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- Early in World War II, Danish sea captain Andersen, delayed in a British port, tangles with German spies.
- Cameramen from Britain's Army Film Unit capture footage of concentration camps in German in 1945.
- A documentary account of the allied invasion of Europe during World War II compiled from the footage shot by nearly 1400 cameramen.
- Three British spies and a French resistance fighter sneak into occupied France to gather information about the German forces for a planned invasion.
- After a masterful performance as Othello in a London theater, Ralph Richardson is asked for an autograph by Fred, his dresser. A short while later, Fred has joined the Fleet Air Arm (Fly Navy) and has become a hero, rescuing a pilot from his burning plane. When Fred goes to Buckingham Palace, it's Ralph's turn to ask for an autograph.
- While preparing backstage, an actor tells his castmates about an adventure he had during World War II in the Axis-controlled French colony of Madagascar working for the Resistance and clashing with the collaborationist local police chief.
- A young Scottish R. A. F. Gunner is debriefed by French officials about his escape from occupied territory, and in particular one person who may or may not have been a German Agent.
- The planning and implementation of an RAF night raid on Germany in World War II, concentrating on a low level mission by a Wellington bomber on an oil storage facility by the Rhine.
- This brief documentary-style film presents the status of Great Britain near the end of the Second World War by means of a visual diary for a baby boy born in September, 1944. Narration explains to "Timothy" what his family, his neighbors, and his fellow citizens are going through as the war nears its end, and what problems may remain for new Englishmen like Timothy to solve.
- The Allied campaign to drive Germany and Italy from North Africa is analysed, with the major portion of the film examining the battles at El Alamein, including a re-enactment.
- A film presented by the British War Office for newly arrived World War 2 American soldiers, informing them of British ways.
- A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
- The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- Two sisters encounter a German spy. A public service film showing how to thwart the enemy.
- Footage from Leni Riefenstahl's Nazi propaganda documentary, Triumph of the Will, is juxtaposed with a popular British dance tune to make fun of Hitler, in this playful short subject.
- Ministry of Information-sponsored comedy short showing wartime audiences how to deal with the threat of incendiary bombs
- A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.
- Life aboard merchant ships with the Maritime Regiment of the Royal Artillery.
- Frustrated penpusher John retrains as an engineer so he can support the war effort.
- Epic British wartime documentary film on Malta's role in WW2. The film was produced to coincide with Britain's award of the George Cross to the Maltese and their defenders in April 1942.
- Two Home Guard volunteers discuss the causes of war and their hopes for peace in the future.
- How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- A recipe for a wartime vegetable pie.
- A parallel is drawn between a housewife's dealings with her butcher, and a burglar and his fence (receiver).
- This propaganda short illustrates the danger of careless talk by naval men. It demonstrates how a sailor's talk of recall is overheard by a waitress who ultimately betrays his ship to a U-boat.
- British riposte to the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Feuertaufe (aka Baptism of Fire).
- The British government tries to persuade people not to clog up the wartime (World War II) public transportation system by keeping its use to a minimum during "rush hour".
- The Call for Arms is a 1940 British propaganda short film, directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Gillie and Rene Ray. The film was commissioned by the Ministry of Information and was aimed at women, urging them to sign up for war work.
- The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.
- Lightships (ships serving the functions of a lighthouse) have for centuries been treated as neutral during wartime, but a British lightship during World War II finds the Nazis don't respect the lightships' humanitarian purpose.
- Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography.
- A short documentary style film it depicts the story of The British obtaining a special tool from America to help with the building of a tank.
- This World War II propaganda short encourages British people to "dig for victory," by planting vegetable gardens.
- A drama/documentary in which a matronly housewife performs various low-key good deeds to help keep her family and neighbours (and hence by extension her country) running during the war.
- A look at what life was like during WWII as a secondary school pupil in Britain.
- An inspiring film about rebuilding towns, not just because of war damage, but also so that the people of Britain can have a better standard of living.
- An American soldier and a British soldier argue about the relative toughness of rugby and American football.
- Eight Australian soldiers in New Guinea attack a Japanese stronghold.
- Documentary short film depicting the work in a British armaments plant in which the night shift consists of women workers.
- A look at the LCC project for the re-planning and building of post-war London, explained by the two architects responsible for the plan, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and Mr. J.H. Forshaw.
- The capture of Naples, the first great European city to be liberated, revealed the magnitude of the tasks involved in re-creating the means of livelihood and the machinery of government in a devastated, starving and disease-ridden city.