E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1944
    Memories

    Memories

    Memories

    01944HD

    History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition of the long-running series Secrets of Life tells...

    Memories
  • 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
  • 1959
    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

    01959HD

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

    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree
  • 1938
    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Queering The Pitch
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1942
    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    01942HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Singing While They Work
  • 1936
    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl.

    Tawny Owl
  • 1940
    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

    Civilian Front

    91940HD

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

    Civilian Front
  • 1936
    Safety First

    Safety First

    Safety First

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Safety First
  • 1939
    Ducks and Drakes

    Ducks and Drakes

    Ducks and Drakes

    01939HD

    A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl.

    Ducks and Drakes
  • 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
  • 1955
    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

    01955HD

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

    Where Strangers Meet
  • 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
  • 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

    01937HD

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1953
    The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

    The Real Thing

    01953HD

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

    The Real Thing