Gaumont British Instructional Movies

  • 1939
    Two Minutes

    Two Minutes

    Two Minutes

    01939HD

    Follows a young writer, James Selworthy, who is trying to establish himself as a writer. Supported by his wife Molly, he sends off manuscripts to...

    Two Minutes
  • 1944
    Sports Day

    Sports Day

    Sports Day

    101944HD

    A schoolboy almost misses the school sports day when he is wrongly punished for cruelty to a dog.

    Sports Day
  • 1949
    Proud Canvas

    Proud Canvas

    Proud Canvas

    01949HD

    Record of a voyage on the four-masted barque "Passat" from Sweden to Capetown.

    Proud Canvas
  • 1947
    Circus Boy

    Circus Boy

    Circus Boy

    71947HD

    Circus Boy
  • 1947
    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    Bush Christmas

    5.71947HD

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

    Bush Christmas
  • 1936
    Bird Sanctuary

    Bird Sanctuary

    Bird Sanctuary

    01936HD

    Birds of the Farne Islands.

    Bird Sanctuary
  • 1953
    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    The Clue of the Missing Ape

    7.31953HD

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

    The Clue of the Missing Ape
  • 1937
    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    A Test for Love

    61937HD

    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
  • 1935
    Hedgerows

    Hedgerows

    Hedgerows

    01935HD

    "Shows how the hedgerows are used by many animals and birds to conceal their homes."

    Hedgerows
  • 1938
    Swan Song

    Swan Song

    Swan Song

    01938HD

    A Secrets of Life short about the swan.

    Swan Song
  • 1936
    Lupins

    Lupins

    Lupins

    01936HD

    Short nature documentary by Mary Field and F. Percy Smith.

    Lupins
  • 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
  • 1941
    Atlantic

    Atlantic

    Atlantic

    01941HD

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

    Atlantic
  • 1942
    Overlooked

    Overlooked

    Overlooked

    01942HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Overlooked
  • 1935
    Ravenous Roger

    Ravenous Roger

    Ravenous Roger

    01935HD

    A Secrets of Life short about a raven.

    Ravenous Roger
  • 1935
    Thistledown

    Thistledown

    Thistledown

    01935HD

    A study of the Spear Thistle demonstrating the processes of fertilisation.

    Thistledown
  • 1935
    Cabbage

    Cabbage

    Cabbage

    01935HD

    A Secrets of Life short to which the BFI gave this description: "The film falls into two related sections: the first part shows, by fast motion......

    Cabbage
  • 1935
    Mixed Bathing

    Mixed Bathing

    Mixed Bathing

    01935HD

    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...

    Mixed Bathing
  • 1935
    Living Lies

    Living Lies

    Living Lies

    01935HD

    A Secrets of Life short.

    Living Lies
  • 1952
    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    The Stolen Plans

    101952HD

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

    The Stolen Plans