E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 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
  • 1959
    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

    Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

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    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
  • 1947
    Ulster Story

    Ulster Story

    Ulster Story

    01947HD

    Part of a travelogue series, this films visits to Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Mount Stewart and Belfast.

    Ulster Story
  • 1938
    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    Queering The Pitch

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Queering The Pitch
  • 1939
    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    01939HD

    Follows the life of a foal who enters the Grand National.

    Happy Event
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 1955
    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

    Where Strangers Meet

    01955HD

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

    Where Strangers Meet
  • 1936
    Safety First

    Safety First

    Safety First

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Safety First
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1947
    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

    Midland Journey

    01947HD

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

    Midland Journey
  • 1939
    Ducks and Drakes

    Ducks and Drakes

    Ducks and Drakes

    01939HD

    A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl.

    Ducks and Drakes
  • 1957
    Watching Points

    Watching Points

    Watching Points

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    Miniature railways, out-of-the-way single track lines and some of the great loco motives in use in Switzerland and Norway.

    Watching Points
  • 1936
    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    Tawny Owl

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl.

    Tawny Owl
  • 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
  • 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