Gaumont British Instructional Movies

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

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

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

A Secrets of Life short.

A dramatization to promote the Territorial Army.

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.

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 tea...

Claustrophobic train-set comedy-thriller (produced by H.G. Wells son) with an ace reporter coming up against crooks intent on stealing a gold shipment...

Time-travel to a 1940s classroom with this exemplary educational film.

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

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

Part of the Junior Biology series, this study of pin mould is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

Documentary explaining how double bilateral variable area optical soundtracks are recorded onto film and played back in cinemas.

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

Go with the flow: to gentle but spellbinding effect this innovative natural history film glimpses marine life astride rising tides at Millport on the...

Part of the archive's Junior Biology series, this study of maize is aided by diagrammatic, time-lapse, and microscopic footage.

Explore London Zoo with one of its greediest residents, Sally the sparrow.

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

A teaching film about the human skeleton with animated medical illustrations as well as an actual skeleton with commentary. A man, naked to the waist,...