Filming Collection

MGM LION
Recording Leo the Lions famous roar for MGM (Metro Goldwyn Mayer) Studios

Horsemen filming Robin of Sherwood, Cornwall
Three horsemen in demon costume, filming the TV series Robin of Sherwood near St Michaels Mount, Cornwall. Date: 1980s

Sherlock Holmes 1921
Sherlock Holmes is filmed by Stoll at Cricklewood; Baker Street is reconstructed for the purpose

Fulton Mackay and Sprocket, filming in Cornwall
The actor Fulton Mackay (1922-1987) and Sprocket, filming the TV series Fraggle Rock at St Anthonys Lighthouse near Falmouth, Cornwall

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Riefenstahl / Olympics 2
OLYMPISCHESPIELE Leni Riefenstahl directs cameraman Walter Frentz during the filming of the Berlin Olympics, arguably the finest film of sport ever made

Filming Thunderbirds
Filming the classic 1960s series Thunderbirds, a British mid-1960s science fiction television show devised by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and made by AP Films

Santos-Dumont Demoiselle replica 9 : A flyable replica built by Personal Plane Services Ltd at Booker, for the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines

Queen Elizabeth II uses a cine camera
Queen Elizabeth II using a cine camera to capture the action at an event she attends. Date: c.1965

Queen Elizabeth II using a cine camera
Queen Elizabeth II spotted using a cine camera to capture the action of an event she is attending. Date: c.1965

Leslie Howard as RJ Mitchell in The First of the Few
Leslie Howard (1893-1943) photographed on the film set for The First of the Few, in which he played the Spitfire designer RJ Mitchell. 1942

Hayley Mills in The Chalk Garden
The young British actress Hayley Mills (b.1946) during the filming of The Chalk Garden, released in 1964. Date: 1963-1964

Filming Scott of the Antarctic, with John Mills as Captain Scott RN, James Robertson Justice as Petty Officer Taff Evans, and Kenneth Moore as Lieutenant Evans

A Birds Eye View of Sherborne School, Dorset - during the filming of Goodbye, Mr Chips. Date: 1969

Demonstration in London -- Tariq Ali (b. 1943, centre), writer, journalist and filmmaker, linking arms with others and walking along a road

Indoor filming
Televising a Spanish scene at the Crystal Palace, filmed on cine-film at the studios of the Baird Television Company. On the 2nd February 1935 the Baird system transmitted indoor

Windmill Girls on TV
The Windmill Girls - showgirls from Londons Windmill Theatre - feature in an early BBC transmission from Alexandra Palace

Tatler front-cover: Madeleine Carroll
The beautiful young English actress was at this time filming the new Walter Wangle production, The Case Against Mrs Ames. Her most recent successes in this period were The Thirty-nine Steps

Filming / Riverside Studio
The technical crew and a number of on-lookers gather as Daybreak (released in 1946) is filmed at Riverside Studios, London. This scene is set in a London street

Ponting in Antarctic
Herbert Ponting (1871-1935) with his camera in the Antarctic : he accompanies Scotts expedition as official photographer and produces a spectacular photo record

Oliver Twist and Camera Crew
A production still shows a camera crew filming Robert Newton and John Howard Davies in the climactic rooftop scene of David Leans 1948 version of Oliver Twist. Date: 1948

Levasseur Antoinette IV replica 8. One of two Antoinette IV replicas built by Hants & Sussex Aviation at Portsmouth Airport

Martin XB-51 46-0685 Ordered as a Martin XA-45 but redesignated XB-51 in 1948. 46-0685 was used in filming of Toward the Unknown as the fictitious Gilbert XF-120 and crashed on take-off from El Paso

Sud-Aviation SA. 318B Alouette II G-AWAP
Sud-Aviation SA.318B Alouette II G-AWAP (msn 1966) of Film (Flight) Limited, at Duxford for the filming of Battle of Britain. Date: 17 September 1968

Filming Scott of the Antarctic on location, 1948
Filming Scott of the Antarctic on location, released in 1948 Date: 1948

Filming Scott of the Antarctic released in 1948 Date: 1948

BBC Television Studio, Shepherds Bush, London
BBC Television Studio, probably Television Centre, Shepherds Bush, London, early 1960s Date: early 1960s

On location for the filming of Dunkirk released in 1958 Date: 1958

Filming Whiskey Galore released in 1949 Date: 1949

Hispano HA. 1112-M1L Buchon G-HUNN - Black 14
Hispano HA.1112-M1L Buchon G-HUNN / Black 14, at Duxford for filming of Memphis Belle Date: 1987

Emma Peel with associate, during filming of The Avengers Date: circa 1966

Raymond Baxter being filmed in a Slingsby T. 21 glider
Raymond Baxter about to have a glider flight during filming, in a Slingsby T.21 2-seat training glider, at Lasham. Date: circa 1960

Filming Gloria Swanson in Perfect Understanding, 1934 Date: 1934

Filming Greta Garbo in The Atonement of Gosta Berlin, 1924 Date: 1924

Cinemategolf, the latest in golf tuition. A pupil at the Portman School of Golf has her strokes filmed while receiving a lesson. Date: 1933

Filming at Elstree Studios
Film director T. Hayes Hunter (1884-1944) working with actors Herbert Marshall (1890-1966) and Edna Best (1900-1974) during the filming of The Calendar at Elstree Studios. Date: 1931

Florence Desmond, impersonator, as Marlene Dietrich, in top hat, with cigarette. With description, Florence Desmond is one of the cleverest impersonators there are about at present

A scene from the film "Ulysses", directed by Mario Camerini and starring Kirk Douglas in the title role. Here, Ulysses and his crew are disembarking on the island of the Cyclops Polythemus

Lockheed - Vega B-17G Fortress G-BEDF - 44-8846
Lockheed/Vega B-17G-85-VE Fortress G-BEDF / 44-8846 (msn 8245), marked as 42-2960 Windy City, for filming of Memphis Belle, at Duxford. Date: circa 1988

Hispano HA. 1112-M1L Buchon Black 14
Hispano HA.1112-M1L Buchon Black 14, at Duxford for filming of Memphis Belle Date: 1987

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress 44-8846 Pink Lady
Boeing B-17G-85-VE Flying Fortress F-AZDX Pink Lady (msn 8245, ex 44-8846), marked as B-17F 42-5703 Mother and Country for filming of Memphis Belle at Duxford

Advert, Williams, Lea & Co Ltd, London, mechanical hand painting, art deco pochoir print, silent movie film studio Date: 1929

Raymond Baxter in life-jacket and base-ball cap, during filming on location aboard a boat. Date: circa 1968

Raymond Baxter filming at sea, on location'. Date: circa 1965

Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk. IXb MH415, marked as N3314
Supermarine Spitfire LF Mk.IXb MH415, marked as N3314 CD-F, on the flight line for filming of The Battle of Britain, at Duxford airfield in July 1968

The audience of the Old Time Music Hall TV show, entitled The Good Old Days, filmed at the City Varieties in Leeds. Dressed in Victorian and Edwardian costume, they were an integral part of the show

Recording the nation's anxiety outside Buckingham Palace in London. Waiting for a bulletin notifying of the development of King Edward illness. Date: May 1910

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