT VALLEY SCENES WHICH WILL BE SUBMERGED BY THE STOCKPORT CORPORATION'S WATER SCHEME | |||
| Date: *1928/31-33 Film Number: 1162 | |||
| The inauguration of Stockport Corporation's water work scheme in the Goyt Valley, on February 25th 1932. Alderman G. Padmore and the Mayor, councillor G. Penny, attend the opening ceremony. Excavation work takes place to prepare the valley for submergence. Includes footage of steam cranes, light railways and men working on the site. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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| VEXING VALVES | |||
| Date: *1932/33 Film Number: 79 | |||
| A comic story of a man whose car breaks down; he cannot fix it and he and his passengers have to spend the night in the car. The next day they push it to a garage. The trouble is the valves, and this is put right by - Carborundum Brand Valve Grinding Compound. | |||
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| SHARP'S THE WORD | |||
| Date: *1932/33 Film Number: 85 | |||
| A comedy advertising film for Carborundum sharpening blocks - the foreman on a chaotic building site sacks a joiner for having blunt tools. In a pub, he is advised by another joiner to use a Carborundum sharpening block, and, having done so, gets his job back. This film, along with thousands of others from across the country, can also be viewed online as part of BFI: Britain on Film - player.bfi.org.uk/britain-on-film/ | |||
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| [STAND GOLF CLUB] | |||
| Date: *1932-3 Film Number: 458 | |||
| All three reels show Stand Golf Course and the golfing activities of men and women members of the Club. (Between Whitefield and Radcliffe). Shows driving, putting, bunkers etc. There are also brief scenes of jollity in the clubhouse bar; some work on remodelling of the course; and the Besses o' the Barn band prior to their world tour. (Picture damaged on third reel.) [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
| A BLACKPOOL HOLIDAY | |||
| Date: 1932-3 Film Number: 485 | |||
| Various holiday attractions in Blackpool - tower, piers, beaches, the Pleasure Beach, Stanley Park; also rough seas. Brief shots of aircraft at the airport; then St. Anne's on Sea; the Fylde Country; and Fleetwood. | |||
| [TRINITY SUNDAY PROCESSION, BOLTON] | |||
| Date: *1932/33 Film Number: 585 | |||
| Shows shots of this Bolton procession taken from a high angle. The streets are crowded with onlookers watching the parade which includes clergymen and altar boys; many groups of schoolchildren; Boy Scouts and Girl Guides; men and women in civilian dress. The queens are Miss Rita Yates and Miss Agnes Ainscaw, and the marshall, Master Francis Carter. There are a large number of banners being carried and statues of Our Lady. [The preservation of this film was funded by a grant from the National Heritage Memorial Fund.] | |||
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