Gaumont-British Instructional Movie Trailers
Most Popular Gaumont-British Instructional Trailers
Total trailers found: 127
Shipyard Trailer (1935)
31 December 1935
Documentary about the building of ships at Barrow-in-Furness.
The Gold Express Trailer (1955)
01 August 1955
Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold shipment on the Scotland to London express.
The Tough 'un Trailer (1938)
27 October 1938
"If they were as rare as orchids we would probably rave about them" opens this film in the Secrets of Nature series, directed by the prolific Mary Field.
Once We Were Four Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
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.
Fresh As a Daisy Trailer (1945)
01 March 1945
A retired Major's efforts to hone his golf skills are thwarted by the diminutive but defiant common daisy.
Life in the Balance Trailer (1936)
01 August 1936
This film shows how and why the animals which inhabit a pond are dependent one on another for their survival.
Civilian Front Trailer (1940)
16 August 1940
E.V.H. Emmett narrates this propaganda short about how sacrifices on the home front support the war effort.
Ebb-tide Trailer (1948)
02 March 1948
Go with the flow: to gentle but spellbinding effect this innovative natural history film glimpses marine life astride rising tides at Millport on the Isle of Cumbrae.
We Are Seven Trailer (1935)
28 January 1935
A Secrets of Life short of which the BFI described "a delightful study of a single family which leaves one with a feeling of satisfaction and a determination to watch at least one garden nest consistently when spring returns.
The Life Cycle of the Maize Trailer (1942)
01 January 1942
Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
The Stolen Plans Trailer (1952)
01 January 1952
Story of young boy and girl who help aircraft designer to outwit gang of spies trying to steal secret plans.
Out with the Fishermen Trailer (1947)
01 July 1947
Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.
They Made the Land Trailer (1938)
23 May 1938
They Made the Land (1938) is a documentary showcasing how land in Scotland was reclaimed and cultivated for agriculture.
A Queer Diet Trailer (1935)
22 March 1935
"A study of how plants obtain the elements necessary for their existence."
Thistledown Trailer (1935)
28 January 1935
A study of the Spear Thistle demonstrating the processes of fertilisation.
The Cathode Ray Oscillograph Trailer (1934)
01 January 1934
The history, development and uses of the oscillograph.
Shadow in the Stream Trailer (1939)
01 July 1939
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.
Hedgerows Trailer (1935)
22 March 1935
"Shows how the hedgerows are used by many animals and birds to conceal their homes."
Garden Friends and Foes Trailer (1943)
01 January 1943
How to distinguish and deal with various insects that destroy vegetables.
Mixed Bathing Trailer (1935)
01 February 1935
A Secrets of Life documentary about bathing time at the zoo. The film was registered on the Board of Trade's official list under Section 6 of the Films Act as 883ft long (roughly 9 minutes if projected at 24 frames per second) It is a remake, or update, of the short "Bath Time at the Zoo" from Secrets of Nature.
What Men Live By Trailer (1938)
01 September 1938
A film based on a story by Leo Tolstoy about a cabinet maker, his wife and an angel punished by God.
Home from the South Trailer (1935)
22 March 1935
This short ends with a warning that the birds helped "to preserve the leafy loveliness of our English countryside.
Butterflies and Nettles Trailer (1935)
28 January 1935
Documentary on the life cycle of the tortoiseshell butterfly: first laying their eggs under the leaves of sting nettles and in2-3 weeks the caterpillars emerge and live off the nettle leaves.
The Life History of the Onion Trailer (1943)
25 January 1943
The film shows speeded-up germination of the seed to form roots and shoot, at whose base the leaves later form a bulb.
Living in London Trailer (1938)
27 October 1938
Captures the lives, habits and habitats of London’s pigeon population.
Atlantic Trailer (1941)
21 February 1941
Using diagrams, 'Atlantic' explores the history of the empires surrounding the Atlantic Ocean over the last 600 years.
The Life Cycle of the Pin Mould Trailer (1943)
23 January 1943
Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.
Your Local Council Trailer (1949)
01 January 1949
Short educational film made in 1949 explaining how the Parish council and Country council work together to ensure that a tree survives when a new pavilion is built!
How Television Works Trailer (1951)
05 July 1951
Explains how television works, everything from the cameras to the tubes and signals.
The Fishmonger Trailer (1947)
13 July 1947
About a Fishmonger and his working day with a trip to Billingsgate market.
Farming in Winter Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
The film begins with threshing using a steam engine to drive the drum and elevator, described as "old fashioned".
Iron and Steel Supply of the World Trailer (1947)
01 September 1947
Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.
Diving Part 1 Trailer (1936)
01 January 1936
Official Film of the Amateur Swimming Association. An instructional documentary on diving.
Circulation Trailer (1948)
01 January 1948
A BAFTA award nominated documentary investigating the systematic and pulmonary circulation of the blood in the human body.
History of the English Language Trailer (1943)
24 January 1943
A documentary on the English language and it's origins.
Atomic Physics Part 1: The Atomic Theory Trailer (1947)
01 January 1947
This documentary starts with the theory as proposed by John Dalton in 1808, and outlines the progress made during the nineteenth century bringing in Faraday's early experiments in electrolysis, Mendeleeff's Periodic Table, and ending with ideas of the size of molecules and atoms then current.
Fruitlands of Kent Trailer (1934)
01 January 1934
As the orchards come alive with berries, cherries, apples and plums, a Kentish summer blossoms on film.
Development of the Rabbit Trailer (1944)
08 April 1944
Part of the Senior Biology series, 'Development of the Rabbit' is a study of the gestation period of rabbits - aided by diagrammatic, microscopic, and dissection footage.
Mediaeval Castles Trailer (1950)
01 April 1950
A BAFTA nominated documentary investigating the development of the castle.
Visit to a Shipbuilding Yard Trailer (1951)
01 March 1951
A party of children take an eye-opening tour of John Brown's Shipyard in Clydebank.
Farming in Spring Trailer (1935)
01 January 1935
The film opens in January, showing scenes of a frozen pond and shots of the fields. followed by young cattle, or store cattle, being turned out to graze.
