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Motion pictures

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on motion pictures themselves, including motion pictures as an art form, copyrighting, distribution, editing, plots, production, etc. NFCA: Use for cinema and bioscope

Found in 723 Collections and/or Records:

Kill or Cure Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.207
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Gene Plas. 350 Feet. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; 'Kill or Cure' starring Ann Austin, Stan Laurel, Noah Young, Al St John, and Snub Polland. Hedy Keiser strip poker. Charles Chaplin driving 'The Tin Lizzie'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and James Finlayson as Cavemen. Extract of flying elephant and stone age romance. Billy Bevan in 'Hight Night'. Charles Chaplin and Edna Puvriance in 'Carmen'. Contains nudity and...
Dates: c1932 - 1965
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

King of the Jungle, The Count, No Flies on Us, Flying Deuces and Tit for Tat Film, c1932 - 1965

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 22: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.212
Scope and Contents Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm. Black and white, silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Adverts and nude lady. Opening title from 'King of the Jungle' starring Buster Crabbe. Sir Charles Chaplin at the ball with Edna Purviance in 'The Count'. Opening title from 'No Flies on Us'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Reginal Gardiner in 'Flying Deuces'. Horse races. Charley Hall in extract from 'Tit for Tat' also starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. Supplied by...
Dates: c1932 - 1965
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

King of the Jungle, The Tell-Tale Bullet, Mayhem in the Harem, Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle, Three Little Bruins Make Mischief, Kill or Cure, The Mad Buttler, Do Detectives Think?, The Bodyguard, The Pawnshop, Arabian Nights, Sabu, Nose for News, Cavemen, and Love, Speed and Thrills Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 28: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.271
Scope and Contents 8mm, Castle Films. 400 feet. 3 Reels. Silent, with both Colour and Black and White footage. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel in 'Kill or Cure'. Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson and Noah Young in 'The Mad Buttler'. Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Henry Bergman and Eric Campbell in 'The Pawnshop'. Mack Swain, Mabel Normand and Chester Conklin in 'Love, Speed and Thrills'. Buster Crabe in 'King of the Jungle'. Neal Heart in 'The Tell Tale Bullet'. Ben Turpin in...
Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Knight of the Trail, Hot Dogs, and Cops Film, 1910 - 1919

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 32: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.316
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, G.B. Ferrosonic. 1200 feet. New York Motion Picture. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Charles Chaplin in 'Hot Dogs'. Buster Keaton in 'Cops'. Also features wild animals of South Africa, lambs and horses.

Dates: 1910 - 1919
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

K.O. Capers, Honest Horace, and Hotel Hysteria Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 27: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.260
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Gepe. 350 feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Snub Pollard in 'K.O. Capers'. The Fire Rides, Royal Marines motor cycle display team. Supplied by C. W. Cramp.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Landing at Low Tide Film, c August 1896

 Item
Reference code: 178D12.6
Scope and Contents

Nitrate film by Birt Acres, showing a brief comical scene of a lady falling off a boat into the water and being clumsily rescued by her companion. This could be the film entitle The Lady and the Boat filmed in 1899. Haydon & Urry.

Dates: c August 1896
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / George Williams Collection / Film

Leading Lizzie Astray, Shooting Wild, The Adventurer, Three Bruins Go Camping, and Painting the Town Film, 1914 - 1919

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 25: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.244
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. 8mm, Keystone Film Company. 300 Feet. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Fatty Artbuckle in 'Leading Lizzie Astray'. Charles Chaplin in 'The Adventurer'. Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in 'Painting the Town'. Also features nude scenes from striphouse.

Dates: 1914 - 1919
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Lens in Brass Case, c1870 - 1918

 Item
Reference code: 178Z48.2
Scope and Contents

Birt Acres’ lens in brass casing, cylindrical brass case from which a cylindrical lens is extracted, all house within a wooden tube with a cork stopper.

Dates: c1870 - 1918
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Various Items

Lenses and Prisms, c1870 - 1918

 File
Reference code: 178Z48.1
Scope and Contents

Bit Acres’ experimental clear and colour lenses and prisms.

Dates: c1870 - 1918
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Various Items

Letter and Pass from Jasper Redfern, 5 June 1907

 File — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.4
Scope and Contents

Letter with Special Pass.

Dates: 5 June 1907
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Correspondence

Letter from Fred Holmes, 1900

 Item — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.3
Scope and Contents

Letter from Fred Holmes.

Dates: 1900
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Correspondence

Letter from Howards and Sons to Ltd Sidney Birt Acres, 7 July 1937

 Item
Reference code: 178F30.1
Scope and Contents

Letter from Howards and Sons to Ltd Sidney Birt Acres in response to his enquiry about information on different solvents. Howards and Sons Ltd Chemical Manufacturers headed letter paper with pencil notes on reverse, 1p.

Dates: 7 July 1937
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Correspondence

Letter of Recommendation for Kevin Acres from Gordon Pagan of Linear Graphics Limited, c1900 - 1999

 Item
Reference code: 178F30.6
Scope and Contents

Letter of recommendation for Kevin Acres from Gordon Pagan of Linear Graphics Limited.

Dates: c1900 - 1999
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Correspondence

Letters, 1900 - 1914

 File — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.5
Scope and Contents

Various letters.

Dates: 1900 - 1914
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Correspondence

Letters from Jasper Redfern to Fred Holmes, 1903 - 1910

 File — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.1
Scope and Contents

Letters, envelopes, stamps and tickets. Includes one photocopy.

Dates: 1903 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Correspondence

Letters to Alan Acres, 2000 - 2010

 File
Reference code: 178F30.4
Scope and Contents

Letters to Alan Acres.

Dates: 2000 - 2010
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Correspondence

Letters to Fred Holmes from various people, 1903 - 1910

 File — Box Fred Holmes Box 1: Series 178C109; Series 178F21; Series 178G20; Series 178H14; Series 178I18
Reference code: 178F21.2
Scope and Contents

Letters, envelopes, stamps and tickets.

Dates: 1903 - 1910
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Fred Holmes Collection / Correspondence

Letters to Mrs Sidney Birt Acres from the British Film Institute, 1981 - 1982

 File
Reference code: 178F30.5
Scope and Contents

Letters to Mrs S. Birt Acres from the British Film Institute.

Dates: 1981 - 1982
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Birt Acres Collection / Correspondence

Lion, The Finishing Touch, and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Film, c1907 - 2001

 Item — Box Noel Drewe Box 24: Series 178D5
Reference code: 178D5.233
Scope and Contents

Circusama, Yesterdays Circus Today. Black and White, Silent. Extracts from commercial films. Includes; Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy and Edgar Kennedy in The Builders scene from 'The Finishing Touch'. John Wayne in 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' western. Also features nude scenes. As well as animal scenes including seals, sea lions and penguins.

Dates: c1907 - 2001
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Noel Drewe Collection / Films

Llandudno Pier Company Limited Programme, 13 August 1907

 Item
Reference code: 178K53.134
Scope and Contents

Red and white photograph of the beack and red type on white background on the front cover listing members of the orchestra, inside concert programme, on back cover The Royal American Bioscope at the Pier Varieties Theatre, 2p.p.

Dates: 13 August 1907
Found in: National Fairground and Circus Archive / Bill Barnes Collection / Programmes

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