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Record 1206 – 1225 of 11241
| [IN THE COUNTRY] | |||
| Date: *1932/33 Film Number: 1023 | |||
| A family outing in the country - washing hands and faces in a stream. A procession in the rain, led by men in top hats. Walking the dog along a country lane and on the beach. Playing on a swing in the garden. | |||
| ORIENT LINE CRUISE | |||
| Date: *1932-33 Film Number: 1894 | |||
| The Preston family on board the 'Orama' Orient Line Cruise from Naples. The ship passes the Volcano Stromboli and arrives at Messina, where the passengers disembark and are seen walking through the main streets of the city. Further footage includes shots of the train ferry that transports diesel locomotives from mainland Italy. | |||
| [BRAMHALL FLOWER SHOW 1932] | |||
| Date: 1932-33 Film Number: 1913 | |||
| Local newsreel events - includes the Bramhall Flower Show in 1932 - judges are seen inspecting the livestock while the owners walk their entries around the competitors enclosure. Also features a mock battle (entitled 'China the Sack of Pekin') performed during a firework display at Belle Vue - and extension work taking place on the bridges at Bramhall and Davenport Railway Stations. | |||
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| [THE PRESTON FAMILY VISIT NAPLES AND POMPEII | |||
| Date: *1932/33 Film Number: 1944 | |||
| The Preston family, from Stockport, are seen visiting Naples and Pompeii. They travel by cruise ship and car to the city, where they are seen visiting various tourist attractions; including Mount Vesuvius and the ruins at Pompeii. | |||
| [BEHRENS: TEA IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: c1932-33 Film Number: 2123 | |||
| Miscellaneous footage of the Behrens family. Includes scenes on board ship. Passengers are seen playing deck quoits, sunbathing on deckchairs and chatting to one another. The second half of the film features members of the Behrens family sitting around a table in the garden having afternoon tea. Includes a humorous shot of Mrs Behrens unloading the contents of a trolley - realising the camera is filming her, she laughs and puts a china plate in her mouth. | |||
| [DOG SHOW CLASSES] | |||
| Date: *1932-3 Film Number: 3556 | |||
| Shots of various dog owners at a dog show attempting to keep their animals under control while being judged. 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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| HOLIDAY INTERLUDES: SHANKLIN, CORNWALL 1932 AND 1933 | |||
| Date: 1932-3 Film Number: 3797 | |||
| Scenes from a holiday on the South Coast and in Cornwall, with shots of swimmers and surfers on a beach. There are scenes of tennis matches, and picnics on the beach. The film ends with footage of giraffes and monkeys at an unnamed zoo (possibly the Isle of Wight Zoo). | |||
| [BUTTS CLOUGH; SHIRE HORSES] | |||
| Date: 1932-33 Film Number: 3994 | |||
| Gaddum family footage in the garden at Butts Clough and on holiday in Newport, Wales. Includes Mary playing with a variety of children, nannies and family friends. Also exterior views of the house, a trip to the beach and shire horses in a field. | |||
| [DOWNING FAMILY IN COUNTRYSIDE & BOOTLE MAY DAY] | |||
| Date: 1932-33 Film Number: 6942 | |||
| Reel begins with shots of Lilian Downing and son Ronald in the countryside who are joined by his paternal grandparents Ernest and Elizabeth. Followed by scenes of Bootle May Day showing crowds gathered around a passing horse-drawn vehicle in the distance carrying the Rose Queen. | |||
| [EGYPT, ARABIA & CEYLON] | |||
| Date: 1932-3 Film Number: 11480 | |||
| During a long ship journey, the group entertain themselves by dancing and acting out slapstick scenes for the camera. Once in Egypt, the group explore the local area. The film cuts to the group arriving in Aden by boat, they then visit the camel market. Ceylon 1932, we see a snake charmer by the beach. The men play games in the swimming pool aboard the ship. | |||
| [CAIRO ZOO, SAQQARA & PYRAMIDS] | |||
| Date: 1932/3 Film Number: 10301 | |||
| Various animals and birds in Cairo Zoo including storks, pelicans, seals, peacocks and a hippopotomus. Streetscenes featuring a royal coach drive past with mounted policemen and cavalry in attendance A visit to the Seqqara pyramid with a camel train and donkey rides. Horse racing at the Cairo track then a game of lawn green bowls. Climbing a Pyramid then visiting Giza with the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx and observing the excavations in the Valley of the Kings. | |||
| [INDIAN SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1932/3 Film Number: 10719 | |||
| Indian farm workers and their wives and children pose impassively for the camera. After an oxen pulled cart we see two dead Bengal tigers being carried shoulder high through a village. A team of acrobats perform to drummers with small boys being held above head height, climbing up poles and walking on a tightrope. A goat-herder then ploughing a field with oxen followed by village scenes in the Himalayas. The film ends with views from a ship including flying fish. | |||
| ORIENT LINE SS ORAMA CRUISING LISBON | |||
| Date: *1932-33 Film Number: 1960 | |||
| The Preston family, from Stockport, enjoy a cruise holiday on board 'SS Orama'. They arrive at Lisbon and visit the tropical gardens and zoo. Includes various shots of buildings, streets and trams around the city. | |||
| [PARKINSON FAMILY SCENES, JOHN, DAPHNE AND CAROL] | |||
| Date: 1932-34 Film Number: 6917 | |||
| Footage of Parkinson children (John, Daphne and Carol) as toddlers in back garden (some shots with their nanny) playing with buckets of water, riding on tricycles and on swings. Adults and young children are seen having a picnic, while older children give each other piggybacks and play leapfrog in a field. Includes interior shots of a little girl sat in a highchair eating and a baby boy in a cot and at bathtime. Concludes with a colour sequence showing children playing on the lawn, climbing in a tree and having afternoon tea with a female relative in the garden. | |||
| HEARTS AND DIAMONDS | |||
| Date: *1932-34 Film Number: 84 | |||
| A fictional film advertising Carborundum products. A young man in an office telephones his girl friend and proposes to her. He agrees to visit her parents but dinner at her house is a disaster due to her father's bad temper over a blunt carving knife. A further dinner party goes well because the young man has introduced her father to Carborundum products for knife sharpening, and he consents to their engagement. We see them being 'filmed' and the young man tells the crew to put the lights out. | |||
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| [ORIENT SEA LINER SS ORAMA AT SEA] | |||
| Date: *1932-4 Film Number: 1938 | |||
| Members of the Preston family on board the 'SS Orama' during a holiday cruise to Spain. Includes various scenes around the town of Iviza. | |||
| [FAMILY FOOTAGE AND KING GEORGE V - VISIT TO MANCHESTER] | |||
| Date: *1932-34 Film Number: 2545 | |||
| Miscellaneous scenes of the Morley family - Includes footage of the family on a boat trip along the River Dart; eating picnics in the country and swimming in the sea. Also features scenes of some children climbing rocks on a beach and playing with a go-kart in the garden. Continues with views of Ullswater Reservoir and scenes of a royal visit to Manchester. King George V and Queen Mary are seen walking along a covered walkway in Albert Square. Rows of soldiers and nurses stand to attention in the background. Concludes with footage of some girl guides marching in a church parade. (Location unknown) Also features scenes from a scout camp. A group of boys are seen building a large bonfire (or beacon) on a cliff top. | |||
| [BOOTH'S CAFE] | |||
| Date: c1933 Film Number: 4256 | |||
| Exterior views of Booth's Cafe on Fishergate in Preston are followed by shots of the goods in the window of the cake shop. There are scenes of the interior of the cafe, with waitresses serving and a group of ladies taking afternoon tea. The film concludes with the exterior of the cafe at night. | |||
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| THE NIGHT OF JUNE 17TH | |||
| Date: c1933 Film Number: 6075 | |||
| Drama production by the Stockport Amateur Cine Players Club. A dinner party is held to celebrate the engagement of man's daughter. During the meal, one of the guests remarks on the resemblance of the host to a painting of his Puritan ancestor. Once the guests leave, a burglar breaks into the house and assaults the host. Whilst unconscious, the man has a dream about his ancestor, in which he leaves a wounded Cavalier to die when he passes him on the road. His daughter goes back and looks after the Cavalier, who later saves the Puritan's life when the house is attacked by three drunken Roundheads. | |||
| S.S. ADRIATIC CRUISE TO PORTUGAL, NORTH AFRICA | |||
| Date: *1932-4 Film Number: 6681 | |||
| Scenes from the West family holiday onboard a cruise ship, disembarking at ports of call including Lisbon, Tenerife and Madeira. | |||
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