Pathe Gazette Presents - The Fiftieth Anniversary Of The Movies (1944)

Item title reads - Pathe Gazette presents - The fiftieth birthday of the movies. Various shots of Edison’s early Kinescope machine. M/S of old screen actor Arthur White seated at home. Various shots of a flashback to his film ’Life of a Fireman’ from 50 years ago. It shows action in a fire station, sliding down pole and rushing through the streets with horse drawn fire tender. Final shot shows him climbing out of window with child over his shoulder. Flashback to Max Linder ’Flypaper Slapstick’ comedy where man can’t get flypaper off his hands. Flashback to 1902 and scenes from the Coronation of Edward VII, including parade through streets and Coronation coach. Intertitle - ’Fashions of the gay nineties’. Flashback to dresses from that era and early bathing beauty parade. M/S Lillian Russell in her dressing room, she poses for the camera then leaves. Intertitle - ’One minute please while we change reels.’ Intertitle ’Ye olde time sports page.’ Various shots of a tennis match between a ma