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Tansy
| Date | 1921 | ID | 8929 |
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The story of Tansy, a shepherd's granddaughter, who is adored and mistreated by the men in her life, told over nearly an hour of footage and intertitles. Scenes are shot on location, setting action in the rolling hills of the Devon countryside, as well as interior sets. Intertitle styles make visual distinctions between spoken phrases by the characters, shown in bold white type over black, and the writer's voice, which is conveyed by elaborate script over the same still image. Several interjections are made by Hepworth himself, remarking on the narrative as it unfolds.
Tour of Devon and Cornwall
| Date | [ca. 1930 ?] | ID | 8174 |
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This extended intertitled travelogue shows a group tour through the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset visiting many noted landmarks that includes the Madron Wishing Well and Chapel, standing stones of the Mên-an-Tol, the coast at Lands End with the "First and Last House" and the Daily Mail sign; Exeter; St Ives; the town of Clovelly in Devon; the moorlands of Dartmoor and Exmoor; the seaside towns of Penzance, Dawlish, Plymouth and Newlyn.
People and Places
| Date | [ca. 1930s] | ID | 355 |
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An amateur film showing scenes of family and friends at leisure in locations around the South of England with intertitles throughout.
[Devon Holiday Part 1]
| Date | 1932 | ID | 2735 |
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The first of two films recording a family holiday to Devon. Sidney and Florence Payne and their daughter Margaret are joined by the Colley family, swimming amongst the surfers and horseriding on the sandy beach at Woolacombe, and ascending the steep, narrow streets of Clovelly on donkeys.
[Devon Holiday Part II]
| Date | 1932 | ID | 2738 |
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The first of two films recording a family holiday to Devon. Sidney and Florence Payne and their daughter Margaret are joined by the Colley family, swimming and playing in the shallows, and horseriding along Woolacombe's roads and sandy beach.
[Ross Family Pictures VII]
| Date | [ca. mid 1930s] | ID | 568 |
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This compilation of home movie material includes footage of amateur golf players, a family outing to a shingle beach, and a holiday on the Devon coast.
Motoring Holiday in Devon and Cornwall
| Date | July 1934 | ID | 572 |
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A home movie with intertitles which chronicles a holiday around the Devon and Cornwall coasts. The camera focuses on the holidaymakers and on the coastline, capturing images of beaches populated by sunbathers, swimmers and body-boarders.
[Swimming; Driving Classic Cars]
| Date | 1934 | ID | 8956 |
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This film shows three men swimming in the sea at Swanage and playing on a water slide in the pool at The Hotel Grosvenor. In the second section the men are also seen driving together along a rural road surrounded by hills and cliffs (possibly continued on TID 8981?).
[Swanage; Chain Ferry]
| Date | [ca. 1934 - 1938?] | ID | 8981 |
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This black and white film shows a group of young men on a trip to Swanage, Devon. The group use the Sandbanks to Shell Bay chain ferry, stay at the Hotel Grosvenor and go on a driving trip through the Devon countryside.
[Seaside; Tennis; Dog; Christmas]
| Date | [1935-1939?] | ID | 1556 |
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Scenes of the Emberton family on holiday in Devon, at home at a children's Christmas party and a few years later playing in the garden.
[Holiday Scenes; Reigate Swimming Baths; School Sports Day]
| Date | [1935?] | ID | 6050 |
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Seaside and domestic scenes precede swimming races and a school sports day in this home movie shot by a member of the North Downs Cinematograph Society in the mid 1930s.
Trip to Cornwall
| Date | [ca. 1936] | ID | 7487 |
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This film documents a Lauste family holiday to Cornwall during the 1930s. Emile, Bessie, Doris and Marcel are seen setting off from Tudor House by car. Whilst in Cornwall, they visit a number of places; handwritten intertitles are used throughout to describe places and events.
![A still from [Mr and Mrs Corder Wedding and Honeymoon] (1935)](/wp-content/uploads/films/9780/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Mr and Mrs Corder Wedding and Honeymoon] (1935)")
[Mr and Mrs Corder Wedding and Honeymoon]
| Date | 1935 | ID | 9780 |
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The first part of this film shows the wedding or Mr Geoffrey Corder and his wife-to-be. The second part shows the couple on their Honeymoon in Devon or Cornwall (?), including seaside and village views. The couple visit a Butcher and go on a picnic, possibly in St. Ives (?).
![A still from [Lanrick; Cornwall] (1935-1938)](/wp-content/uploads/films/10040/image_a_thumb.jpg "[Lanrick; Cornwall] (1935-1938)")
[Lanrick; Cornwall]
| Date | 1935 - 1938 | ID | 10040 |
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This mixed colour and black and white film shows the family together at their home in Cross in Hand, including several scenes in Dufaycolor. The film includes the children playing in the garden with various toys, scenes of pets, a picnic, a flying boat, and scenes from several holidays and outings to Bodiam castle and the West Country that includes Stonehenge, St Michael's Mount, Tintagel and Clovelly village, Devon.
[Dorchester Course; Children and Animals; Cattle Market]
| Date | 1 October 1936 | ID | 10152 |
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A film featuring: a rabbit hunt or Hare Course event; children playing with animals and riding ponies; and a visit to a cattle market.
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