E. V. H. Emmett Movies

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

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,...

Episodic tale of four factory girls and their various romances at the local dance hall in Chiswick, London. Unusual at the time, the film tells its...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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 dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

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...

A Secrets of Life short about the Sparrow Hawk.

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

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

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

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