Stuart Legg Movies

  • 1937
    Today We Live

    Today We Live

    Today We Live

    51937HD

    Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney,...

    Today We Live
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

    The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
  • 1953
    Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

    Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

    Powered Flight: The Story of the Century

    71953HD

    Britain's part in the emergence of air travel is followed from the Wright brothers to the De Havilland Comet.

    Powered Flight: The Story of the Century
  • 1952
    Atoms at Work

    Atoms at Work

    Atoms at Work

    01952HD

    A fascinating behind-the-scenes look at Harwell's nuclear research establishment and the peaceful applications of atomic energy.

    Atoms at Work
  • 1937
    Eastern Valley

    Eastern Valley

    Eastern Valley

    01937HD

    Unemployed miners in South Wales are helped to form a Subsistence Production Society to farm and produce goods co-operatively.

    Eastern Valley
  • 1932
    The New Generation

    The New Generation

    The New Generation

    01932HD

    A record of an educational experiment in the small town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

    The New Generation
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1951
    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    01951HD

    Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

    Forward a Century
  • 1964
    Under Stress

    Under Stress

    Under Stress

    01964HD

    Shows new methods in treating those afflicted with mental health issues. Contrasts past treatment regimes where people were locked away out of sight...

    Under Stress
  • 1930
    Varsity

    Varsity

    Varsity

    01930HD

    A Cambridge student takes the blame for his gambling brother.

    Varsity
  • 1962
    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine

    01962HD

    A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and...

    Food or Famine
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    01933HD

    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 1940
    Front of Steel

    Front of Steel

    Front of Steel

    01940HD

    This short WWII propaganda documentary drives home the point that steel and committed steel workers can make the difference between winning and...

    Front of Steel
  • 1945
    Food: Secret of the Peace

    Food: Secret of the Peace

    Food: Secret of the Peace

    01945HD

    The end of WWII has brought much hardship to Western Europe, especially in the area of food security and availability. The war has wiped out much of...

    Food: Secret of the Peace
  • 1952
    The Stanlow Story

    The Stanlow Story

    The Stanlow Story

    61952HD

    A BAFTA special award nominated documentary following the post-war construction of an immense oil refinery near Manchester in the UK.

    The Stanlow Story
  • 1952
    Operation Hurricane

    Operation Hurricane

    Operation Hurricane

    61952HD

    A documentary looking at the British Government's atomic weapons design, construction and testing on the Australian Monte Bello Islands in 1951.

    Operation Hurricane
  • 1943
    The War for Men's Minds

    The War for Men's Minds

    The War for Men's Minds

    01943HD

    Propaganda short about the Second World War.

    The War for Men's Minds
  • 1957
    Song of the Clouds

    Song of the Clouds

    Song of the Clouds

    01957HD

    A documentary looking at how truly international air travel (and transportation) has become and at the benefits in trade, medicine and communications...

    Song of the Clouds
  • 1933
    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

    01933HD

    A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

    The Coming of the Dial
  • 1938
    The Duchy of Cornwall

    The Duchy of Cornwall

    The Duchy of Cornwall

    61938HD

    This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.

    The Duchy of Cornwall