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WORK ID: NEFA 10467 (Master Record)
Title | Year | Date |
MOVIE NO. 6: GADDIN' ABOUT | 1932 | 1932-01-01 |
Details
Original Format: 9.5mm Colour: Black & White Sound: Silent Duration: 16 mins 40 secs Credits: Individuals: Tom H. Brown Genre: Home Movie Subject: ARCHITECTURE COUNTRYSIDE / LANDSCAPES ENTERTAINMENT / LEISURE TRANSPORT TRAVEL |
Summary Travelogue by Middlesbrough dentist and amateur filmmaker Tom H. Brown recording he and his wife's travels in 1932 through Switzerland and Italy, via London and Boulogne in France. |
Description
Travelogue by Middlesbrough dentist and amateur filmmaker Tom H. Brown recording he and his wife's travels in 1932 through Switzerland and Italy, via London and Boulogne in France.
Title: Movie No. 6
Title: T H Brown Presents Gaddin' About
Title: Being A Few Shots Of Our Holiday To Switzerland And Italy
Title: London, Changing Of The Guard At St James
Various shots follow of the different stages in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at St James’s Palace in London. The Guards...
Travelogue by Middlesbrough dentist and amateur filmmaker Tom H. Brown recording he and his wife's travels in 1932 through Switzerland and Italy, via London and Boulogne in France.
Title: Movie No. 6
Title: T H Brown Presents Gaddin' About
Title: Being A Few Shots Of Our Holiday To Switzerland And Italy
Title: London, Changing Of The Guard At St James
Various shots follow of the different stages in the Changing of the Guard ceremony at St James’s Palace in London. The Guards band marches down a London street to complete the handover. Various businesses are seen on the street. These include W. Evans Guns and Rifles.
Title: Switzerland. Lugano. A View From Our Window
General views of the picturesque scenery around Lake Lugano with surrounding mountains.
Title: Italy. Lake Lugano. An Italian General’s House
Shot of a mansion house at the edge of Lake Lugano.
Title: Italy. Lake Lugano. Italian Soldiers At The Customs
A brief traveling shot from the lake shows Italian customs men and a woman at a landing stage on Lake Lugano.
Title: Italy. Lake Lugano. 15th Century Church
A shot of a church perched on the cliff beside Lake Lugano follows.
Title: Italy. Lake Como. Bellagio
Traveling shot from the lake of the quay side and buildings that front the lake, which includes the Grand Hotel Bellagio. Kate strolls down a tree-lined promenade by the side of the lake in the sunshine. A few cars are parked under the trees and other people stroll around. The film cuts to a shot of people climbing the narrow, steep steps of a town street.
Title: Italy. Lake Como.
A passing boat with a tarpaulin shade crosses the water of Lake Como, which is surrounded by mountains.
Title: Stop me and buy one
Three women, including Kate Brown carrying a parasol, stand next to an ice cream seller with a mobile cycle cart.
Title: Italy. Lake Como. Nesso
Brief traveling shot of the settlement of Nesso, which nestles in the wooded slopes of a mountain by Lake Como.
Title: Italy. Lake Como. The Volta Monument
Distant shot of the Volta Monument.
Title: Como
General view of Como on the banks of the lake, taken from the deck of a boat.
Title: Washing Day At Ponte Tresa
Local women wash clothes in the lake on a tree-lined bank of Lake Lugano, near the village of Ponte Tresa.
Title: A Bridge As Frontier
Overhead shot from a bridge of houses with balconies beside the lake, which forms a border between the Italian and Swiss sides of Ponte Tresa. An ornate lamppost features two decorative coats of arms from Italy and Switzerland.
Title: The Swiss End
Two people head across the bridge from the Swiss side of Ponte Tresa.
Title: The Italian End
An Italian truck is parked in a yard at the customs house on the Italian side of Ponte Tresa.
Title: Italy. Lake Maggiore, Stresa
Kate walks down a narrow alley in Stresa that features small cottages with wooden shuttered windows. Two soldiers walk down the street.
Title: Italy. Lake Maggiore, Isola Bella
There is a general picturesque view of the mountains and the small Italian island of Isola Bella in Lake Maggiore. A sailing boat and a rowing boat are on the water.
Title: Switzerland, Kaye In Locarno
Kate and a female companion walk arm-in-arm across a road in Locarno.
Title: Switzerland, A Tram In Locarno.
There is a brief shot of trams passing as a man waits at the side of the road.
Title: Switzerland, Lake Lugano. A Barge
A barge sails past with men and women on board.
Title: Italy. Lake Lugano, San Mamete N.B. Spider’s Web
A spider’s web is strung high across a narrow street in the village of San Mameta. Pans down to street level as a man walks down the steps of the street.
Title: Switzerland. St. Moritz. A Bobbie In Blue
Brief shot of a policeman standing in a cobbled square at St. Moritz.
Title: Switzerland. St Moritz
A man walks through a small square with a central fountain. A steep mountain rises dramatically at the edge of the town and there is a general view of the peaks of the mountain, some with snow.
Title: Switzerland. St Moritz. The Leaning Tower
The tower at St Moritz appears to be leaning towards the town.
Title: Switzerland. The Maloja Pass
Overhead shot of a high mountain pass in the Swiss Alps, with steep forested banks on either side of a winding road.
Title: Hairpins In Plenty
An aerial view of the mountain pass illustrates the hairpin bends and winding route of the road as it passes through the valley. General views of the mountains and the chalets in the valley follow.
Title: To The Viewpoint
Tom H Brown stands on a mountain peak where there is a carved totem. A woman buys postcards at a small souvenir shack. Tom tickles the chin of the carved figure.
Title: Edelweiss. The Alpine Flower
Close-up of hand holding an edelweiss flower.
Title: Switzerland. Lugano, A fountain
There is a brief shot of a fountain in a park in Lugano.
Title: Switzerland. Gipsies On Monte San Salvatore
Two male musicians are sitting at an outside café area and are playing a guitar and sitar type instrument. They are wearing traditional Roma costume.
Title: Switzerland. A Villa On Monte San Salvatore
There is a brief view of the mountains of San Salvatore. The tower of a villa protrudes from the forested mountain-side.
Title: Lake Lugano
A large paddle steamer called the Sempione passes on a lake surrounded by high mountains.
Title: A Trip To Venice Title; Chiasso, The Italian Border
An Italian soldier walks quickly down a street.
Title: Italy. Bergamo Title: Italy Bergamo A Chapel Built In 1137
Shot of the decorative façade of the Colleoni chapel.
Title: Title: Italy. Bergamo The City Tower
Shot of the City Tower in Bergamo
Title: Italy. Verona, Roman Stadium Built In 290 B.C.
Next, there are general views of the interior of the Roman arena at Verona, where visitors are walking amongst the stepped auditorium.
Title: Venice. The Queen Of The Adriatic Title: Venice The Fire Engine
View of gondolas lined up at mooring bays on a Venice canal.
Title: Venice. Pigeons At St Marks
Kate stands with other visitors in St Mark's Square
Title: Venice. The Lion Clock There is a view of the crowded square of St Mark's and of the clock face of the Venice Clock Tower, with its decorative Zodiac and moon clock face, statues and bell.
Title: Venice. Taxi!
A gondolier rows his gondola taxi to a waiting ship.
Title: Royal Police At The Rialto Bridge T
Two police in ceremonial royal uniform stand on a street near the Rialto Bridge.
Title: Venice, Pigeons At St Marks
General views of St Mark's Square with thousands of pigeons in flight, followed by further shots of people feeding the pigeons and relaxing in the square.
Title: Venice. St Marks Cathedral
Shot of St Mark's Basilica taken from St Marks Square.
Title: Venice. The Grand Canal
Traveling shot from the Grand Canal of an extremely long ship moored by the canal, probably the Venice Fire Boat.
Title: Venice. The Lido
People are swimming, sailing, rowing pleasure craft and generally enjoying themselves in the lagoon by the Venice Lido.
Title: Italy. Milan. A Bobbie.
A white uniformed traffic policeman stands in the middle of a Milan roundabout.
Title: Italy. Milan. The Cathedral
Shots of the façade of the Milan Cathedral that show the many spires of the church.
Title: Switzerland Tesserete
Kate strokes a large shape in a field at Tesserete. A barefoot boy walks on a path through vineyards with a large basket pannier on his back.
Title: Lake Lugano. Monte Brè In Angry Mood
General view of a small mountain by the bay of Lugano and stormy skies overhead.
Title: Lugano, A Two Bogie Electric Loco
An electric locomotive train with two wheeled wagons stand at a station.
Title: Lugano, A V.P.K. Loco
A V.P.K. locomotive train pulls onto a station platform, where station employees and a passenger walk by.
Title: Lugano, Most powerful loco in the world - 8,000HP
Another shot of a powerful locomotive follows.
Title: Unfortuneately Our Train For Home
There is an overexposed shot of a double-decker train pulling into the station at Lugano. People carry their luggage towards the train.
Title: France. Embarking At Boulogne
There are busy scenes at the boarding stages at Boulogne ferry terminal, where passengers disembark from the trains and walk towards the boarding ramps for the ferries. Porters carry luggage onto the boats. The ferry begins to move away from the dockside and there is a travelling shot from the ship of another group of people leaving the trains to catch the next ferry.
Title: England & Home. The Valley Of the Kings.
Brief shot of Kate Brown walking in a small gorge between cliffs in England.
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