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Record 3246 – 3265 of 11096
| [PARIS 1950] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 4127 | |||
| Doug and Joan Rendell on holiday in France with Doug's sister June and her husband. They are seen in Paris - on the Champs-Elysees, at the Arc de Triomphe, the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre. They are then in and around Deauville and Trouville, driving through the town and countryside in an open-topped car, choosing post-cards, on the beach, at the swimming pool, shopping in the market and at the harbour watching the fishermen repairing their nets. Finally, the car is loaded onto the ferry, and they are seen on board, enjoying the journey home. | |||
| FROM SEED TO FEED | |||
| Date: *1950 Film Number: 4145 | |||
| Coconut and nut crops arrive at Unilever's Bromborough dock for processing at Port Sunlight - oils are extracted (for margarine and soap), and by-products are processed into animal feedstuffs, packaged and delivered to the farm. Sea, rail and road transport are used. | |||
| S.L.C. CAMP FILM 1950 | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 4947 | |||
| Salford Lads' Club boys are seen arriving at London Road Station in Manchester to go to camp in Aberystwyth. On arrival, they are seen washing and presenting themselves for inspection. A bugler calls them all to dinner, the postman delivers letters and they go swimming in the nearby river. A farmer is seen dipping his sheep, and there are scenes of the lads and adults playing cricket, deck tennis, and generally larking about. On the last day, the tents are all taken down, and the lads head for the station and board the train home. | |||
| GRANGE PARK GIRLS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT 1950 | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5014 | |||
| Schoolgirls from Grange Park School, St Helens board a bus for their annual summer holiday in the Lake District. The girls take a walk, pick flowers, emerge from Langdale Church and attend an outdoor service at White Craggs, Clappersgate. A walk via Tarn Hows, feeding lambs and paddling in the lake, before arriving at Hawkshead with views of Ann Tyson's Cottage, the Church of St Michael and All Angels and Bend or Bump Cottage. More paddling in Ullswater and a visit to the working slate quarry on Lingmoor Fell. The girls put on a fancy dress parade, laugh as their teachers mess about, and further scenes of paddling, walking and singing. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| MOTHER AND SON | |||
| Date: *1950 Film Number: 5139 | |||
| A mare and foal are seen walking, running and feeding in a farmyard and field. The film contains a shot of a farmer lifting a young girl onto the mare's back and holding her there. 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 | |||
| [COLNE - WILFRED PICKLES BOOK SIGNING] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5189 | |||
| Wilfred Pickles signs copies of his book 'Personal Choice - A selection of his favourite poems' at H.Gerrard Ltd bookshop and stationers in Colne. Crowds gather as a car pulls up and Mr Pickles enters the shop. Inside he is shown signing copies of his book and there are shots of the crowds peering through the shop window. 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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| [THE MAID OF THE MOUNTAINS] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5219 | |||
| A production of 'Maid of the Mountains' at Victoria Theatre, Burnley. Footage of the musical itself is interspersed with backstage activity, including shots of the cast, helpers washing cups, a woman chatting over a cup of tea and an actor having make up applied. 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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| [GIRL GUIDES RELAY MESSAGE OF GOODWILL] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5226 | |||
| Records the passing on of scrolls (believed to represent the Girl Guides World Conference Message of Goodwill Oxford 1950 to Luxembourg) by girl guides in Lancashire. On a country road, a scroll is passed by a guide group to two guides on horseback who ride off past a bus on its way to Burnley. The film cuts to two horse-drawn carts taking girl guides through the cobbled streets of a town (possibly Burnley). They present a scroll to a guide leader who unfurls the message for others to see. The film ends with shots of girls dressed as witches who approach the second cart and are given a scroll. 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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| [BRONZE AGE DIG, MERECLOUGH] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5262 | |||
| The excavation of a bronze age site, probably at Mosley Heights Stone Circle on the moors near Mereclough, Burnley. After brief shots of newspaper headlines, there is footage of the dig itself, with archaeologists using trowels, brushes and measuring tape as a few visitors look on. Away from the site, the finds are examined. These include bone fragments, arrowheads, coins, an urn and what look like stone hammer heads. 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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| [BRONZE AGE SITE, VIEW OF MOORS] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5263 | |||
| An archaeologist points out a Bronze Age Site near Mereclough, Burnley, that probably includes Mosley Heights Stone Circle. The man is accompaned by a dog in some of the scenes. Includes panning shots of the moors above Burnley. 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 | |||
| [LABOUR ELECTION MEETINGS AND COUNT 1950, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5275 | |||
| Meetings are held, votes counted and the result announced in Burnley for the General Election of 1950. Packed audiences at two different venues (possibly Central Library and Burnley Mechanics Institute) listen to several Labour Party election speeches, including animated contributions from incumbent MP Wilfrid Burke. Votes are counted before Burke is announced as the winner and delivers a victory speech. 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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| [GENERAL ELECTION POSTERS AND VOTING 1950, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5278 | |||
| Political posters and voting at the General Election of 1950 in Burnley. After shots of Conservative and Labour posters there is footage of voters inside a polling station, confirming their details with officials and casting their votes in the booths. The film ends with two men emerging from a chauffeur-driven car on a cobbled street. 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 | |||
| [GENERAL ELECTION MEETING 1950, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5279 | |||
| Political meeting held in Burnley for the General Election of 1950. The speakers, including incumbent Labour MP Wilfrid Burke, engage with a packed auditorium (possibly Burnley Mechanics Institute) from a stage dotted with Labour Party placards. There are shots of the audience applauding and listening intently. 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 | |||
| [GENERAL ELECTION RESULT 1950, BURNLEY AND CO-OP TITLES] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5280 | |||
| The result of the vote in the 1950 General Election in Burnley. Inside the Town Hall, men (presumably the candidates) stand behind tables that hold ballot papers cast in their favour. The victorious candidate, Wilfrid Burke (Labour), delivers a speech from an outside balcony. The number of votes polled for each candidate are painted on to a large noticeboard before a man signs and hands over a document in an office. The film ends with a series of titles relating to Burnley Co-operative Society. 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 | |||
| [GENERAL ELECTION MEETING 1950, BURNLEY LIBRARY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5281 | |||
| Political meeting held in Burnley for the General Election of 1950. The speakers, including incumbent Labour MP Wilfrid Burke, address an audience in a packed venue (believed to be Burnley Central Library). There are shots of the audience laughing, applauding and listening intently. 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 | |||
| [GENERAL ELECTION COUNT 1950, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5282 | |||
| The counting of votes at the 1950 General Election in Burnley. Three men get into a chauffeur-driven car which drives off down a cobbled street. The film cuts to the count (believed to be held at Burnley Mechanics Institute) where ballot boxes are delivered and emptied and votes are counted. 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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| [HAWES, GENERAL ELECTION 1950 CONSERVATIVE CAMPAIGN BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5283 | |||
| Scenes of the village of Hawes in the Yorkshire Dales, followed by campaigning in Burnley for the 1950 General Election. Scenes from Hawes include the exteriors of Wensleydale Dairy and the Methodist Church (where a notice advertises a forthcoming film show from Sam Hanna). After shots of pigs in a pen, the film cuts to the streets of Burnley where Frank Wilson (Conservative) is seen with his team, distributing campaign literature to bus passengers, talking to the public and addressing a crowd in Burnley market from his loudspeaker van. 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 | |||
| [GENERAL ELECTION INDEPENDENT LABOUR / COMMUNIST CAMPAIGNS, BURNLEY 1950] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5284 | |||
| Supporters of the Independent Labour Party and the Communist Party campaign in Burnley before the 1950 General Election. After opening footage of people outside Burnley market, there are shots of a small procession of Independent Labour Party supporters, headed by a loudspeaker van, with a display of placards. The film cuts to a street procession of Burnley Communist Party supporters, carrying banners and placards, They congregate on a patch of wasteland to listen to a woman's speech. 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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| [RECORDING OF WILFRED PICKLES RADIO SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5306 | |||
| A live recording of the popular radio show 'Have A Go' on 27th October 1950 at Colne Municipal Hall featuring Wilfred Pickles as the compere and Violet Carson accompanying on the piano. Carson plays a Steinway piano, sings and talks to the audience. After shots of other male performers at the mic, Pickles talks and jokes with members of the public as he introduces them onto the stage. Includes shots of the audience singing and applauding. 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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| [REMEMBRANCE SERVICE, TOWNELEY PARK, BURNLEY] | |||
| Date: 1950 Film Number: 5307 | |||
| Remembrance service and parade in Towneley Park, Burnley on 11th November 1950, featuring civic dignitaries, sea cadets and war veterans. Cadets and veterans march through the park to the war memorial, where a service is held and wreaths are laid by the mayor and other guests. A British Legion flag is lowered and raised as bugles are played, before cadets, decorated veterans and five women parade past the dignitaries in front of Towneley Hall. 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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