E. V. H. Emmett Movies
- 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...
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- 1938
Perky Cockney
Perky Cockney01938HD
The perky Cockneys are London sparrows, who star in this natural history film.
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- 1944
On Approval
On Approval7.11944HD
Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away...
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- 1953
Gentlemen, The Queen
Gentlemen, The Queen01953HD
Compiled in 1953, this is a scrapbook-style documentary about Britain’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. It charts her transition from childhood to...
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- 1947
Travelling Around No. 4: So This Is London
Travelling Around No. 4: So This Is London01947HD
A London travelogue.
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- 1934
The Camels Are Coming
The Camels Are Coming6.51934HD
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...
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- 1945
Bothered by a Beard
Bothered by a Beard101945HD
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...
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- 1944
Kew and Me
Kew and Me01944HD
This peek behind the scenes at Kew Gardens in the 1940s was part of the ever-eccentric Secrets of Life series. Arcadian images of tranquil greenery,...
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- 1947
Travelling Around No. 5: Lowlands of Scotland
Travelling Around No. 5: Lowlands of Scotland01947HD
Travelogue film looking at the sights to see in the Lowlands of Scotland.
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- 1945
Fresh As a Daisy
Fresh As a Daisy01945HD
A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.
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- 1940
Wisdom of the Wild
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A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in the tree, the fox below, the birds, insects, all...
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- 1938
See How They Run
See How They Run01938HD
A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.
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- 1940
For Freedom
For Freedom71940HD
Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the...
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- 1936
Sawfly
Sawfly01936HD
A Secrets of Life short about the sawfly.
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- 1953
The Real Thing
The Real Thing01953HD
The World's First Three Dimensional Advertising Film In Colour for Capstan cigarettes.
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- 1947
The Way to the West
The Way to the West01947HD
Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.
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- 1936
Safety First
Safety First01936HD
A Secrets of Life short.
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- 1942
Singing While They Work
Singing While They Work01942HD
A Secrets of Life short.
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- 1955
On the Barrier Reef
On the Barrier Reef01955HD
Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life....
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- 1947
Ulster Story
Ulster Story01947HD
Part of a travelogue series, this films visits to Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, Carrick-a-Rede, Mount Stewart and Belfast.
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