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- A wartime film, made under the auspices of the Crown Film Unit, serving as a tribute to the Merchant Navy. During WWII, they kept the lifeline to America and the Commonwealth open so that this little island could fight on. Even as late as 1943/4 when this was made, the convoys still provided vital essential supplies as well as the materiel necessary to take the fight into Europe. This film dramatizes the experiences of many merchant seamen.
- A tale of firefighters in London during the Blitz.
- This 47-minute documentary, financed by HRH's government, won an Oscar in the special category, and most of it was later edited into a 1953 two-segment documentary called "Savage World" by the same crew of film-makers listed on this film. The story here is about an African tribe that is working to build a maternity hospital, with the aid of government officials, and against the opposition of some tribal members.
- 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.
- A depiction of life in wartime England during the Second World War. Director Humphrey Jennings visits many aspects of civilian life and of the turmoil and privation caused by the war, all without narration.
- How Lili Marlene became the signature tune for the British army in North Africa.
- 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.
- In this dramatised documentary about venereal disease, pregnant Joan realises that she has syphilis and must confront her husband Ken with this fact.
- Documentary style presentation of the work of RAF Coastal Command. Shows their work in protecting convoys and attacking enemy aircraft, ships and U-boats, all done by the actual men & women of the RAF.
- The true story of the massacre of a small Czech village by the Nazis is retold as if it happened in Wales.
- Most of the footage for this film was shot in September and October of 1945 mainly in the ruined cities of Hamburg, Dusseldorf and Essen. The people (mainly women and children) huddled in the unheated cellars of ruined houses without gas or any water save that from stand-pipes in the street.
- A short documentary about life in England during wartime. Narrated by Edward R. Murrow.
- A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents.
- Burgess Meredith had hosted and produced a documentary about Britain for the millions of American servicemen in World War Two. After the war he again hosted and produced this sequel. It includes cameos from his then wife, Paulette Goddard and Christine Norden.
- 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.
- How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.
- A woman blames herself for her husband's death. To overcome her grief and her guilt she becomes a nurse but then a patient dies while under her care.
- This NHS training-aid, an innovative drama-doc, is one of the first to deal seriously with clinical depression.
- British riposte to the 1940 Nazi propaganda film Feuertaufe (aka Baptism of Fire).
- 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.
- The tax man explains to a citizen how his pound is divided among public services in post WWII Britain. As he tells the man in a humorous fashion, clips are shown of hospitals, schools and factories. Shown at the Imperial War Museum in London.
- 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.
- An account of the Air Transport Auxiliary which provides personnel to fly newly completed aircraft from factory to service airfield.
- Shows glimpses of wartime in the North and Midlands of Britain.
- A coal mine manager, with the agreement of the union and workers, revitalizes a Cumberland coal mine during 1941, opening up an abandoned coal seam out at sea and bringing in new equipment.
- A series of scenes illustrate careless behavior that could lead to road accidents. This includes a boy running out into the road in front of a car, a drunk man behind the wheel who nearly knocks over a pedestrian.
- A dramatized account of Norwegian fishermen outwitting occupational forces during World War
- A simple film stating the need for more foster parents. Gives glimpses of the tragedy which comes to some children, how they are helped by the Boarding-Out Officer and placed in a "short-stay" Home until foster parents can be found.
- A Letter From Ulster (1943). Northern Ireland's greatest film director Brian Desmond Hurst directed the film and his assistant director was fellow Ulsterman William (Bill) MacQuitty who went on to make the ultimate Titanic film A Night to Remember. The script was written by Terence Young who went on to direct the early Bond films. All the components were in place for a fine film and this short (32 minute) by the Crown Film Unit remains an important part of Ulster and America's cultural history. As the opening credit says "This film is dedicated to those members of the US Forces Who are our guests in these islands". The film shows American soldiers landing in Northern Ireland and settling into their new camps. The arrival of mail from 'back home' helps camp moral, however, two brothers receive none. Their commander realises that the two brothers have not sent any letters back to their parents and gives the order to write a letter home- A Letter From Ulster. The scene is set for the men to discover more about the people in Ulster and the surrounding countryside. They visit St Marys church in Belfast, Strabane, Carrickfergus Castle and Roaring Meg the canon on the historic walls of Derry/Londonderry. The canvas painted is now a historic record of this important time in Ulster's history and the hospitality extended the US troops. We see them singing, attending parties, playing baseball with the local children and taking tea breaks. The reality of their stay is also brought sharply into focus as we also see them in their barracks and undertaking tank and other exercises across the rolling landscape of Northern Ireland prior to the men taking part in D Day and subsequent actions.
- An introduction to all the instruments in the contemporary symphony orchestra.
- This film is structured around British attempts to prevent the V1 missiles from getting through to their targets. Gunners, pilots and barrage balloons are the layers of National Defence, layers of defence that can't be entirely successful.
- A 1946 public service film about using caution when driving in the country.
- This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly.
- The workings of a market town newspaper the "Newbury Weekly news". Shows reporters covering local events and the editor making his decisions.
- Tradition, dance and song, modern customs and development and welfare services in the Caribbean Islands.
- Documentary dealing with the work of Approved Schools for child delinquents.
- Documentary about an average day during the Blitz.
- A vibrant portrait of Hawick, pronounced 'hoik' by the locals, a town in the Scottish Borders.
- The WWII Libyan campaign of 1940-1941 is chronicled, where British forces commanded by General Wavell defeated the Italian attack on Egypt.
- Docudrama about a British submarine on a North Sea patrol during World War II.
- An Englishman and Frenchman sharing a hotel room discover their children are fighting on the same side, French Resistance and R.A.F.
- How can atomic energy help modern society? This is one of the questions considered in this optimistic assessment of work undertaken at an atomic research center in 1952.