Home Movies and Home Talkies (Jun 1933-May 1934)

HOME MOVIES & HOME TALKIES 67 witli the makings of a veiy fine black eye. ushered in the Rev. Septimus Poffle, who bore in his arm? a long narrow box. Sweeping a statue of Hercules from its pedestal, he advanced with his gift, saw mine, and recoiled as if .stung. " I'm afraid," he stammered, " that Reeler and I both had the same idea. I'm so sorry." "Never mind," cooed Mrs. Motherspoon-Waterbiffle. I'm sure it is delightful of you both. I'll use them turn and turn about and I shall always have a standby in case one of them should go wrong." The front door bell rang again. There was another sickening thud followed by what sounded like the demolition of the hall grandfather clock. After a brief delay Gubbins, holding a blood-stained handkerchief to his no.se, showed General GoreBattleby into the room. "Ah, ha! dear lady," he roared, bringing down a large china vase on top of the piano, " I have brought you a present which I am sure you are going to like. Takes a soldier, don't you know, to think out something original ! " Then his eye fell upon the other two long narrow cases. He was still fighting for words when the bell pealed once more. The crash that followed sounded like a genuine knockout this time. There was some delay and then a maid ushered in Flippersfield. The end of his long narrow case removed her neat cap as she turned to leave the room, but otherwise he did no further damage. Mrs. Motherispoon-Waterljiffle re • called her. "Where is Gubbins?" she inquired with raised eyebrows. " Gorn to bed, mum, 'aving 'ad .several nasty h'accidents. Says he begs to be excused from h'ojDening doors on birthday party days imless they all brings cushions as presents next time." Then thick and fast the rest arrived, each heralded on his way upstairs by the sounds of smashing glass and falling pictures. By the time that the seventeenth self-erecting screen had been presented the interior of Mrs. Motherspoon-Waterbiflie's house looked as if a large-sized shell had exploded in it. Only Pottleson was still to come, but he, I knew, would be late for he had been detained on business. I quite expected her to explode too, but she was so full of the birthday spirit that .she made light of the various little contretemps. Everything, in fact, went surprisingly well until tea came along. This time it was the Vicar, the Rev. Percival Slopleigh. "Why are you looking so intently at my cakey -wakey. Vicar dear ? " inquired Mrs. Motherspoon-Waterbiffle. " . . . twenty-five, twenty-six, twenty-seven, tweistty-kight. Hooray ! I've won the sweep," cried the Vicar, completelj^ oblivious of his surroundings. T gave vent to a half-sujipres-sed guffaw. It must have been the memory of last year, for all eyes swung round to the window. Across the lawn was staggering Pottleson bearing yet another long narrow case ! RAILWAY PICTURES AND PERMITS MANY of our roadei's, we know, have taken advantage of the special facilities granted to amateur movie-makers by the London and North Eastern and the Southern Rai'lway Companies. We are now informed that the London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company has decided to grant similar facilities. Api^lication for permit should be addressed, in the first instance, to the Service Manager, Home Movies, 8-11 Southampton Street, Strand, W.C.2. To American Readers " Home Movies " is now obtainable from WILLOUGHBY'S no W. 32nd STREET NEW YORK CITY and THE BASS CAMERA CO. i79 W. MADISON STREET CHICAGO Announcing a Sensational Introduction The PAILLARD-Bolex MODEL 'T-A" for 9.5-mm. films 250 watt lamp ensuring perfect illumination up to 10 feet wide. Incorporating special mechanism to automatically stop on notched films. Powerful air cooling fans, ensuring efficient ventilation of the gate, lamphouse and optical system, thus making it utterly impossible to blister the film. Instantaneous "still" picture device, one touch of a trigger stops the mechanism on any given "shot." One turn of a knob restarts the projection at proper speed without jerks. Beautifully silent. Absolute portability (weight 9 lbs.) Grey stove enamelled. Nickel-plated fittings. Interchangeability of lenses (from 1" upwards). Ready for mains (A.C. or D.C.), no resistance required. Attachment to project 30ft. and 60ft. reels 336 SEE IT AT YOUR DEALER'S. Booklets free fron. £21 CINEX LTD., 70 HIGH HOLBORN, LONDON, W.C.I