E. V. H. Emmett Movies

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...

The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy...

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

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

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

Compiled in 1953, this is a scrapbook-style documentary about Britain’s Monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. It charts her transition from childhood to...

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

A Secrets of Life short.

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the...

A Secrets of Life short about waterfowl.

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

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

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

A Secrets of Life short about the tawny owl.

The World's First Three Dimensional Advertising Film In Colour for Capstan cigarettes.

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

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

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

A Secrets of Life short about the sawfly.

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