E. V. H. Emmett

E. V. H. Emmett

Birthday: 1902-06-17

Place of Birth: London, England, United Kingdom

Biography: No biography available.

Movies

On the Barrier Reef
On the Barrier Reef

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

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Shipbuilders
Shipbuilders

Shipwrights, plate-fitters and riveters are busy at work in shipyards around Britain, but make time ...

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Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning

A beautiful Gypsy girl falls in love with a horse trainer....

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They Made the Land
They Made the Land

They Made the Land (1938) is a documentary showcasing how land in Scotland was reclaimed and cultiva...

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On Approval
On Approval

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When o...

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Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo

Two Britons—inventor Hengist Pod, and Horse, a brave and cunning fighter—are captured and enslaved b...

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Ulster Story
Ulster Story

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

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The Way to the West
The Way to the West

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

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Fresh As a Daisy
Fresh As a Daisy

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

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Midland Journey
Midland Journey

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

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I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack

Naive Stanley Windrush looks for a career in a family business. Much to his dismay, he finds work at...

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Civilian Front
Civilian Front

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

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The Tough 'un
The Tough 'un

"If they were as rare as orchids we would probably rave about them" opens this film in the Secrets o...

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Ebb-tide
Ebb-tide

Go with the flow: to gentle but spellbinding effect this innovative natural history film glimpses ma...

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Memories
Memories

History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition...

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Perky Cockney
Perky Cockney

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

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Song of the Forest
Song of the Forest

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

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Once We Were Four
Once We Were Four

The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, in...

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The Camels Are Coming
The Camels Are Coming

A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smuggler...

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Singing While They Work
Singing While They Work

A Secrets of Life short....

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Wisdom of the Wild
Wisdom of the Wild

A wildlife film with a difference: it has A Message for any humans in the house. "The squirrel in th...

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The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery

During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new s...

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Safety First
Safety First

A Secrets of Life short....

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Shadow in the Stream
Shadow in the Stream

Explores the natural history of the otter, depicted through the fictitious account of a day in the l...

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For Freedom
For Freedom

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel foot...

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Isle of Levant
Isle of Levant

A documentary on the island off the French Riviera where 'bathing in the buff' isn't just practiced,...

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Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children

Focuses upon the journey of child refugees from the Basque Country to temporary accommodation near S...

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Sea Scouts
Sea Scouts

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

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Get Cracking
Get Cracking

Get Cracking is a 1943 British comedy war film, directed by Marcel Varnel and starring Dinah Sherida...

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Plants of the Underworld
Plants of the Underworld

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

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Sailors Three
Sailors Three

Three sailors get drunk while on shore leave and end up on the wrong ship. When they realise their m...

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Seashores
Seashores

On the search for weird and amazing creatures living on the seashores... This short movie played bef...

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The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant ef...

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Billy Liar
Billy Liar

A young Englishman dreams of escaping from his working class family and dead-end job as an undertake...

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Cabaret Girl
Cabaret Girl

This ultra-kitsch documentary goes behind the scenes at Murray's Cabaret Club, where Christine Keele...

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Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight

Led by British officers, partisans on Crete plan to kidnap the island's German commander and smuggle...

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Where Strangers Meet
Where Strangers Meet

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

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Colour in Clay
Colour in Clay

A Technicolor study of English pottery, the skill of the potter, and the modern mechanised factories...

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He Would a-Wooing Go
He Would a-Wooing Go

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

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Home in the Valley
Home in the Valley

A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk....

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Life in the Balance
Life in the Balance

This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their ...

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New Generation
New Generation

A Secrets of Life short about the production of seeds....

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Sawfly
Sawfly

A Secrets of Life short about the sawfly....

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Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree
Look at Life: Jumping to Aintree

A look at the Grand National horse race at held at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, where we see t...

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Tawny Owl
Tawny Owl

A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl....

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See How They Run
See How They Run

A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals....

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Ducks and Drakes
Ducks and Drakes

A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl....

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Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo
Look at Life: Ticket to Tokyo

A look at travelling from London with Britannia Airline to Tokyo to discover Japan, and back via Hon...

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Happy Event
Happy Event

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

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Gentlemen, The Queen
Gentlemen, The Queen

Compiled in 1953, this is a scrapbook-style documentary about Britain’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II....

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Queering The Pitch
Queering The Pitch

A Secrets of Life short....

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