And now, in this first issue of a new All-British series of Cartoons..." Animation featuring the fabulous Jerry the Troublesome Tyke - a cartoon dog. A U.I.C. production. A pen magically writes the words: "His mother was a "Nib" and his father was a "Big Pot." - we see drawings of a pen and a bottle of ink.
It's 1925 on the River Thames and Jack Beresford cruises to an easy victory in The Gold Cup - so easy his opponent, American Walter Hoover, is out of view. Beresford had successfully defended the title he won in 1924, the same year he won his first of three Olympic gold medals. Beresford, CBE, is one of Britain's most outstanding rowers and his streak of winning five medals in five consecutive Olympic Games was only beaten Sir Steve Redgrave at the Sydney Olympics in 2000.
A Christmas message from Topical Budget featuring two camels.
The King Is Dreaming is depicting the adventures of our Tramp in an enchanted castle.
The greatest hero in film history, the unequalled Tramp, who lives a light-hearted and vagrant life, was the ideal inspiration for the as-yet unidentified creators of these short animated comedies. Building a tower of bricks, a dramatic duel with the Sun, the rescue of an innocent girl from villains – these charming scenes from 'The King of Masons' seem worthy of Chaplin himself.
A 1925 newsreel showing the celebrations for St. Catherine’s Day on the streets of Paris.
Lost film. Helja, an Estonian woman, and his British groom John have met during the Estonian War of Independence. They hear from an old professor of an old folk tale about the dark past of Estonia. Estonian pageboy Mangu who works at von Sternhell's manor proposes a pretty slave girl Linda. However, von Sternhell gives orders to steal the bride right in the middle of the wedding. She will be taken to von Sternhell's castle according to the brutal middle-age custom – the law of the first night. Together with fellow villagers, Mangu gets into a desperate battle with the noblemen in order to save his wife's pride.
An Out of the Inkwell short.
Bonzo the dog helps foil the Black Hand Gang's plot to kidnap a famous jockey.
Bonzo sees a cat burglar on his roof and helps a policeman capture him.
Bonzo's theft of a duck brings him into conflict with the law.
An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.
An Aesop’s Film Fables cartoon.
An Aesop's Film Fables cartoon.
An Aesop’s Film Fables short.
The film depicts a journey on the Dal River in Sweden.
A day of fun and games in the water at London's Surrey Docks.
