E. V. H. Emmett Movies
- 1953
Gentlemen, The Queen
Gentlemen, The Queen01953HD
Compiled in 1953, this is a scrapbook-style documentary about Britain’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. It charts her transition from childhood to...
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- 1947
Travelling Around No. 4: So This Is London
Travelling Around No. 4: So This Is London01947HD
A London travelogue.
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- 1944
On Approval
On Approval7.11944HD
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away...
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- 1955
On the Barrier Reef
On the Barrier Reef01955HD
Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life....
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- 1937
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children01937HD
Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].
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- 1942
Once We Were Four
Once We Were Four01942HD
The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy...
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- 1945
Bothered by a Beard
Bothered by a Beard101945HD
A flagrant plug for the trusty safety razor disguised as a comic history of shaving, this witty treat was made by EVH Emmett, whose sardonic tones...
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- 1940
For Freedom
For Freedom71940HD
Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the...
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- 1947
The Way to the West
The Way to the West01947HD
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.
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- 1944
Kew and Me
Kew and Me01944HD
This peek behind the scenes at Kew Gardens in the 1940s was part of the ever-eccentric Secrets of Life series. Arcadian images of tranquil greenery,...
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- 1943
Get Cracking
Get Cracking6.31943HD
Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was...
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- 1963
Fight for the F.A. Cup
Fight for the F.A. Cup01963HD
The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.
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- 1937
The Gap
The Gap01937HD
A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.
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- 1940
Wisdom of the Wild
Wisdom of the Wild91940HD
A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all...
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- 1957
Song of the Forest
Song of the Forest71957HD
A Donatello Golden Plate winning documentary on the Appenines, and on the adventures of a young racoon.
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- 1938
See How They Run
See How They Run01938HD
A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.
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- 1938
They Made the Land
They Made the Land01938HD
They Made the Land (1938) is a documentary showcasing how land in Scotland was reclaimed and cultivated for agriculture. It explores the challenges...
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- 1936
Life in the Balance
Life in the Balance01936HD
This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their survival. We see the minnow in pursuit of water...
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- 1938
Queering The Pitch
Queering The Pitch01938HD
A Secrets of Life short.
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- 1941
Colour in Clay
Colour in Clay91941HD
A Technicolor study of English pottery, the skill of the potter, and the modern mechanised factories of Wedgwood (British Council).
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