Pathéscope 9.5mm Sound (1956)

Comedy Farce L/30430 Mighty Mama. James and Jessie, shipwrecked on an island, find favour with the local King and Queen until her majesty espies the ruler being too friendly with the female visitor. L/30561 Chimp Charming. Beauty is only skin deep — as is proved when Cheeta, the Chimpanzee, obtains possession of a lady's make-up case. All these aids to beauty are investigated and in the end our chimp, Cheeta, is no chump, but instead a true beauty of the jungle. L/30603 Head First. Comedy-Farce. Circus thrills — the high dive. Billy Bevan, the odd job man, takes over the work of the high-diver who, blindfolded, plunges into a small tank of water. Unfortunately for Billy, an elephant with a long thirst gets to the tank before him and Billy from then onwards plunges head first into trouble. L/30612 Brace Yourself. Slapstick comedy. As a trick cyclist Billy reaches the top of his profession. The circus proprietor can think of only his monetary returns, when Billy starts on his daring ride but he does not reckon on our "hero s" ingenuity. L/30642 Leggo. Once again we go back to the good old days of slapstick comedy to the days when Harry Langden was a shop salesman always getting the order of the boot. It's Harry's job to serve the ladies but he finds that this can have its complications. L/30727 Overcoat Overture. Harold Lloyd working in a large hotel dreams about one of the lady guests. His efforts to impress her are doomed from the start when he " borrows " some of the guests' clothes. 60-ft. FILMS D/30065 Ham, the Fly Fisher. Ham Hamilton uses most unconventional methods to achieve the reputation of champion fly-fisher, and maintains his position by pushing the game warden into the water. D/30097 Sally Wants to Play. Sally, pet chimpanzee of Mr. Cherry Kearton, in an amusing series of adventures encountered while calling on a few animal friends. D/30108 Stop Thief. Walter Forde in a difference of opinion with the police. He finds plenty of opportunity to upset the majesty of the law. D/30316 Tailor's Dummy. Walter Forde let loose in a tailor's shop, g^ves the wrong suit to the right customer and makes a general nuisance of himself. D/30331 The Elopers. Bing Crosby, with a lady friend, hotly pursued by her irate father, is aided by a pet ape in affecting an hilarious escape. D/30332 The Castaways. The adventures of a shipwrecked couple who land on an island peopled by blood-thirsty natives. D/3055 1 Eyes Front. A warning to drivers to keep their mind on their business, otherwise they too might suffer from halucinations. D/30554 To Ski or Not to Ski. A comedy showing the humorous antics (to the onlooker, of course) of a beginner in the art of skiing. D/30556 Washing Up. Featuring Laurel and Hardy. Showing our dumb friends' exploits, and accidents, in the kitchen whilst giving a helping hand in the task of clearing away the crockery. Our helping hands turn out to be rather helpless hands as you will see. An extract from the sound film "Thicker than Water". D/30571 Charlie the Actor. Charlie, as a budding actor, just cannot make the grade. Determined to prove to the director that he has artistic abilities, Charlie "makes up" as a young lady. The director, however, entirely in ignorance of the true facts, "makes up" to the young lady. When the director finds out the truth Charlie is not given the opportunity to explain and is forced to seek shelter in the bottom of a well. This certainly dampens his ardour.