There was a glimpse into the glamorous world of film-making when shooting took place at Poldhu Cove on the Lizard Peninsula for a new film.

Back in the 1930s it was likely that most people would never have seen a film camera before and the event caused much intrigue, with a large crowd gathering on the beach to watch.

This image from the archives of the Museum of Cornish Life in Helston shows comedian Will Hay pictured with a group of actresses filming for Windbag the Sailor.

Mr Hay played the lead role of Captain Ben Cutlet in the film, which was released in 1936, about a bragging sea captain (Hay) whose maritime experience actually only extended to navigating a coal barge down inland waterways.

His tall tales catch up with him when he is coerced into commanding an unseaworthy ship by an unscrupulous shipping agent who means to have it wrecked.

Internet Movie Database (IMD) lists the main filming location as Falmouth.

Keep an eye out for two pages of nostalgic photographs every week in the Falmouth-Penryn and Helston Packet 'Step back in time' feature.