E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1955
    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

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    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
  • 1934
    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

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    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
  • 1943
    Get Cracking

    Get Cracking

    Get Cracking

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    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
  • 1957
    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

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

    Song of the Forest
  • 1938
    The Tough 'un

    The Tough 'un

    The Tough 'un

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    "If they were as rare as orchids we would probably rave about them" opens this film in the Secrets of Nature series, directed by the prolific Mary...

    The Tough 'un
  • 1936
    Safety First

    Safety First

    Safety First

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    A Secrets of Life short.

    Safety First
  • 1940
    Sailors Three

    Sailors Three

    Sailors Three

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    Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their...

    Sailors Three
  • 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
  • 1947
    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

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    Tourist promo film extolling the delights of Birmingham and the Midlands, with a sprinkling of arch one-liners.

    Midland Journey
  • 1942
    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

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

    Once We Were Four
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

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    Documentary highlighting how land has been reclaimed for agriculture in Scotland.

    They Made the Land
  • 1942
    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

    Singing While They Work

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    A Secrets of Life short.

    Singing While They Work
  • 1940
    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

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

    Wisdom of the Wild
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1937
    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

    Perky Cockney

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

    Perky Cockney