E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1940
    Shipbuilders

    Shipbuilders

    Shipbuilders

    01940HD

    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,...

    Shipbuilders
  • 1938
    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

    01938HD

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

    Perky Cockney
  • 1948
    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    01948HD

    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
  • 1959
    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    I'm All Right Jack

    6.61959HD

    Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at a munitions factory where he has to start from...

    I'm All Right Jack
  • 1940
    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

    01940HD

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

    Civilian Front
  • 1938
    See How They Run

    See How They Run

    See How They Run

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.

    See How They Run
  • 1936
    Sawfly

    Sawfly

    Sawfly

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the sawfly.

    Sawfly
  • 1957
    Isle of Levant

    Isle of Levant

    Isle of Levant

    3.6671957HD

    A documentary on the island off the French Riviera where 'bathing in the buff' isn't just practiced, it's highly encouraged!

    Isle of Levant
  • 1936
    New Generation

    New Generation

    New Generation

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the production of seeds.

    New Generation
  • 1941
    Sea Scouts

    Sea Scouts

    Sea Scouts

    01941HD

    A light-hearted look at the history of the Sea Scouts and the many skills its members can acquire.

    Sea Scouts
  • 1956
    Cabaret Girl

    Cabaret Girl

    Cabaret Girl

    01956HD

    This ultra-kitsch documentary goes behind the scenes at Murray's Cabaret Club, where Christine Keeler was later a showgirl.

    Cabaret Girl
  • 1941
    Colour in Clay

    Colour in Clay

    Colour in Clay

    01941HD

    A Technicolor study of English pottery, the skill of the potter, and the modern mechanised factories of Wedgwood (British Council).

    Colour in Clay
  • 1964
    Carry On Cleo

    Carry On Cleo

    Carry On Cleo

    6.61964HD

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

    Carry On Cleo
  • 1953
    Gentlemen, The Queen

    Gentlemen, The Queen

    Gentlemen, The Queen

    01953HD

    Compiled in 1953, this is a scrapbook-style documentary about Britain’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. It charts her transition from childhood to...

    Gentlemen, The Queen
  • 1937
    Sabotage

    Sabotage

    Sabotage

    6.7051937HD

    Karl Anton Verloc and his wife own a small cinema in a quiet London suburb where they live seemingly happily. But Mrs. Verloc does not know that her...

    Sabotage
  • 1963
    Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

    Billy Liar

    6.81963HD

    A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertaker's assistant. A number of indiscretions cause...

    Billy Liar
  • 1940
    4 and 20 Fit Girls

    4 and 20 Fit Girls

    4 and 20 Fit Girls

    61940HD

    Flock to your local keep fit class - there's a war on and Britain needs its citizens in tip-top shape.

    4 and 20 Fit Girls
  • 1939
    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    01939HD

    Follows the life of a foal who enters the Grand National.

    Happy Event
  • 1949
    Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to Pimlico

    Passport to Pimlico

    6.9051949HD

    When an unexploded WWII bomb is accidentally detonated in Pimlico, it reveals a treasure trove and documents proving that the region is in fact part...

    Passport to Pimlico
  • 1957
    Ill Met by Moonlight

    Ill Met by Moonlight

    Ill Met by Moonlight

    6.2021957HD

    Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle him to Cairo to embarrass the occupiers.

    Ill Met by Moonlight