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Man, 68, Gives Eye to Save Boy’s Sight

Date released

27 Dec 1937

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

713

NoS ID

035659

Story no

6 / 8

Extras

1 shot list

In order that youngster need no longer be blind a 68 years old man sacrifices left eye.

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Goodbye Old Man (1977 Film, Video)

aka: Good-Bye Old Man

Director

David MacDougall

Distribution

Film (16mm)

Ethnographic record of a pukumani (bereavement) ceremony of the Tiwi of Melville Island, off the coast of Australia. Made at the request of the Mangatopi family of Snake Bay, the ceremony was held for the...

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Bingo: Scenes of Money and Death (1990 Television)

Series

Theatre Night

Director

Don Taylor

Producer

Tim Ironside Wood

Television production of Edward Bond’s stage play. Set in 1615 it shows an aged and weary Shakespeare in retirement in Stratford. He is disillusioned, pondering on life and fame and seeing nothing but...

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Our Morning Revels by the Girls of the Piccadilly Revels’ Cabaret

Date released

11 Sep 1924

Series name

Eve And Everybody’s Film Review

Issue no

171

NoS ID

334634

Story no

4 / 5

Pathe Intertitles - ""Let’s go down the River and give Old Father Thames a treat," said the girls. And so, of course, we followed." "They were busy fishing when we caught them up (and one man lost his...

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114 Not Out!

Date released

6 Oct 1930

Series name

Pathe Pictorial

Issue no

653

NoS ID

348606

Story no

4 / 6

NoS synopsis: A very old man called John Sylvester is featured - 114 years old.

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'Grand Old Man of Serbia’

Date released

11 Aug 1917

Series name

Topical Budget / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue no

311-2

NoS ID

126170

Story no

5 / 5

[SUBTITLE]: "The Venerable Premier of Serbia, M Pashitch visits the Greek Ambassador in London."

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Topical Talk by GBS

Date released

26 Oct 1931

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

69

NoS ID

031693

Story no

4 / 5

Grand Old Man of Literature offers witty advice upon questions of the hour, in exclusive interview.

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Death of Hindenburg

Date released

6 Aug 1934

Series name

Universal News

Issue no

425

NoS ID

140703

Story no

7 / 10

Germany’s Grand Old Man.

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Last Mitterand, The (2005)

aka: Promeneur du Champs de Mars, Le

Subject

French studies; History; Politics & government

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 116 minutes), £19.99

A dramatised film based on the writing of Francois Mitterand’s memoirs, providing a glimpse of his life, times and legacy. The old man is dying from prostate cancer and knows he doesn’t have much time to...

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Come to the Pictures with Bernard Shaw

Date released

18 Sep 1950

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

2040

NoS ID

042610

Story no

7 / 7

Sage advice by 94 year old Man of Letters. Last pictures taken by Paramount at Shaw’s home are recalled by his sad accident.

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