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| [WEDDING ON A WET DAY] | |||
| Date: c1930 Film Number: 10847 | |||
| Scenes from a wedding - people with umbrellas make their way along a path to the church. The wedding party and bride arrive. There are brief shots of the reception and cake. | |||
| [GLIDERS TAKING OFF AND IN FLIGHT] | |||
| Date: c1930 Film Number: 10848 | |||
| Gliding scenes. We see gliders on the ground, taking off and in flight. A group of men run to launch a glider and fall over. Shots of gliders in flight. | |||
| [BRIEF CANOE SCENE] | |||
| Date: c1930 Film Number: 10850 | |||
| A brief shot of Wendy's mother in a canoe. She puts the paddle down and carefully stands up. | |||
| [FAMILY PETS IN THE SNOW] | |||
| Date: c1930 Film Number: 10851 | |||
| A black cat is seen in the snow. The family's dog pulls something apart with it's teeth and then runs towards the camera. The film ends with brief shots of a woman walking in the snow. | |||
| L & C.P.U. RAMBLE [& OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1930 Film Number: 11292 | |||
| A group of men walk in the hills with countryside views, waterfalls and churches. Close up shots of friends , a cat and a dog jumping through a hoop in the garden. Point to point racing with large crowds and on course betting. | |||
| A VISIT TO AN ART SCHOOL | |||
| Date: 1929-32 Film Number: 2752 | |||
| Film showing the various activities undertaken at the Manchester School of Art. Students are seen painting, drawing, etching and sculpting. They are also seen making pottery, doing technical drawings in the School of Architecture, carving in wood and stone, metalworking and designing fabric patterns and costumes. Lecturers are seen presiding over classes and the Principal features greeting new students. Students are seen drawing and painting models and still life assemblies and modelling costumes. Excursions to paint in the countryside and at a zoo are also featured. 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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| [SCENES FROM MANCHESTER SCHOOL OF ART] | |||
| Date: 1929-32 Film Number: 2756 | |||
| Film of Manchester School of Art. Students are seen drawing, arranging a still life, reading books and rehearsing a play. A lecture illustrated by slides is seen being delivered, Mr Cantrill - the head of department is featured and members of staff are seen judging paintings. There is a sequence of someone stoking a furnace intercut with people mopping their brows - illustrating the "very efficient heating system". Closes with two students (?) ballet dancing whilst dressed as Ancient Greeks (some in slow motion) | |||
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| [BOYS & FATHER IN THE GARDEN, COUNTRY WALK] | |||
| Date: 1929-32 Film Number: 7118 | |||
| Randall family scenes showing young boys and their father with the family pets in the back garden, adults taking a country walk in the Lake District and men putting up a tent in a field. A short indoor sequence shows a woman doing a jigsaw puzzle. Continues with further shots of the family pets, children playing with a water sprinkler in the garden on a summer's day and adults sat outside a tent in a field during a camping trip near Coniston. | |||
| SHEILA'S WEDDING AND FAMILY SCENES | |||
| Date: 1929-34 Film Number: 9961 | |||
| A compilation of scenes from the Blake family. There is an amateur dramatics performance by family members, people swimming outdoors in various locations and people playing tennis. People pay leapfrog on the beach and there are shots of gypsy children by their caravans. We also see scenes from Sheila's wedding. The bride and bridesmaids pose for the camera, and we see the guests arriving at the weeding. | |||
| [OGDEN FAMILY SCENES AT HOME AND ON THE BEACH] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11191 | |||
| Ogden family scenes. There are shots of babies, in prams and being helped to walk. We see children playing in the garden while the adults do some gardening. There are also beach scenes where we see adults and children playing in the sea and there are donkey rides on Blackpool Beach. | |||
| [HYAM A. PAYNE AND HIS TONICS AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11192 | |||
| A variety of brief scenes. Two women walk through a churchyard with a guide. We see people outside a hothouse in an exotic looking garden. A couple sit on rocks on the beach and people take tea at a beach side table. We see women outside a large house with a thatched roof. There are children in fancy dress, showing off their costumes. We see women on a bowling green, The film ends with musical and comedy performances. We see "Hyam A. Payne & His Tonics", a lively performance from a singer and three musicians. We also see Fraulein Reed and Herr Holgass. Mausie who laugh and joke for the camera. Finally we see two girls stood singing and there is also a scene where a man crosses a very precarious looking bridge over a river. | |||
| [NELSON WHIT WALK] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11194 | |||
| Scenes from a Nelson street procession. People march carrying banners and there are brass bands and floats. | |||
| [LONDON; WHIPSNADE; AIRA FORCE AND FIRE SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11195 | |||
| A variety of brief scenes. There are views of London and we see a lady feeding pigeons. We see birds and animals at Whipsnade. People enjoy the view at Aira Force Waterfall. A group of little girls, including Muriel and Eileen, play outdoors. There are scenes from 'In the garden at Blackpool' where we see a woman brushing a dog's ears and a couple in formal dress playing with a dog. There follow scenes from a street procession with a marching band. The film ends with shots of a smouldering building in the aftermath of a fire. | |||
| A CRUISE ON THE "MONTCALM" OCTOBER 1932 | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11196 | |||
| Scenes from the Montcalm cruise ship. We see the passengers on deck. They take part in a lifeboat drill and play games, including shuffle-board. There are also scenes from the countries they visit. In Morocco we see the Sultan of Morocco and Arab soldiers. There are street scenes from Tetouan. There are street scenes and shots of traffic in Barcelona. In Algiers we see local boys diving for sixpences followed by general views of the city. There are also views of Gibraltar. | |||
| [MISCELLANEOUS OGDEN FAMILY HOLIDAY SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 11197 | |||
| A series of brief scenes from a family holiday. A little boy splashes about in a rock pool. We see him again walking along a seafront. He also sits on a cart, pulled by a donkey. There are shots of cattle in a field, streams, a waterfall and a river. The film ends with shots of boats on a lake. | |||
| [OUT ON THE RIVER DEE] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 9784 | |||
| Scenes on the Dee in and around Chester, including the view from a moving boat of buildings and scenery along the river banks, a boatman ferrying groups of people across the water, passing river traffic, and rowing boats and swimmers. | |||
| [OUT AND ABOUT IN DOVEDALE] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 10828 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of fast flowing river water running over rocks, and then we see a man climbing up the rocks out of the river. A group of people are seen in what appears to be a farm yard, and then we see them begin to cross a stream on stepping stones. | |||
| [DOROTHY JACKS IN THE GARDEN AND OTHER SCENES] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 10829 | |||
| The film opens with scenes of a group of people shaking hands with a woman as they leave a building. We see a little girl playing in a garden. She puts bread out for the birds and then, thinking she is helping with a work in progress in the garden, she does some digging and moves some patio stones. We briefly see her mother, and the film ends with scenes of her father looking inside a cold frame. | |||
| [GROUP VISIT TO BAVARIA] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 10839 | |||
| The film opens with shots of a large group of people singing and linking arms on a large raft sailing down the River Isar in Bavaria. Other people are seen in canoes and people wave from the riverbank. There are shots of the local landscape, people and houses taken from a moving boat. Wendy's mother and another woman go into a lake, and there are shots of the boat. The film titles tell us that the places we are seeing are Tegernsee, Egern and Starnberg. | |||
| [FEEDING THE PIGEONS IN MUNICH] | |||
| Date: c1930-5 Film Number: 10840 | |||
| The films opens with scenes of men working in a field cutting hay with scythes. We then see women in the town square in Munich feeding the pigeons. There are lots of close up shots of pigeons feeding from the women's' hands. The film ends with a brief shot of people playing instruments on a moving train. | |||
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