Gaumont British Instructional Movies

  • 1953
    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    61953HD

    Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

    The Clue of the Missing Ape
  • 1947
    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    5.71947HD

    In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.

    Bush Christmas
  • 1938
    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    81938HD

    A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.

    What Men Live By
  • 1951
    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    01951HD

    The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera tea...

    The Case of the Missing Scene
  • 1941
    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    01941HD

    Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
  • 1951
    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    01951HD

    A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
  • 1955
    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    51955HD

    Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold shipment...

    The Gold Express
  • 1935
    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    5.11935HD

    Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.

    Shipyard
  • 1942
    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    01942HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Singing While They Work
  • 1947
    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    01947HD

    Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World
  • 1937
    The Gap

    The Gap

    The Gap

    01937HD

    A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

    The Gap
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    01938HD

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

    They Made the Land
  • 1936
    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    01936HD

    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
  • 1943
    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould

    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould

    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould

    01943HD

    Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

    The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould
  • 1952
    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    01952HD

    Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.

    The Stolen Plans
  • 1934
    How Talkies Talk

    How Talkies Talk

    How Talkies Talk

    01934HD

    Documentary explaining how double bilateral variable area optical soundtracks are recorded onto film and played back in cinemas.

    How Talkies Talk
  • 1947
    Out with the Fishermen

    Out with the Fishermen

    Out with the Fishermen

    01947HD

    Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.

    Out with the Fishermen
  • 1942
    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    01942HD

    Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

    The Life Cycle of the Maize
  • 1944
    Memories

    Memories

    Memories

    01944HD

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

    Memories
  • 1935
    Farming in Spring

    Farming in Spring

    Farming in Spring

    01935HD

    The film opens in January, showing scenes of a frozen pond and shots of the fields. followed by young cattle, or store cattle, being turned out to gra...

    Farming in Spring