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Smith Minor
1930, Ampleforth (North Yorkshire)
Scenes from a comedy short in which fraternal rivalry is tested.
Cat no. 2549
The Hills are Calling
1930, Ampleforth (North Yorkshire)
Scenes from a comedy short in which a boy, stumbling across a steep cliff, hatches a money-making scheme.
Cat no. 2550
The Step-Father
1930, Ampleforth (North Yorkshire)
A widow's deliberation over two suitors has tragic consequences.
Cat no. 2551
0:06:09
Black and White, silent
Sutton Hoo
1939, Sutton Hoo (Suffolk)
A film showing the excavation of a 7th-century ship at Sutton Hoo.
Cat no. 2598
0:04:06
Black and White, silent
Dufay Tests
c. 1936, London (Other)
Colour test footage of various zoo scenes, including the penguin pool at London Zoo, captured by well-known amateur cinephotographer George Sewell.
Cat no. 2605
1938, The Last Year of Peace.
1948, Staffordshire & Switzerland (Other)
A film evoking memories of life before the outbreak of World War 2.
Cat no. 2633
0:32:26
Colour and Black and White, sound
Marionettes
1949
A drama enacted by human marionettes who display emotions in a story with strong similarities to the narrative of the Russian ballet `Petrushka'.
Cat no. 2670
0:21:15
Black and White, sound
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Cat no. 2671
0:28:16
colour, sound
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Cat no. 2672
0:40:34
Black and White, silent
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Cat no. 2673
0:23:09
tinted, silent
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Cat no. 2674
0:33:26
Black and White, silent
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Cat no. 2675
0:10:50
Black and White, silent