E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1955
    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

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    Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life. Clima...

    On the Barrier Reef
  • 1940
    Shipbuilders

    Shipbuilders

    Shipbuilders

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    Shipwrights, plate-fitters and riveters are busy at work in shipyards around Britain, but make time to talk to well-known newsreader, E.V.H. Emmett, a...

    Shipbuilders
  • 1937
    Wings of the Morning

    Wings of the Morning

    Wings of the Morning

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    A beautiful Gypsy girl falls in love with a horse trainer.

    Wings of the Morning
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

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    Documentary highlighting how land has been reclaimed for agriculture in Scotland.

    They Made the Land
  • 1944
    On Approval

    On Approval

    On Approval

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    Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away...

    On Approval
  • 1964
    Carry On Cleo

    Carry On Cleo

    Carry On Cleo

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    Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved by invading Romans and taken to Rome. One of their...

    Carry On Cleo
  • 1947
    Ulster Story

    Ulster Story

    Ulster Story

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    Part of a travelogue series, this films visits to Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Mount Stewart and Belfast.

    Ulster Story
  • 1947
    The Way to the West

    The Way to the West

    The Way to the West

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    Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.

    The Way to the West
  • 1945
    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

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    A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.

    Fresh As a Daisy
  • 1947
    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

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    Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.

    Midland Journey
  • 1959
    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

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    Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much to his own dismay, he soon finds he has to start fr...

    I'm All Right Jack
  • 1940
    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

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    E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

    Civilian Front
  • 1938
    The Tough 'un

    The Tough 'un

    The Tough 'un

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    "If they were as rare as orchids we would probably rave about them" opens this film in the Secrets of Nature series, directed by the prolific Mary Fie...

    The Tough 'un
  • 1936
    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

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    Go with the flow: to gentle but spellbinding effect this innovative natural history film glimpses marine life astride rising tides at Millport on the...

    Ebb-tide
  • 1944
    Memories

    Memories

    Memories

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    History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition of the long-running series Secrets of Life tells...

    Memories
  • 1937
    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

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    The perky Cockneys are London sparrows, who star in this natural history film.

    Perky Cockney
  • 1957
    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

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    A Donatello Golden Plate winning documentary on the Appenines, and on the adventures of a young racoon.

    Song of the Forest
  • 1942
    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

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    The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy creatur...

    Once We Were Four
  • 1934
    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

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    A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help br...

    The Camels Are Coming
  • 1942
    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

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    A Secrets of Life short.

    Singing While They Work