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1936
MoviesNight Mail
Night Mail6.00 1936 HD
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Arthur Clark
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1936Movies
Rainbow Dance
Rainbow Dance6.00 1936 HD
Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.
Genre: Music
Cast: Rupert Doone
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1934Movies
Granton Trawler
Granton Trawler4.95 1934 HD
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1940Movies
London Can Take It!
London Can Take It!6.60 1940 HD
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Quentin Reynolds
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1935Movies
Coal Face
Coal Face6.10 1935 HD
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: W.H. Auden
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1934Movies
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs5.00 1934 HD
The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...
Genre: Comedy
Cast: Bruce Winston
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1935Movies
A Colour Box
A Colour Box6.10 1935 HD
Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
Genre: Animation
Cast:
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1934Movies
Post-Haste
Post-Haste4.80 1934 HD
Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1935Movies
On the Fishing Banks of Skye
On the Fishing Banks of Skye1 1935 HD
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: John Grierson
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1940Movies
War and Order
War and Order1 1940 HD
Police work during World War II in Britain.
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Cast: Lionel Gamlin
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1933Movies
The Coming of the Dial
The Coming of the Dial1 1933 HD
A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.
Genre: Documentary
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1935Movies
BBC: The Voice of Britain
BBC: The Voice of Britain1 1935 HD
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Gilbert Keith Chesterton
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1934Movies
The Song of Ceylon
The Song of Ceylon6.08 1934 HD
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
Genre: Documentary
Cast: Lionel Wendt
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1939Movies
Love on the Wing
Love on the Wing6.00 1939 HD
Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.
Genre: Animation
Cast:
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1940Movies
Spring Offensive
Spring Offensive6.50 1940 HD
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1938Movies
Penny Journey
Penny Journey5.30 1938 HD
As the subtitle of the film suggests - The Story of a Post Card from Manchester to Graffham - this journey is very much focused on the process of...
Genre: Documentary
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1935Movies
Sixpenny Telegram
Sixpenny Telegram1 1935 HD
Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1936Movies
Gardens of the Orient
Gardens of the Orient1 1936 HD
This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1934Movies
Weather Forecast
Weather Forecast1 1934 HD
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.
Genre: Documentary
Cast:
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1934Movies
John Atkins Saves Up
John Atkins Saves Up1 1934 HD
Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...
Genre: Documentary
Cast: V.C. Clinton-Baddeley
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