Gaumont British Instructional Movies

  • 1934
    How Talkies Talk

    How Talkies Talk

    How Talkies Talk

    01934HD

    Documentary explaining how double bilateral variable area optical soundtracks are recorded onto film and played back in cinemas.

    How Talkies Talk
  • 1951
    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard

    01951HD

    A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.

    Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard
  • 1947
    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World

    01947HD

    Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

    Iron and Steel Supply of the World
  • 1950
    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    Wordsworth Country

    01950HD

    A look at the Lake District and its famous poet.

    Wordsworth Country
  • 1953
    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    61953HD

    Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.

    The Clue of the Missing Ape
  • 1955
    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    The Gold Express

    51955HD

    Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold...

    The Gold Express
  • 1947
    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    5.71947HD

    In Australia, five children pursue horse thieves through the mountains.

    Bush Christmas
  • 1937
    The Gap

    The Gap

    The Gap

    01937HD

    A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

    The Gap
  • 1935
    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    Shipyard

    5.11935HD

    Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.

    Shipyard
  • 1937
    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

    Heredity in Man

    01937HD

    A study of heredity in man, showing how both good and bad characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next.

    Heredity in Man
  • 1938
    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    What Men Live By

    81938HD

    A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.

    What Men Live By
  • 1951
    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I

    01951HD

    A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the...

    Human skeleton, structure and joints - Part I
  • 1937
    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    4.51937HD

    In this dramatized warning to young women of the risks of venereal disease, Betty, a shop girl, pays a severe price for just one 'slip'.

    A Test for Love
  • 1952
    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    01952HD

    Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.

    The Stolen Plans
  • 1945
    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    Fresh As a Daisy

    01945HD

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

    Fresh As a Daisy
  • 1943
    Garden Friends and Foes

    Garden Friends and Foes

    Garden Friends and Foes

    01943HD

    How to distinguish and deal with various insects that destroy vegetables.

    Garden Friends and Foes
  • 1938
    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    They Made the Land

    01938HD

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

    They Made the Land
  • 1951
    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    The Case of the Missing Scene

    01951HD

    The Case of The Missing Scene is a children's crime thriller that has been designed in the tradition of classic British children's films. A camera...

    The Case of the Missing Scene
  • 1941
    Atlantic

    Atlantic

    Atlantic

    01941HD

    Using diagrams, 'Atlantic' explores the history of the empires surrounding the Atlantic Ocean over the last 600 years.

    Atlantic
  • 1945
    Sally the Sparrow

    Sally the Sparrow

    Sally the Sparrow

    01945HD

    Explore London Zoo with one of its greediest residents, Sally the sparrow.

    Sally the Sparrow