Detail
Collection Edwards and Tozer
Summary
A collection of home cinema release and amateur films, titled, in both black and white and colour filmed between the early 1930s to the late 1950s.
Collection ID | 57 | Reference code | WS 970319 |
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Title | Edwards and Tozer | ||
Dates | 1930 - 1959 | ||
Production | Norman Edwards | ||
Materials | FILM Standard 8mm 9.5mm 16mm | ||
Access status | Copyright and access restrictions apply, contact Screen Archive South East for details |
Description
An amateur film collection made by Norman Edwards with input from his friend Ken Tozer who lived in Wandsworth, London. The films show a fun-loving family enjoying private and national celebrations. Some of the films are staged involving pranks by children obviously encouraged by the filmmaker and other family members who also play a part in the fun. A particular highlight of the collection is the Royal Thanksgiving film as the filmmaker enjoyed unrivalled access to capture, closely, members of the royal family and attendees on the steps of St Paul's cathedral on Sunday 13th May 1945 as the nation celebrated the end of World War Two.
Films in this collection:
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Classic Cinema Club Embassy Branch River Outing
Date | 1939 | ID | 13681 |
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A Cinema Club's outing to Hampton Court by pleasure steamer on the River Thames
![TID 13697 Through Our Lens [2], (1939)
A colour still image taken from TID 13697, showing a young girl dressed in a pale pink coloured dress, sat on the base pedestal in front of a fountain with her toy stuffed dog clutching a brown leather handbag in her lap. The girl in profile, looking away from camera out of the frame.](/wp-content/uploads/films/13697/image_a_thumb.jpg)
Through Our Lens [2]
Date | 1939 | ID | 13697 |
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An amateur family film in two parts the first involving a trip to a garden. The second a family gathering to view films at home at Chirstmas time. Staged, with captions throughout.
![TID 13682 [Wartime Wedding], (1942)
A black and white still image taken from TID 13682, showing a group of adults stood in the doorway to a residential house welcoming two women and a young girl into the home.](/wp-content/uploads/films/13682/image_a_thumb.jpg)
[Wartime Wedding]
Date | 1942 | ID | 13682 |
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A wartime wedding complete with preparations at the bride's family home, the gathering at the church and reception.

Royal Thanksgiving and Royal Silver Wedding
Date | 1945; 1948 | ID | 3419 |
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An amateur film recording two national celebrations: National Day of Thanksgiving in London on Sunday 13th May 1945 and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's Silver Wedding parade and celebrations in 1948.

A Weekend at Braughing and Christmas 1948
Date | 1948 | ID | 13680 |
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A compilation of two short amateur films of a fun-loving family in summer time and at Christmas.
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