E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1957
    Isle of Levant

    Isle of Levant

    Isle of Levant

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    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
  • 1956
    Cabaret Girl

    Cabaret Girl

    Cabaret Girl

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

    Cabaret Girl
  • 1945
    Bothered by a Beard

    Bothered by a Beard

    Bothered by a Beard

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    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...

    Bothered by a Beard
  • 1940
    Seashores

    Seashores

    Seashores

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    On the search for weird and amazing creatures living on the seashores... This short movie played before The Thief of Bagdad (1940) during its...

    Seashores
  • 1936
    Safety First

    Safety First

    Safety First

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    A Secrets of Life short.

    Safety First
  • 1953
    The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

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    The World's First Three Dimensional Advertising Film In Colour for Capstan cigarettes.

    The Real Thing
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1937
    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

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    Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].

    Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
  • 1930
    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

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    The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.

    Plants of the Underworld
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

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    Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the life of Otto the Otter and his mother. The...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 1941
    Sea Scouts

    Sea Scouts

    Sea Scouts

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

    Sea Scouts
  • 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
  • 1955
    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

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    A look at London's Soho in the mid-1950s.

    Where Strangers Meet
  • 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
  • 1963
    Fight for the F.A. Cup

    Fight for the F.A. Cup

    Fight for the F.A. Cup

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    The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.

    Fight for the F.A. Cup
  • 1940
    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    01940HD

    Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.

    Wisdom of the Wild
  • 1940
    4 and 20 Fit Girls

    4 and 20 Fit Girls

    4 and 20 Fit Girls

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    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
  • 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,...

    Shipbuilders
  • 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