E. V. H. Emmett Movies

  • 1945
    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    01945HD

    A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.

    Fresh As a Daisy
  • 1934
    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    The Camels Are Coming

    6.51934HD

    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...

    The Camels Are Coming
  • 1945
    Bothered by a Beard

    Bothered by a Beard

    Bothered by a Beard

    101945HD

    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
  • 1944
    On Approval

    On Approval

    On Approval

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    Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away...

    On Approval
  • 1957
    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    Song of the Forest

    71957HD

    A Donatello Golden Plate winning documentary on the Appenines, and on the adventures of a young racoon.

    Song of the Forest
  • 1936
    Life in the Balance

    Life in the Balance

    Life in the Balance

    01936HD

    This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their survival. We see the minnow in pursuit of water...

    Life in the Balance
  • 1939
    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    Happy Event

    01939HD

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

    Happy Event
  • 1930
    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

    Plants of the Underworld

    01930HD

    The world of fungi captured by micro-cinematography and time-lapse photography.

    Plants of the Underworld
  • 1947
    The Way to the West

    The Way to the West

    The Way to the West

    01947HD

    Hitchcock went the wrong way! Head south by southwest with this travelogue from Bath to Cornwall.

    The Way to the West
  • 1940
    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    Wisdom of the Wild

    91940HD

    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...

    Wisdom of the Wild
  • 1938
    See How They Run

    See How They Run

    See How They Run

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.

    See How They Run
  • 1963
    Fight for the F.A. Cup

    Fight for the F.A. Cup

    Fight for the F.A. Cup

    01963HD

    The best of the action from over 30 years of FA Cup finals at Wembley Stadium.

    Fight for the F.A. Cup
  • 1959
    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

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    A look at travelling from London with Britannia Airline to Tokyo to discover Japan, and back via Hong Kong along with a look at the ocean liner...

    Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo
  • 1936
    He Would a-Wooing Go

    He Would a-Wooing Go

    He Would a-Wooing Go

    01936HD

    Mary Field and F Percy Smith create this whimsical look at the breeding habits and life cycle of frogs.

    He Would a-Wooing Go
  • 1955
    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    On the Barrier Reef

    01955HD

    Armand and Michaela Denis visit the Barrier Reef and explore the mysteries of life there - animals, birds, fish and plants, the underwater life....

    On the Barrier Reef
  • 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...

    Once We Were Four
  • 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
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    01938HD

    They Made the Land (1938) is a documentary showcasing how land in Scotland was reclaimed and cultivated for agriculture. It explores the challenges...

    They Made the Land
  • 1944
    Kew and Me

    Kew and Me

    Kew and Me

    01944HD

    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,...

    Kew and Me
  • 1936
    Home in the Valley

    Home in the Valley

    Home in the Valley

    01936HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk.

    Home in the Valley