E. V. H. Emmett

Billy es un joven provinciano al que le gusta soñar despierto. Trabaja como oficinista en una funeraria, pero su gran anhelo es ser guionista de un famoso humorista inglés. Billy es un desastre tanto en el amor como en el trabajo, porque dedica todo su tiempo a soñar.

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

A film about Murray's nightclub, known for its cabaret showgirls.

A film about Murray's nightclub, known for its cabaret showgirls.

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 story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.

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 story from a feminine perspective. Today, it is mainly recognised for its post-war London atmosphere, with bomb sites, trolleybuses and rationing.

Narra cómo el descubrimiento de un tratado provoca que la "Sección Pimlico", una pequeña comunidad en medio de Londres, se proclame independiente e intente actuar como tal.

Two wealthy Victorian widows are courted tentatively by two impoverished British aristocrats. When one of the dowagers suggests that her beau go away with her for a month to see if they are compatible, the fireworks begin.

George Formby se une a la guardia local.

The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy creatures human names and characteristics. But it couldn't be accused of shielding kiddies from the harsher realities of the food chain, as this exercise in ruthless Darwinism demonstrates to unintentionally hilarious effect. A more than usually eccentric narrator introduces us to the newborn bunny quartet of Donald, James, Charles and Clifford, but as the film's title gives away, "the boys" aren't all long for this world as they face an assault course of hungry owls, predatory badgers, shotgun-happy gardeners and aerial bombardment (no harm in a little anti-Nazi detour, this is 1942 after all). (from http://player.bfi.org.uk/film/watch-once-we-were-four-1942/)

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

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 warship, HMS Ferocious. However, they soon realise that the vessel they have boarded is not the Ferocious but a German battleship.

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

Made in 1940, this stirringly patriotic film cleverly combined new scenes with genuine newsreel footage. A newsreel journalist is on hand when the Giant German battleship Graf Spee flees into Montevideo Harbour after a punishing encounter with the British warships Exeter and Ajax. As events unfold in a very unexpected way, he is there with his camera to capture the dramatic end to the encounter.

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

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

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.

This early, influential propaganda film blends documentary and studio footage to show the valiant efforts of the Royal Air Force to defend the British people against the Nazis.

During a charity football match between Arsenal and touring amateur side Trojans, the Trojan's new star player collapses and dies. Inspector Slade of Scotland Yard is called in and declares it was murder. It takes all his ingenuity and another death before the motive is discovered and the killer revealed.

Documentary highlighting how land has been reclaimed for agriculture in Scotland.

A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

En 1889, un lord irlandés se casa con una hermosa gitana, pero muere a consecuencia de una caída del caballo. La familia, que odia a la gitana, la expulsa y va a refugiarse en España. Casi medio siglo después, la gitana, que huye de la Guerra Civil española, vuelve a Inglaterra en compañía de María, su hermoasa nieta, la cual se enamora de de un entrenador de caballos, pero el problema es que está comprometida con un hombre en España. Un día, éste reaparece.

Karl Anton Verloc y su esposa poseen un pequeño cine en un tranquilo suburbio de Londres donde viven aparentemente felices. Pero la Sra. Verloc no sabe que su marido tiene un secreto que afectará a su relación y amenazará la vida de su hermano adolescente.

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 break up the gang.

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

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, about the nature and importance of their work - with the occasional dig at the expense of their colleagues. From Clydeside to the North East of England there's an intensive war effort underway and this propaganda film aims to "Let everyone know that we're building ships that we're proud of", as shipwright Charlie puts it.