Harry Watt

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Raymond Egerton Harry Watt (18 October 1906 – 2 April 1987) was a Scottish documentary and feature film director, who began his career working for John Grierson and Robert Flaherty. His 1959 film The Siege of Pinchgut was entered into the 9th Berlin International Film Festival. He was born in Edinburgh, the son of the Scottish Liberal MP Harry Watt. He studied at Edinburgh University but failed to complete his degree. He enlisted in the Merchant Navy and worked in a number of industrial jobs.

Most Popular Harry Watt Trailers

Total trailers found: 33

Britain at Bay Trailer (1940)

31 July 1940

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

The Saving of Bill Blewitt Trailer (1936)

30 December 1936

A rare dramatic production for the GPO, although it is told in documentary style. It shows two fishermen who lose their boat and manage to save to buy another, and is intended to show people how one can scrimp and save.

Where No Vultures Fly Trailer (1951)

06 November 1951

A true story about an Englishman working as a game warden in Kenya who is disgusted by the ongoing destruction of African wildlife, and decides to create a national park to protect them.

Coal Face Trailer (1935)

03 June 1935

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

Made In Ealing: The Story of Ealing Studios Trailer (1986)

02 May 1986

Documentary about the British film studio. First appeared on the BBC television programme Omnibus.

Droitwich: The World's Most Modern Long Wave Transmitter Trailer (1935)

01 January 1935

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

Vidunderhunden Bara Trailer (1961)

02 October 1961

The dog Bara train from it is a small puppy to become a useful working dog. It is owned by a Norwegian farmer who, together with his wife, settles in a rugged and isolated mountain terrain.

For Those in Peril Trailer (1944)

01 June 1944

A WWII flyer fails to join the RAF so he joins the Air - Sea Rescue instead. His boat is out in all conditions picking up downed pilots and taking them to safety.

Jamaica Inn Trailer (1939)

11 May 1939

In early 19th-century Cornwall, young Mary Yellan travels to live with her aunt and uncle at the remote Jamaica Inn, where she discovers the inn is a front for a violent gang of wreckers who lure ships to their doom along the coast.

The Front Line Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

The world's press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.

Nine Men Trailer (1943)

22 February 1943

The Nine men of the title are a British WWII Army patrol stuck in a desert fort during the African campaign.

Eureka Stockade Trailer (1949)

26 January 1949

In 1854, Australian gold rush miners struggle for their rights against an oppressive government.

Night Mail Trailer (1936)

13 January 1936

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.

6.30 Collection Trailer (1934)

31 July 1934

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

The First Days Trailer (1939)

01 January 1939

Londoners prepare for war.

Big Money Trailer (1937)

02 January 1937

Directed by Harry Watt.

Health in War Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

War and Order Trailer (1940)

02 January 1940

Police work during World War II in Britain.

The Overlanders Trailer (1946)

27 September 1946

It's the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a "scorched earth" policy.

Fiddlers Three Trailer (1944)

01 October 1944

Two British soldiers and a WREN take refuge at Stonehenge during a thunderstorm, they are struck by lightning and transported back to ancient Rome.

Christmas Under Fire Trailer (1940)

25 December 1940

How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

Save Your Shillings and Smile Trailer (1943)

01 January 1943

Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.

Squadron 992 Trailer (1940)

01 January 1940

Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.

How the Myth Was Made: A Study of Robert Flaherty's Man of Aran Trailer (1978)

01 January 1978

American documentary film-maker George C. Stoney visits the Aran Islands to try and unravel some of the myths surrounding a film that had engrossed him as a youngster - Robert Flaherty's famous documentary "Man of Aran" released in 1934.

West of Zanzibar Trailer (1954)

24 March 1954

Game warden Bob Payton tracks an ivory smuggling ring through some of the most treacherous passages of the African veldt.

The Siege of Pinchgut Trailer (1959)

01 August 1959

An escaped prisoner is trying to clear his name.

London Can Take It! Trailer (1940)

01 October 1940

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

The Story of an Air Communiqué Trailer (1940)

01 November 1940

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway through the Battle of Britain and at the beginning of the Blitz, during sustained bombing raids on UK cities.

The Boy Who Loved Horses Trailer (1961)

06 November 1961

The film tells the story of a boy and his great love for horses, especially a beautiful white stallion, to which he becomes very attached.

North Sea Trailer (1938)

07 March 1938

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm.

Target for Tonight Trailer (1941)

18 August 1941

This is the authentic story of a bombing raid on Germany... how it is planned and how it is executed.

Wealth of a Nation Trailer (1938)

04 May 1938

A documentary examining the industries of Scotland, new and old.

Twenty-One Miles Trailer (1942)

01 January 1942

A short documentary illustrating the lives of the residents of Dover in Kent as the Nazi war machine - a mere 21 miles away - did it’s worst and at just how ready they were to fight back.