Gaumont British Instructional Movies

  • 1937
    The Gap

    The Gap

    The Gap

    01937HD

    A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

    The Gap
  • 1951
    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    01951HD

    A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
  • 1947
    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    5.71947HD

    In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.

    Bush Christmas
  • 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
  • 1947
    Out with the Fishermen

    Out with the Fishermen

    Out with the Fishermen

    01947HD

    Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.

    Out with the Fishermen
  • 1950
    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    01950HD

    A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

    Wordsworth Country
  • 1938
    Kings in Exile

    Kings in Exile

    Kings in Exile

    01938HD

    King Penguins are first seen in their natural habitat, the Antarctic, after which we see them in the Edinburgh Zoo. With slow-motion pictures we see...

    Kings in Exile
  • 1941
    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    01941HD

    Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
  • 1936
    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    Ebb-tide

    01936HD

    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
  • 1951
    Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II

    Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II

    Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II

    01951HD

    Part two of two teaching films about human anatomy which is devoted to the action of the skeletal muscles in producing movement of the bones at the...

    Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II
  • 1938
    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    81938HD

    A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.

    What Men Live By
  • 1953
    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    61953HD

    Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

    The Clue of the Missing Ape
  • 1937
    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    4.51937HD

    In this dramatized warning to young women of the risks of venereal disease, Betty, a shop girl, pays a severe price for just one 'slip'.

    A Test for Love
  • 1955
    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    51955HD

    Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold...

    The Gold Express
  • 1943
    Garden Friends and Foes

    Garden Friends and Foes

    Garden Friends and Foes

    01943HD

    How to distinguish and deal with various insects that destroy vegetables.

    Garden Friends and Foes
  • 1947
    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    01947HD

    Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World
  • 1951
    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    01951HD

    A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the...

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
  • 1942
    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    The Life Cycle of the Maize

    01942HD

    Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

    The Life Cycle of the Maize
  • 1951
    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    01951HD

    The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera...

    The Case of the Missing Scene
  • 1936
    Bird Sanctuary

    Bird Sanctuary

    Bird Sanctuary

    01936HD

    Birds of the Farne Islands.

    Bird Sanctuary