E. V. H. Emmett Movies

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,...

A documentary on the island off the French Riviera where 'bathing in the buff' isn't just practiced, it's highly encouraged!

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...

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their mistake they scramble off it and onto their...

A Secrets of Life short.

The perky Cockneys are London sparrows, who star in this natural history film.

Go with the flow: to gentle but spellbinding effect this innovative natural history film glimpses marine life astride rising tides at Millport on the...

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

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...

E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.

A light-hearted look at the history of the Sea Scouts and the many skills its members can acquire.

Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near Southampton, Hampshire [England].

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...

A Secrets of Life short.

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

History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition of the long-running series Secrets of Life tells...

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

This ultra-kitsch documentary goes behind the scenes at Murray's Cabaret Club, where Christine Keeler was later a showgirl.

On the search for weird and amazing creatures living on the seashores... This short movie played before The Thief of Bagdad (1940) during its...

Part of BFI boxset Ration Books and Rabbit Pies: Films from the Home Front.