E. V. H. Emmett Movies

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

A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all...

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

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

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

A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl.

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

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

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...

This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their survival. We see the minnow in pursuit of water...

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

Miniature railways, out-of-the-way single track lines and some of the great loco motives in use in Switzerland and Norway.

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,...

They Made the Land (1938) is a documentary showcasing how land in Scotland was reclaimed and cultivated for agriculture. It explores the challenges...

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

A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.

A Secrets of Life short.

A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk.

A look at travelling from London with Britannia Airline to Tokyo to discover Japan, and back via Hong Kong along with a look at the ocean liner...

A look at the Grand National horse race at held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, where we see the winning horse, jockey and trainer.