E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1944
    On Approval

    On Approval

    On Approval

    7.11944HD

    Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away...

    On Approval
  • 1938
    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Queering The Pitch
  • 1944
    Kew and Me

    Kew and Me

    Kew and Me

    01944HD

    This peek behind the scenes at Kew Gardens in the 1940s was part of the ever-eccentric Secrets of Life series. Arcadian images of tranquil greenery,...

    Kew and Me
  • 1934
    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    6.51934HD

    A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help...

    The Camels Are Coming
  • 1940
    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    91940HD

    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...

    Wisdom of the Wild
  • 1939
    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    01939HD

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

    Happy Event
  • 1959
    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

    01959HD

    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...

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo
  • 1936
    Life in the Balance

    Life in the Balance

    Life in the Balance

    01936HD

    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...

    Life in the Balance
  • 1955
    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    01955HD

    Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life....

    On the Barrier Reef
  • 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
  • 1945
    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    01945HD

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

    Fresh As a Daisy
  • 1930
    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

    01930HD

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

    Plants of the Underworld
  • 1957
    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    71957HD

    A Donatello Golden Plate winning documentary on the Appenines, and on the adventures of a young racoon.

    Song of the Forest
  • 1943
    Get Cracking

    Get Cracking

    Get Cracking

    6.31943HD

    Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sheridan, Ronald Shiner and George Formby. It was...

    Get Cracking
  • 1939
    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    Shadow in the Stream

    01939HD

    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
  • 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
  • 1941
    Colour in Clay

    Colour in Clay

    Colour in Clay

    91941HD

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

    Colour in Clay
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    01938HD

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

    They Made the Land
  • 1940
    For Freedom

    For Freedom

    For Freedom

    71940HD

    Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the...

    For Freedom
  • 1936
    Home in the Valley

    Home in the Valley

    Home in the Valley

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk.

    Home in the Valley