Gaumont British Instructional Movies
- 1947
Bush Christmas
Bush Christmas5.51947HD
In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.
- 1951
Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I01951HD
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,...
- 1951
Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard01951HD
A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.
- 1953
The Clue of the Missing Ape
The Clue of the Missing Ape61953HD
Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.
- 1942
Once We Were Four
Once We Were Four01942HD
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...
- 1937
The Gap
The Gap01937HD
A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.
- 1944
Memories
Memories01944HD
History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition of the long-running series Secrets of Life tells...
- 1942
The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize01942HD
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
- 1938
Kings in Exile
Kings in Exile01938HD
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...
- 1938
What Men Live By
What Men Live By81938HD
A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.
- 1955
The Gold Express
The Gold Express51955HD
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...
- 1951
The Case of the Missing Scene
The Case of the Missing Scene01951HD
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...
- 1947
Out with the Fishermen
Out with the Fishermen01947HD
Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.
- 1942
Overlooked
Overlooked01942HD
A Secrets of Life short.
- 1939
Shadow in the Stream
Shadow in the Stream01939HD
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...
- 1935
Shipyard
Shipyard5.31935HD
Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.
- 1941
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch01941HD
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
- 1944
Polly All Alone
Polly All Alone01944HD
A Secrets of Life short.
- 1947
Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory
Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory01947HD
This documentary starts with the theory as proposed by John Dalton in 1808, and outlines the progress made during the nineteenth century bringing in...
- 1942
Market Town
Market Town01942HD
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...