Gaumont-British Instructional Movie Trailers
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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".
The Fishmonger Trailer (1947)
13 July 1947
About a Fishmonger and his working day with a trip to Billingsgate market.
Circulation Trailer (1948)
01 January 1948
A BAFTA award nominated documentary investigating the systematic and pulmonary circulation of the blood in the human body.
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.
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.
How Talkies Talk Trailer (1934)
01 January 1934
Documentary explaining how double bilateral variable area optical soundtracks are recorded onto film and played back in cinemas.
A Test for Love Trailer (1937)
05 September 1937
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'.
Vision Trailer (1936)
01 January 1936
Propaganda for the care of the eyesight. Diagrams are used to demonstrate the structure and function of the eye.
Wisdom of the Wild Trailer (1940)
01 December 1940
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 know that a time of plenty will not last forever".
The Story of a Disturbance Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
The passage of a typical meteorological disturbance across the British Isles is explained by means of animated diagrams and rapid motion film of cloud formation.
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.
Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch Trailer (1941)
01 January 1941
Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".
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.
Kings in Exile Trailer (1938)
17 March 1938
King Penguins are first seen in their natural habitat, the Antarctic, after which we see them in the Edinburgh Zoo.
Organisation of the Human Body Trailer (1950)
01 January 1950
A BAFTA special award nominated documentary that describes, in simple terms, the complete functionins
See How They Run Trailer (1938)
17 March 1938
A Secrets of Life short about the movement of animals.
Baby on the Rocks Trailer (1935)
28 January 1935
A Secrets of Life documentary about the European Buzzard. The film was registered on the Board of T)
Devon Dairy Farming Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
A 1930s geography lesson on dairy farming, around the pasturelands of Wixenford Farm near Plymouth.
The Clue of the Missing Ape Trailer (1953)
01 November 1953
Story of how two youngsters round up crooks planning to blow up the British fleet off Gibraltar.
The Case of the Missing Scene Trailer (1951)
03 July 1951
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.
Kew and Me Trailer (1944)
23 February 1944
This peek behind the scenes at Kew Gardens in the 1940s was part of the ever-eccentric Secrets of Life series.
Rock Pools Trailer (1936)
14 August 1936
A Secrets of Life short about life within the pools that form along rocky shores.
Human skeleton, muscles, movement and posture - Part II Trailer (1951)
01 January 1951
Part two of two teaching films about human anatomy which is devoted to the action of the skeletal muscles in producing movement of the bones at the joints of the human skeleton.
Magna Carta Trailer (1946)
01 August 1946
An experimental account of the historical growth of personal freedom and civil rights in Britain using prints, animated sequences, and re-enactment.
Memories Trailer (1944)
01 January 1944
History - and natural history - filmed on location in Selborne, East Hampshire. This unusual edition of the long-running series Secrets of Life tells the story of the village's famous son, Rev Gilbert White, whose 1789 book The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne is a classic of natural history.
Heredity in Man Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
A study of heredity in man, showing how both good and bad characteristics are passed on from one generation to the next.
Sports Day Trailer (1944)
01 April 1944
A schoolboy almost misses the school sports day when he is wrongly punished for cruelty to a dog.
The Road of Health Trailer (1938)
13 November 1938
The lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus (the bacteria responsible for syphilis and gonorrhea).
Wake Up And Feed Trailer (1935)
22 March 1935
A Secrets of Life short about feeding time at the zoo. The film was registered on the Board of Trade)
Old Blue Trailer (1939)
14 December 1939
A Secrets of Life short, potentially the second in the series about the Lupin.
Climbers Trailer (1942)
03 April 1942
A Secrets of Life short similar to the ealier work, Climbing Plants.
Somersetshire Dairy-Farming Trailer (1937)
01 January 1937
A close-up on Somerset's changing milk and cheese industry
The Catch of the Season Trailer (1938)
12 May 1938
The lifecycle of a freshwater trout; looking in detail at the development of a trout embryo and hatchling.
Coastal Village Trailer (1943)
23 January 1943
A British documentary about the coastal villages at war time.