
Gaumont British Instructional
1947 1937The Gap
1942The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize0/101942HDPart of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
1951Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I0/101951HDA teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the...
1953The Clue of the Missing Ape
The Clue of the Missing Ape6/101953HDStory of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.
1935Shipyard
1941Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch0/101941HDPoetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
1938Kings in Exile
Kings in Exile0/101938HDKing 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...
1938What Men Live By
What Men Live By8/101938HDA film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.
1951Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard0/101951HDA party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.
1945Sally the Sparrow
Sally the Sparrow0/101945HDExplore London Zoo with one of its greediest residents, Sally the sparrow.
1937Heredity in Man
Heredity in Man0/101937HDA study of heredity in man, showing how both good and bad characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next.
1947Iron and Steel Supply of the World
Iron and Steel Supply of the World0/101947HDTime-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.
1952The Stolen Plans
The Stolen Plans0/101952HDStory of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.
1935Farming in Winter
Farming in Winter0/101935HDThe film begins with threshing using a steam engine to drive the drum and elevator, described as "old fashioned". The film explains how the machine...
1938The Road of Health
The Road of Health5/101938HDThe lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus (the bacteria responsible for syphilis and...
1955The Gold Express
The Gold Express5/101955HDClaustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold...
1947Out with the Fishermen
Out with the Fishermen0/101947HDAdventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.
1947Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory
Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory0/101947HDThis documentary starts with the theory as proposed by John Dalton in 1808, and outlines the progress made during the nineteenth century bringing in...
1937A Test for Love
A Test for Love4.5/101937HDIn this dramatized warning to young women of the risks of venereal disease, Betty, a shop girl, pays a severe price for just one 'slip'.
1947Bush Christmas
1937The Gap
1942The Life Cycle of the Maize
The Life Cycle of the Maize0/101942HDPart of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
1951Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I0/101951HDA teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the...