Subject |
Documentary film collection.
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DVD collection.
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Descript |
1 DVD (147 min.) : silent, black & white + booklet. |
Contents |
1895-1896: Rough sea at Dover -- Footpads -- The Derby -- Hyde Park bicycling scene -- Scene on the River Thames, showing the rescue of a child from drowning -- Royal train -- Comic costume race -- Twins' tea party -- Blackfriars Bridge -- Westminster Bridge [filoscope] -- Sea cave near Lisbon -- Andalusian dance [filoscope] -- Chirgwin the White Eyed Kaffir [filoscope] -- 2 a.m., or, The husband's return -- 1897: Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee -- Women fetching water from the Nile -- Fishermen and boat at Port Said -- Cupid at the wash tub -- Wayfarer compelled to disrobe partially -- 1898: Launch of H.M.S. Albion -- Switchback railway -- Sirdar's reception at Guildhall -- Favourite domestic scene -- Tommy Atkins in the park -- Come along, do! -- 1899: Reproductions of incidents of the Boer War -- Upside down, or, The human flies. |
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1900: Army life: mounted infantry -- Tetherball, of do-do -- Cronje's surrender to Lord Roberts -- Entry of the Scots' Guards into Bloemfontein -- Exciting pillow fight -- Railway collision -- His brave defender -- 1901: Cheese mites -- Over-incubated baby -- Countryman's first sight of animated pictures -- Undressing extraordinary -- Waif and the wizard -- Artistic creation -- Deonzo Brothers in their wonderful jumping act -- Haunted curiosity shop -- Magic sword -- Scrooge, or, Marley's ghost -- 1902: His only pair -- Extraordinary waiter -- 1903: Coronation Durbar at Delhi -- Delhi Durbar -- Hammerfest -- Kiddies cakewalk -- Chess dispute -- Extraordinary cab accident -- 1904: Buy your own cherries -- Drat that boy -- Mr. Pecksniff fetches the doctor -- 1905: Unfortunate policeman -- 1906: Return of the T.R.H. the Prince and Princess of Wales -- Aberdeen University quarter centenary celebrations -- Lively quarter-day -- Is spiritualism a fraud? -- The ? motorist -- 1908: Whaling afloat and ashore. |
Credits |
Producer: Caroline Millar. Curator, Ian Christie. Piano accompaniment by Stephen Horne. |
Performer |
Optional audio commentary by Ian Christie. |
Alt author |
Paul, Robert W. 1869-1943.
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Christie, Ian, 1945-
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Millar, Caroline.
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Horne, Stephen.
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Other # |
BFIVD642 BFI |
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