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| [THRESHING AT THURNHAM] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5636 | |||
| Threshing scenes - workers and farm machinery out in the fields. Reel ends with brief shots of family members and dogs in the garden at home. 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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| CALLING BLIGHTY NO. 299 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5688 | |||
| Men serving in India send personal messages home to their loved ones in and around Manchester. The film opens with three men taking turns to deliver their messages in front of a temple, before further groups of contributors take their turns around the grounds. Ends with the men approaching the camera in pairs, waving and saying their goodbyes as music plays in the background. | |||
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| CALLING BLIGHTY NO. 311 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5689 | |||
| From a film studio set in Bombay, men serving in India send personal messages home to their loved ones in Manchester and the North West of England. In the opening scenes, pairs of men sit at tables and deliver their messages one by one, straight to camera. Further contributors appear around different parts of the ‘mess room’ set. The film ends with the group seated at tables, waving and saying cheerio as the camera quickly pans round the room and music plays. | |||
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| CALLING BLIGHTY NO. 361 | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 5691 | |||
| On leave in Malabar Hill in Bombay, servicemen send personal messages home to their loved ones in Manchester, Salford and elsewhere in the North West. The men approach the camera in pairs and threes to deliver their messages straight to camera in a garden setting. The film ends with the men walking to the camera in pairs to say their goodbyes as music plays in the background. | |||
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| [BRICKHILL FAMILY AT ST ANNES] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 7801 | |||
| Brickhill family holiday to St Annes in August 1945 - a young man in Naval uniform joins the children and adults jumping from the roof of a hut onto the beach below. After a brief shot of one of the children learning to swim we see the family sunbathing, flying a kite and performing acrobatics, The children are seen building a large sandcastle and then at the Blackpool Lido as a group walking towards the camera. 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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| [HOLIDAYS; LONDON, AIR SHOW, BEACHES] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 7882 | |||
| Compilation of the Burdekin's family holidays. Footage of numerous beaches, swimming in the sea with floats and climbing on cliffs. Family footage of children playing, jumping into pits and picnicking in the garden. Also includes shots from London outside Buckingham Palace and guards marching. | |||
| [FAMILY IN THE GARDEN, BABIES AND VE DAY] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 7889 | |||
| Burdekin family members are seen in the garden with a baby and a rabbit. Shots of babies in prams outside the house with family members surrounding them. Ends with the family stood outside celebrating VE day. | |||
| [VE DAY CELEBRATIONS] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 8384 | |||
| The film opens on a close up of the The Daily Telegraph's VE Day front page followed by a still of Winston Churchill. The film cuts to Smokey the cat being held by Mrs. Hughes outside the family home. Bunting and flags decorate the Ship Inn pub. The family later attend a bonfire, children can be seen playing with fireworks. In the next scene, a mock "Hitler" can be seen in a coffin with a sign that reads 'He's Had It'. Back at home, Mrs. Hughes enjoys breakfast in bed and shows the camera a Christmas card. Out on the street, children can be seen playing hopscotch together. The family go for a walk along the canal towpath. The film ends with scenes of a group of young people sat on a bench and going for a walk in the woods. | |||
| HOME SWEET HOME | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 9718 | |||
| Home Sweet Home is a 1945 British musical comedy film starring Frank Randle, Nicolette Roeg (sister of director Nic Roeg) and Tony Pendrell. Set in the fictitious town of Redvale, the film is largely a vehicle for slapstick routines by Randle. The plot is the spirited orphan Jacqueline Chantry (Nicolette Roeg) is the chauffeuse to wealthy colonel Wright (H.F. Maltby) and his family. Son Eric Wright (Tony Pendrell) and Jacqueline fall in love and plan to marry, but the class conscious colonel's wife (Hilda Bayley) refuses to give her blessing. Saddened, Jacqueline packs her bags and leaves; eventually becoming a nightclub singer. Eric chases after her, but she's already been found by Frank (Frank Randle), a likeable chap who discovers that Jacqueline is in reality a wealthy heiress. | |||
| [BEWDLEY AND START OF POWNALL HALL SPORTS] | |||
| Date: 1945 Film Number: 7799 | |||
| Footage of the Brickhill family at the elder Brickhills home, Bewdley in Alderly Edge, as well as their home in Cheshire, and scenes of Pownall School Sports Day, 1945. The film begins with scenes of young David and his grandparents in their garden with their pet Jack Russell. This is followed by brief shots of goat kids in a stall on a farm then David racing his mother in the garden and getting a piggyback ride from his father. At Pownall School we see various races - including an obstacle and three-legged - then the awarding of the Sports Day prizes and trophies. More Sports day events are shown - including the sack race and the fathers tug-o-war - intercut with shots of David playing in the garden with a bulldog puppy. | |||
| [THE INGHAM FAMILY IN THE LAKES AND ON THE SOUTH COAST] | |||
| Date: *1945/6 Film Number: 8906 | |||
| The Ingham family are seen out and about in the Lake District, walking and enjoying the scenery, followed by a visit to Grasmere Sports. Holiday scenes on the South Coast include the RMS Queen Elizabeth entering Southampton docks, and a Sandringham flying boat. There is also footage of Christchurch and a garden. | |||
| [A GAME AT THE OLD LINKS GOLF CLUB] | |||
| Date: *1945 Film Number: 8910 | |||
| Golfers make their way through the dunes to play on the Old Links course at St Annes. Several golfers are seen playing, before the winner is congratulated with handshakes. | |||
| [EVERYDAY SCHOOL ACTIVITIES] | |||
| Date: *1945/6 Film Number: 357 | |||
| Wallasey Grammar School - teachers inspecting the turf; van delivering milk; the canteen; the staffroom; woodwork class; reading in class; rugby practise; the typist at work; the physics lab. | |||
| 'BENGHAZI' THE STORY OF A SEVENTEEN DAYS TRIP DEEP SEA TRAWLING OFF THE FAROES. PHOTOGRAPHY BY HAFFNER. | |||
| Date: *1945/46 Film Number: 679 | |||
| A deep sea trawling trip off the Faroes - general shots of the crew working on board ship, the 'Benghazi', and bringing in the catch; a shot of the radio operator and the vessel being steered; a member of the crew climbs the rigging; the crew play cards; a shot taken from the boat of a tug out to sea, and the vessel docking. | |||
| THE BOLTON SCHOOL 1945-1946. FILM FLASHES OF SCHOOL LIFE | |||
| Date: 1945-46 Film Number: 2860 | |||
| Film of activities at Bolton School in 1945-46. Features footage of staff and pupils in assemblies, staff meetings, lessons and exams as well as undertaking a wide variety of different activities. The schools scout troop is seen on a camping trip to Borrowdale - they play games and prepare and eat a meal. The Agricultural Camp at Parbold is featured - pupils harvest potatoes and strawberries. The Pig Club are seen feeding the school's pigs. Pupils are seen engaged in a variety of sports: football; cricket; high jump; gymnastics and athletics. The Aeromodelling and Chess Club members are seen engaged in their hobbies. There is footage of the preparation for and performance of Shakespeare's Richard II and the school orchestra is seen performing in the school hall. Closes with shots of speech day, in which Lieutenant General Brian Horrocks presents a succession of certificates and trophies. | |||
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| CRITICAL HARVEST | |||
| Date: 1945/46 Film Number: 3565 | |||
| Film opens with footage of the victims of famine throughout the world. It then goes on to show fields ready for harvest and people queueing for food in Britain. The changes in land use to bring in more land for food production are illustrated, along with the increase in mechanisation. Much emphasis is placed on the need for skilled labour in farming and the assistance given by semi and unskilled labour given by volunteers. Shows food at a market place in Manchester and ends with a church service giving thanks for the harvest. | |||
| THE SEVEN WONDERS OF LLANGOLLEN | |||
| Date: *1945/6 Film Number: 4204 | |||
| Film of the Seven Wonders of Llangollen - namely exterior and interior views of Plas Newydd; the Horseshoe Falls; the Shropshire Union Canal and Pont Cysyllte aqueduct; Castell Dinas Bran (Crow Castle) ruins; World's End cliffs; The Maiden's Rock and the ruins of Vale Crucis Abbey. | |||
| THE SLATE QUARRY | |||
| Date: 1945-46 Film Number: 5104 | |||
| The film follows the process of producing slate roofing tiles. After a map of the location is shown (Burlington Quarry near Kirby-in-Furness), there are views of the South Cumbrian hills before the film moves in to the quarry itself. Workers drill and break up the rock and slabs are removed and transported in trucks to the cutting shed. Slates are split and dressed, waste is deposited and the finished slates are taken away from the quarry to be weighed and loaded on to rail wagons to continue their journey. The film ends with shots of workers using the finished slate to tile the roof of a new house. For more information about this film-maker, and to view other films made by him, please visit the Sam Hanna section of the North West Film Archive website by pasting the following link into your browser- http://www.nwfa.mmu.ac.uk/sam_hanna_collection.html | |||
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| MALPAS 1945 [AND 1946] | |||
| Date: 1945/6 Film Number: 7773 | |||
| A huge selection of scenes including the Malpas village in snow, bee keeping, horse jumping and kids playing tug of war. some wedding footage followed by motor cycle races. Chester musical festival is seen and a few clips from a trip to London. The King and Queen also make a visit the home district where they are clearly seen on the walk around. | |||
| [RILEY] | |||
| Date: 1945-6 Film Number: 8444 | |||
| The Mayor's parade with Mr. Mawer. A marching band, scouts, St. John's Ambulance march through the town. The Mayor stands on the Town Hall steps as he watches the parade go by. | |||
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