Gaumont British Instructional Movies

  • 1947
    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    5.51947HD

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

    Bush Christmas
  • 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 waist,...

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1942
    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

    Once We Were Four

    01942HD

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

    Once We Were Four
  • 1937
    The Gap

    The Gap

    The Gap

    01937HD

    A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

    The Gap
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 h...

    Kings in Exile
  • 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
  • 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 shipment...

    The Gold Express
  • 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 tea...

    The Case of the Missing Scene
  • 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
  • 1942
    Overlooked

    Overlooked

    Overlooked

    01942HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Overlooked
  • 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 narrator...

    Shadow in the Stream
  • 1935
    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    5.31935HD

    Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.

    Shipyard
  • 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
  • 1944
    Polly All Alone

    Polly All Alone

    Polly All Alone

    01944HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Polly All Alone
  • 1947
    Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory

    Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory

    Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory

    01947HD

    This documentary starts with the theory as proposed by John Dalton in 1808, and outlines the progress made during the nineteenth century bringing in...

    Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory
  • 1942
    Market Town

    Market Town

    Market Town

    01942HD

    This promotional film bills the market town of Newark as central to the farming industry, with an array of regional produce and livestock. It was spon...

    Market Town