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Record 8797 – 8816 of 11241
 
 
SWITZERLAND REVISITED
Date: 1974 Film Number: 4475
 
Mr and Mrs Wells go on a trip through the Alpine valleys and mountains of Switzerland in August 1974. They visit Altdorf, Vessem and Lugano before finally arriving in Interlaken.
 
 
 
I CAN REMEMBER
Date: 1974 Film Number: 4568
 
Student film in which Dorothy Price, a pensioner from Didsbury, reminisces about the village and how things have changed over the years. Contemporary footage is interspersed with old photographs of Didsbury.
 
 
 
WHAT'S SO FUNNY?
Date: 1974 Film Number: 4569
 
Student documentary about a joke shop in Tib Street, Manchester. Interiors of the shop are seen, and members of staff and some of the many customers (mostly school children) talk about why they like the shop so much.
 
 
 
[SAM HANNA TRAVELLING IN CAR]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 5156
 
Burnley film-maker Sam Hanna is filmed from inside his car as he drives around a town (presumably Burnley) and talks to the camera. The film ends with several takes, shot from the street, of Edith and Sam Hanna getting into their car and driving away. 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
 
 
 
[SAM HANNA FILMS SAM TONKISS SCULPTOR]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 5157
 
Edith Hanna is seen sitting for a portrait by the sculptor Sam Tonkiss in his studio whilst Sam Hanna films the process. Sam Hanna uses measuring tape, moves his tripod and operates his camera whilst Mr Tonkiss continues his work sculpting a portrait of Edith's head. Includes several close up shots and clapperboards. 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
 
 
 
[SAM HANNA FILMS SAM TONKISS SCULPTOR, FILM STUDIO]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 5158
 
Edith Hanna is seen sitting for a portrait by the sculptor Sam Tonkiss in his studio whilst Sam Hanna films the process. Sam Hanna positions and operates his camera whilst Mr Tonkiss continues his work sculpting a portrait of Edith's head. Mr Hanna is then seen entering his own film studio, and there are several takes as he stands at his projector talking to the camera. The film ends with further takes as he speaks into a tape recorder and then addresses the camera. Includes several close up shots and clapperboards. 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
 
 
 
[SAM HANNA FILM CLIPS - WORKSHOP]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 5160
 
Clips of Burnley film-maker Sam Hanna inside his workshop. Includes footage of film cans, boxes, letters from around the world, film-making equipment and projection devices. Sam Hanna talks to the camera and views one of his films that runs in reverse. 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
 
 
 
[WILDBOARCLOUGH 1974]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5390
 
Tony Pownall and Norma are seen with other young couples having fun by the river at Wildboarclough. They are seen paddling and swimming, climbing on the rocks, playing games in the water and practising gymnastics on the grass. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[DAY AT WILDBOARCLOUGH, 1974]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5391
 
Tony Pownall and Norma are seen with other young couples having fun by the river at Wildboarclough. They are seen climbing trees, playfighting, relaxing on blankets and playing catch. Shots of lambs and sheep at a nearby farmyard and a view of boats on a canal. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
GRANBY FESTIVAL - A COMMUNITY CELEBRATION
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5585
 
Film documenting a community festival in the Granby area of Liverpool - shots from a moving car of the terraced streets are followed by a fancy dress parade and children getting their faces painted and playing on bouncy castles. A crowd dances to a band, and a performance from "Temba", an African dance group. People participate in community games, obstacle courses, and assist with a large floor painting. There are performances from street theatre groups, and children take part in craft activities as the commentary discusses the events.
 
 
 
[SIMON AND MATTHEW IN A FIELD]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5749
 
The film starts with footage of Simon Walsh climbing and exploring the hills and marshland in Glossop. Brother Matthew comes into shot as the boys both approach a brown cow in a field. A horse approaches and the boys proceed to play with it. Brief shots of an aeroplane flying overhead. Simon Walsh leaves a house to enter a red car, shots of various women also leaving the house to get into a car.
 
 
 
[CHRISTOPHER'S CHRISTENING; BOYS IN THE GARDEN]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5750
 
Scenes of people leaving St Marys Crowned Church following a Christening and gathering outside. Guests and family arrive back at the house with the baby. Simon and Matthew play with friends in a muddy garden.
 
 
 
[CHRISTMAS SCENES: INDOORS AND OUTDOORS]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5753
 
Christmas scenes in the Walsh home as the boys open presents and the family gather around the Christmas tree and television. Close-ups of decorations on the tree. Brief footage outdoors.
 
 
 
[GRIME FAMILY - WINDERMERE BOAT RACE AND SUNSET]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5846
 
Shots of a sunset over the sea, seen from a terrace. This is followed by footage of motorboats racing on Windermere, filmed from a boat. [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
CIDIWHACK; THE LITTLE MAN; SMACK BANG WALLOP; BIG EARS
Date: 1974 Film Number: 5881
 
A compilation of four short amateur dramas. "Cidiwhack" features a boy who falls and injures himself, then applies a magic cream which develops special powers to help him fight off bullies. "The Little Man" features an unlucky girl whose fortunes change after receiving a magic ring given to her by a little man. In "Smack Bang Wallop" different groups of youngsters fight over some recently discovered blueprints. A boy finds and drinks a strange drink, grows enormous ears, gets bullied at school and gets involved in a mass brawl in "Big Ears". [Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' - a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]
 
 
 
[BUTLIN'S SKEGNESS, 1974]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 6097
 
Scenes from a Shaw family holiday to Butlin's in Skegness. The family are seen out and about in the park and there are views of the site taken from the monorail. On a day trip to the local beach, the coastguard helicopter and a lifeboat are seen heading out to sea.
 
 
 
[CHRISTENING AT COCKEY MOOR]
Date: *1974 Film Number: 6168
 
Family and friends are seen outside Cockey Moor Parish Church near Bury for a Christening. Mother and baby are seen leaving church, and back at home the baby is seen surrounded by family and being bathed.
 
 
 
[LAYCOCK FAMILY - CHRISTMAS 1974]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 6170
 
Close-ups of the tree are followed by views of family members gathered in the lounge, opening presents and playing with the children.
 
 
 
[HAROLD WILSON OPENS RADCLIFFE CIVIC HALL]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 6662
 
Scenes from the official opening of Radcliffe Civic Hall by Harold Wilson on 30 March 1974. Includes local dignitaries waiting to meet the Prime Minister, his arrival at the Civic Centre and exterior views of the building.
 
 
 
[CHANGABANG EXPEDITION - FINAL SECTION]
Date: 1974 Film Number: 6983
 
Footage from the 1974 expedition to Changabang in the Himalayas with commentary overlaid. A team of mountaineers including Chris Bonington, Doug Scott, Martin Boyson and Dougal Haston are accompanied by Indian porters and cattle carrying supplies as they make their ascent. Shots include a cook preparing food on stoves, the team setting up base camp and tackling the rock face during a snow storm.
 
 
 
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