Edgar Anstey Movies

In the cities of Britain we can travel in time as well as space. This film chooses the England of Hogarth, Gainsborough, Robert Adam and Captain...

A young Eskimo boy accidentally gets hit by a mysterious ray during a secret British experiment and finds that he is now electrified.

A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

Originally intended as an advertising short, this film follows The Elizabethan, a non-stop British Railways service from London to Edinburgh along...

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...

The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

Sussex - A country rich in scenic beauty and history. South Down and Weald - open space and green woodland. This is Sussex, a county rich in scenic...

The Yorkshire Dales - 'from which no traveller wishes to return'. Sheltering under the Pennines, the Dales have escaped the human ravages of time....

The film version of Dr. Richard Beeching's plan for the re-shaping of British Railways, showing some of the problems involved, the research...

This short, evocative account of the poet's life is set among contemporary scenes of the people of south-west Scotland as they grow from children to...

A journalist chats on the unusual excursions possible from nodal stations on Europe's train networks. Douglas Browne, journalist and traveller, takes...

Edgar Anstey and Arthur Elton’s sponsored documentary on Britain’s malnutrition crisis, blending expert testimony (Julian Huxley, J. B....

Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

A day in the life of London and the Home Counties in 1962, seen from the perspective of the use of London Transport facilities from buses and tubes...

Underlines the importance of waterways as mans of modern transport. Details the way in which the network of waterways covers britain.

Impressions of a great city from daybreak to dusk. A roving camera and smooth theme music say more than words. London's traditional sights -...

Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...

Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who...

Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...