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| [NORTHERN IRELAND - COAST AND COUNTRYSIDE] | |||
| Date: c1950s - 60s Film Number: 3922 | |||
| Footage of the coastline and countryside in Northern Ireland, with shots of harbours and a race for children's cars. | |||
| HANG IT!/CURTAIN'S UP! | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 2634 | |||
| Two adverts for Rufflette products: 1) Honor Blackman ("The Wife") and Jimmy Hanley ("The Husband") are discussing curtain problems with a friend. Flashbacks reveal the mess that Jimmy made of hanging them through conventional methods, but the crisis was solved by a neighbour who advises the use of Rufflette products. 2) Terry Thomas is accosted in his bungalow by a policewoman who threatens him with a breach of the peace charge. She has observed him larking about in his underwear in front of the window, his antics revealed by his faulty curtains. The day is saved when the WPC advises him to use Rufflette curtain products. | |||
| [PENNY FOR THE GUY] | |||
| Date: 1950-55 Film Number: 7357 | |||
| Short film in which children make a 'Guy' effigy for bonfire night. They stuff a sack with newspapers, place on a head and dress the figure in a hat and coat. The children collect money from passers by on the street, buy a box of fireworks and head off down an alley to make a bonfire. The film ends with scenes from a royal visit to Liverpool Town Hall. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| [SUSAN AND HER TOYS IN THE GARDEN] | |||
| Date: 1950-55 Film Number: 7067 | |||
| Family scenes showing young Susan and her father [?] playing with a ball in the back garden, playing with other children and an assortment of toys- including a rabbit in a pushchair. Includes a sequence showing Susan sat on an adult bicycle as her father helps push her along. | |||
| [LLANDUDNO AND LONDON SCENES] | |||
| Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7072 | |||
| Scenes showing a young girl and boy on the beach at Llandudno building sand castles, a visit to London with exterior shots of Buckingham Palace and guardsmen with drums marching along. Ends with a brief shot of a young girl stood on a bridge in an unidentified location. | |||
| [SHAWL DANCE- WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH & BEAUTY] | |||
| Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7073 | |||
| Scenes showing a group of young girls from the Women's League of Health and Beauty dancing in a circle with large shawls, close to shrubbery - possibly in the garden of their school? | |||
| [OUTDOOR PT DISPLAY 2- WOMEN'S LEAGUE OF HEALTH & BEAUTY] | |||
| Date: c.1950-55 Film Number: 7074 | |||
| Scenes showing girls from the Women's League of Health and Beauty performing a physical exercise routine and skipping watched by a crowd of onlookers at a sports ground, possibly Goodison Park? | |||
| [WEDDING AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7954 | |||
| The film opens with scenes from a wedding, the opening titles are only partly visible but it appears to be 'Annette and Gordon's Big Day'. We see the newlyweds and their guests outside posing for photos, they all look like they are having fun and they lark about. We also see them sat formally to eat at the reception. The next title reads 'Part 1 of The Bandit' and miscellaneous scenes follow of family and friends having fun in the countryside. There are shots of two little dogs playing and a group of people playing tennis. There are fun scenes where older people and a young boy play on swings and a group of adults play on a roundabout and one flies off. There is a lot of messing about, they wear cowboy hats and sombreros and play fight in the grass and a man runs off with a lady in a wheelbarrow. | |||
| [LAKE DISTRICT AND SPORTS] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7955 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of Elterwater in the Lake District, we see the Britannia Inn and the surrounding scenery. We then see a cricket match and a school sports day, school boys take part in running races and sack races while spectators look on. There follow scenes of a roadside picnic. A family are parked up by the side of a country road and they laugh while their little dog eats a big cake all to himself. We then see the family picking berries which they collect in bags. A couple are seen walking away from the Patterdale Hotel in Patterdale and then there are scenes of the local area and of the family climbing up hills and over rocks while very smartly dressed. The family go on trips to Carlisle and Keswick, we see the sights of Carlisle and street scenes from Keswick. There is a close up shot of a penny farthing bike, which looks to have been left parked up by it's owner. We see a man and some boys shovelling something from the back of a lorry, and the film ends with scenes of two boys playing football in the garden. | |||
| [SCHOOL SPORTS AND LAKE DISTRICT SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7956 | |||
| A mixture of scenes from a school sports day and a trip to the Lake District. We also see a cricket match and two boys playing football in the back garden. The sports day scenes include running races, egg and spoon races and a tug-of-war. Afterwards the winners are presented with trophies. The scenes from the Lake District show the family hillwalking in their smart clothes and we see the scenery around Langdale. The cameraman jokingly films from a moving car as a lady chases after them. We also see shots from Gretna Green, the sign on the Blacksmith's Shop reads 'This is the famous Old Blacksmith's Shop and Marriage Room Gretna Green'. | |||
| [LONDON SCENES AND SCHOOL SPORT] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 7957 | |||
| A family trip to London. The film opens with scenes from a boat trip along the River Thames from Richmond to Tower Bridge. The family go sightseeing in London, we see Tower Bridge, the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, St. Paul's Cathedral, Big Ben, The Mall and London Zoo. The family feed the pigeons in Trafalgar Square and they feed the ducks in St. James' Park. We also see a cricket match and sports day scenes where there are running races and a tug of war. | |||
| THIS IS MARPLE! | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 11283 | |||
| A film all about Marple, we see the various interesting and historic buildings in the town and some of the events that took place there in the early 1950s. There are titles before we are shown each building and event that tell us what we are about to see. The places we see include a children's hospital with patients on the ward, and in the open air while still in their beds. We also see the opening of the local cricket club by Sir James Myers. We see a parade in celebration of the Festival of Britain on May 12th 1951 and a Pageant Day on June 23rd 1951. There is a parade to celebrate the Coronation and another for the local Rose Queen in 1953. There are also Marple street scenes filmed on Market Street and Stockport Road. | |||
| [MOORFIELDS AVENUE AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 12174 | |||
| Scenes of the Dempsey family and their life living on Moorfields Avenue in Preston. There are domestic scenes, such as bringing in the milk in the morning, and scenes of the family spending time together in the house and in the garden. We see a model railway set up in the garden. We also see the family out visiting friends and family. They go on daytrips too, and we see them at Grange-over-Sands and at Broughton. There are also shot of busy shopping streets, shopfronts and markets. | |||
| [DEMPSEY FAMILY AT HOME] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 12190 | |||
| Domestic scenes from the Dempsey family. We see the family at home, reading in the sitting room. The boys paint and play the violin. There are shots of the dog having his paws washed, and sleeping by the fire. We see the boys in bed, reading comics and drinking cups of tea. There are also shots of a well stocked grocery shop, with Mrs Dempsey behind the counter. | |||
| IN CHRISTMAS CAMEO | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 12193 | |||
| Christmas scenes from the Dempsey family. We see the family writing cards, wrapping presents and decorating the house. On Christmas Eve Mrs Dempsey reads to the boys in front of the fire and we see the boys hanging their stockings on the end of their beds. In the night Santa visits and leaves presents. On Christmas morning the boys open their presents and play with their toys. We see Mrs Dempsey preparing Christmas dinner and the family at the table eating it. Their relatives visit and we see them watching television, pulling crackers and watching a puppet show put on by the boys. | |||
| [ROWING RACE SCENES] | |||
| Date: 1950-5 Film Number: 8888 | |||
| Starts with a rowing boat race that goes under a bridge. On the far side people are trying to outrun the boats with the Godfrey family watching. The next scene shows rowers preparing their boats and then cuts to another race. The final scene shows the rowers disembarking off their boat. | |||
| [HURDSFIELD ROSE QUEEN] | |||
| Date: 1950-6 Film Number: 5531 | |||
| Compilation reel including scenes at a local fete - pony rides, dog show and country dancing. Members of a swimming and diving club pose with trophies at the club-house, and there are scenes of a toddler playing in the back garden at home. The Hurdsfield Rose Queen procession passes through the streets of the town, and there are scenes from a family holiday to Blackpool. Views of another procession, featuring servicemen and women, are followed by brief views of the Festival of Britain site in London. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011] | |||
| PICNIC WALKING DAY 1951 | |||
| Date: 1950-7 Film Number: 8399 | |||
| During a trip to Wales, the family stop their car to have a picnic by a river. Afterwards, they visit Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall. The film cuts to a phantom car ride through Prestbury. At Bramall Hall, the family look around the grounds of the Tudor house. The group of family and friends go on holidays to Criccieth in Wales. They walk along the promenade and visit the beach. | |||
| [SOUTHPORT FLOWER SHOW] | |||
| Date: 1950-58 Film Number: 7060 | |||
| Scenes at Southport Flower Show showing close up shots of flowers, vegetables and of visitors. Includes brief shots outdoors of gardens, plants and a water wheel. Reel is mostly underexposed. | |||
| [MAY QUEEN AND DANCING] | |||
| Date: 1950s Film Number: 2075 | |||
| Film featuring May Queen celebrations in the grounds of Samlesbury school. The May Queen and her attendents are seen , watched by a crowd, before children are seen dancing around a Maypole and engaged in Scottish dancing. The film closes with brief footage, in black and white, of a church and its grounds. | |||
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