Heroes of the North Sea

Heroes of the North Sea 1925

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A record of a visit to the North Sea fishing fleets, obtained by courtesy of the Royal National Mission to Deep Sea Fishermen and taken from their mission ship 'Joseph and Sarah Miles'.

1925

Painted Daughters

Painted Daughters 1925

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Mary Elliott and Courtland Nixon are dancing partners in a stage show called Florodora.

1925

The Cold Rush

The Cold Rush 1925

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Felix is accidentally locked in a refrigerator, and hallucinates that he is at the North Pole.

1925

My Flight to Persia

My Flight to Persia 1925

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A film by Walter Mittelholzer, shot during a flight from Zurich to Teheran he made on business in 1924 for the Junkers factories, a German manufacturer of planes and motors.

1925

Sunrise Over the Immortal City of Rome

Sunrise Over the Immortal City of Rome 1925

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"Daybreak in Rome, expressed in nature shots (mountains, the Tiber, the sea) and street scenes (street lights going out, city coming alive), hour by hour. Images from St. Peter's Square and St. Peter's Church, Castel Sant'Angelo, Forum, Colosseum and more. Lasso act, acrobatics and fire eater in the Alhambra theater. Moreover, it also contains images of Washington, D.C." -EYE.

1925

Steppin' Out

Steppin' Out 1925

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Daisy Moran is Henry Brodman's private secretary and secretly married to his son, Henry Jr. John Durant, an out-of-town customer, arrives with his wife, and calls Brodman to arrange a party. Daisy volunteers to go with Brodman,as his wife will be out of town. Daisy wears Mrs. Brodman's clothes and her pearl necklace, and is greeted as Mrs. Brodman. They go to a cabaret and the police make a raid, and arrest Daisy charging she has stolen the pearls. She is released when Mrs. Durant tells the police she is Mrs. Brodman. Not daring to face his wife, Brodman takes the group to his summer house, where is son is sleeping.

1925

Canta y no llores, corazón

Canta y no llores, corazón 1925

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Fresia is a beautiful young woman who lives with his elderly father in a wealthy ranch in southern Chile. Fresia falls for the son of the owner of the property but for him is just a passing adventure.

1925

Rewi's Last Stand

Rewi's Last Stand 1925

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The winter of 1863 finds the settlement of Auckland living in fear of Maori Rebels. Sir George Grey England's pro-consul has been sent out to handle these difficulties. Dr Wake, an Auckland Surgeon, and his daughter Cecily meet a young Englishman named Kenneth Gordon and the two young people become friends. When the Waikato war gets worse Gordon joints Von Tempsky's Corps of Forest Rangers.

1925

Manizales City

Manizales City 1925

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Documentary filmmed on the occasion of the seventy-fifth anniversary of the founding of the city in March 1925, with the record of the festivities and celebrations of the commemorative carnival. However, on July 3, 1925, the city suffered a terrible fire, which destroyed much of its historic center. The producers filmed the ruins of the city and added this footage to the original version, offering a rather bleak contrasting picture.

1925

Pongo Arrives

Pongo Arrives 1925

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An aeroplane in the sky writes the word Pongo in large letters. We see reaction shots from members of the public who look up into the sky. A man who is filming a young boy looks up at the skywriting through a telescope at the same time. The aeroplane drops a large box from the sky. It crashes on the ground and Pongo jumps out bowing, pirouetting and looking very pleased with himself. A policeman comes along and says "Where's your Collar?"

1925

Curing A Cold

Curing A Cold 1925

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Sid Griffiths the cartoon artist opens a window in his studio. He sits down at his drawing board and sees that Jerry is cold. He is warming his hands beside a little heater. He shivers and says "Shud thad window - I've got ad awful cold!!" Sid says "Fresh air's healthy." Jerry looks cross and paces back and forth waving his arms about trying to warm himself up. He pulls out a handkerchief and says: "Look oud! I'b going to sdeeze!!" Sid tries to move out of the way. Jerry sneezes. "Here id is - !" says Jerry. "A - A - A - TCHOO" - as he sneezes he falls forward.

1925