Gaumont British Instructional Movies

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

Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks".

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

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

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

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

A documentary on summer farming activities.

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

The Secrets of Life series (1934-50) may not conform to modern expectations of nature filmmaking, inclined as it is towards giving cute fluffy...

A Documentary on autumnal farming processes.

King Penguins are first seen in their natural habitat, the Antarctic, after which we see them in the Edinburgh Zoo. With slow-motion pictures we see...

Adventures on a fishing boat as told by two young boys who experience what it takes to be a fisherman at sea.

The lecturer shows a microcinematographic sequence of spirochaetes and drawings of the gonoccus (the bacteria responsible for syphilis and...

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

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 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...

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

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

The film begins with threshing using a steam engine to drive the drum and elevator, described as "old fashioned". The film explains how the machine...

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