Mayor Entering His Carriage Near the Town Hall, Halifax 1902
Short documentary subject produced by Mitchell & Kenyon detailing contemporary streetlife. A print survives at the BFI.

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Lady Godiva Procession in Coventry 1902    star_border 4
This is one of four two-minute extracts from a two to three-hour procession, held to commemorate her legend in Coventry on the afternoon of 9th September 1902, as part of the city's coronation celebrations. The procession starred the fabulously voluptuous and successful London Hippodrome actress Vera Guedes as Godiva. The film begins with a lingering shot of Godiva, in her flesh-coloured dress, on her horse highlighting her significance in the procession. The remaining extracts lose her as a focus, as the procession is used as a vehicle to exhibit local trade.

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Skirmish Round the Flag 1901
A short film depicting a dramatized scene from the Boer War, produced by the Lancashire company Mitchell and Kenyon. The film portrays the rescue of two nurses from impending danger at the hands of Boer soldiers, thanks to the timely arrival of British troops. The filming took place on the outskirts of Blackburn.

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Loreburn School, Dumfries 1901
Mitchell and Kenyon's gorgeous film of Dumfries schoolchildren. The filmmaking duo specialized in filming crowds and then encouraging them to come and see themselves on film at their local fairground.

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The Snowman 1901
Children throw snowballs at passersby, including a policeman.

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