Empire Marketing Board Movies

Farming techniques and modern methods bring new crops to market.

A documentary taking a journey down the Thames from Tower Bridge to the Shellhaven refinery near London.

A silent film by John Grierson. It tells the story of Britain's North Sea herring fishery.

A celebration of the importance of the British countryside.

Grierson set out to make "propaganda," and this film--with it's voice-over proclaiming the great value of the British industrial worker, without a...

A young boy dreams he's on a guided tour of Buckingham Palace and various countries in the British Empire.

A short, silent documentary by Robert J. Flaherty about pottery in England.

An overview of the shepherd's life during the lambing season.

An intricate and richly detailed observation of every step in the making of an aircraft engine.

Life on a farm at springtime, including blossom, piglets and ducklings.

Story of salmon fishers and the methods they use; captures the migration of salmon up a Highland river for spawning.

Propaganda - advertising. Animated titles spelling out the message - "Australian wines:- In the sunlit vineyards of Australia grow luscious grapes...

Early documentary, slung together from footage depicting the first invasion of North America by Europeans, designed to show industrial technology's...