Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 1952
    Away for the Day

    Away for the Day

    Away for the Day

    81952HD

    Whether it is a paddle in the sea or a visit to some Roman remains, a day spent watching the countryside go by or an afternoon's inspection of a...

    Away for the Day
  • 1943
    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    Debris Tunnelling

    01943HD

    A British documentary on tunneling if a building falls in ruins.

    Debris Tunnelling
  • 1934
    Airport

    Airport

    Airport

    7.51934HD

    A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

    Airport
  • 1968
    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    Travelling Sixties

    01968HD

    Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

    Travelling Sixties
  • 1956
    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

    Men on the Mend

    01956HD

    When Joe Miller breaks his ankle on the shop floor, he is sent with some trepidation to the British Railways rehab centre, a cross between a modern...

    Men on the Mend
  • 1936
    Enough to Eat?

    Enough to Eat?

    Enough to Eat?

    01936HD

    Edgar Anstey and Arthur Elton’s sponsored documentary on Britain’s malnutrition crisis, blending expert testimony (Julian Huxley, J. B....

    Enough to Eat?
  • 1958
    The Travel Game

    The Travel Game

    The Travel Game

    01958HD

    A light and somewhat satirical look at the problems and pleasures of Continental holiday travel. A passenger on the Hook Continental Express from...

    The Travel Game
  • 1972
    Journey Inter-City

    Journey Inter-City

    Journey Inter-City

    21972HD

    A cheerful and very colourful pastiche of live action with combined graphics set to the music of Muir Mathieson. This film typifies the image British...

    Journey Inter-City
  • 1959
    Groundwork for Progress

    Groundwork for Progress

    Groundwork for Progress

    01959HD

    A documentary examining the modernization of Britain’s railways through large-scale engineering and infrastructure renewal.

    Groundwork for Progress
  • 1965
    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes

    01965HD

    An illustrated lecture given by Dr. Beeching on the development and improvement of Britain's major railway trunk routes. Offers a forecast of the...

    The Development of the Major Railway Trunk Routes
  • 1941
    How to File

    How to File

    How to File

    91941HD

    Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.

    How to File
  • 1941
    Winter on the Farm

    Winter on the Farm

    Winter on the Farm

    01941HD

    One of four wartime farming films showing the four seasons in 1941 and 1942, Winter on the Farm was made at Upton Manor Farm, Uploders, Dorset, and ...

    Winter on the Farm
  • 1936
    On the Way to Work

    On the Way to Work

    On the Way to Work

    01936HD

    Propaganda film, capturing “the work of the government’s training camps and instructional centres for unemployed men.” - NFA...

    On the Way to Work
  • 1963
    The Port of Hull

    The Port of Hull

    The Port of Hull

    01963HD

    Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

    The Port of Hull
  • 1955
    Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

    Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

    Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

    6.41955HD

    A freight train travelling between Kirkby and Barnard Castle has become snowbound in the Westmoreland hills. The Motive Power, Operating and...

    Snowdrift at Bleath Gill
  • 1961
    Terminus

    Terminus

    Terminus

    7.31961HD

    This fly on the wall-style documentary from 1961 won an Oscar for best documentary, and shows the changing patterns of human emotions during 24 hours...

    Terminus
  • 1943
    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    Words and Actions

    01943HD

    Information on the different groups and organizations that are there to help the population during wartime.

    Words and Actions
  • 1940
    What's for Dinner

    What's for Dinner

    What's for Dinner

    51940HD

    The challenge of what to feed her family weighs on the mind of hard-pressed Mrs Bond in this surreal wartime film made for the Ministry of Food.

    What's for Dinner
  • 1962
    The Signal Engineers

    The Signal Engineers

    The Signal Engineers

    01962HD

    A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...

    The Signal Engineers
  • 1959
    Care of St Christopher’s

    Care of St Christopher’s

    Care of St Christopher’s

    01959HD

    ‘St Christopher’s - for the children of Railway Servants’. About a hundred children are cared for at this Derby railway orphanage...

    Care of St Christopher’s