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- Two boys thwart the efforts of antique smugglers at a British estate.
- A robot is used by children to carry out their chores.
- A day in the life of insurance agent Mr Smith, who will die as a result of a road accident.
- 1954. Thriller. Director: Joe Mendoza. Stars Peter Illing. A ski champion uncle tries to kill his nephew in order to gain his inheritance in this British crime mystery short film.
- An excellent swimmer, Michael Scott is chosen to represent his school at a swimming competition but his nerves unfortunately fail him and he does not stand on the podium. His parents try to comfort him but in vain. His mother, a former circus artist, then urges him to accept an invitation to spend a month at the big top where she once worked. Mrs Prada, Mrs. Scott's former partner, has indeed invited the boy to join her and her two children and to share their lives during this time. Michael finally accepts and soon makes friends with Florence and George. Brother and sister are currently training for a funambulist act. Interested in their specialty, Michel starts learning how to walk on a tightrope too.
- This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted as a vulnerable target by an insurance salesman who suggests precautions, including buying insurance. Will the works be done in time and sufficient to stop the robbers?
- The story of the Mosquito fighter bomber used so successfully by the Allied forces in World War 2 and the De Havilland that made them.
- 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 development of the benzediazepine range of psychotropic compounds, from librium, twelve years ago, to the latest - nobrium. The film depicts human anxiety, for which these compounds are suggested.
- A look at the United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation, including the Royal Observer Corps, and their work warning the public of a nuclear attack and then monitoring its effects.
- The National Committee for Visual Aids in Education was behind this informative film that illustrates the arrival of the "special time" for young women. She's growing older. Her body is changing. What's it all about? GROWING GIRLS is here to explain.
- A look at life in the Fenlands (a coastal, marshy plain in eastern England) in 1940's.
- A broad cross-section of life in Edinburgh on a typical day - the Edinburgh of the railway fireman, coal-man, student, sailor, office worker and businessman.
- How the North Sea has been divided up for underwater exploration for oil or oil gas, the decision to undertake experimental drilling was reached and a view of the drilling rig in operation.
- Exploring the daily life of a large family in Yorkshire, at work in the textile mills and at play.
- Primarily used for teaching psychiatric nursing, this documentary follows the medical and nursing staff in a psychiatric hospital.
- Commissioned for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the film shows the mixed blessings of the automobile.
- Documenting the pollution of natural resources and the misuse of technology.
- Spoken extracts from Shakespeare's works blend with visuals of scenes in Britain which illustrate his references to countryside or childhood and the sea or to the taverns and trades of London.
- A 24-hour tour of duty with officers of the Metropolitan Police Traffic Division.
- This film follows the progress of a young sailor, Lieutenant Ellison, as Artemis sails to the pack ice north of Iceland to gather Scientific data.
- A film promoting check books and bank accounts for women, particularly young women. Lizl writes a letter to a friend explaining describing moving into a flat for the first time with her friend Anne. Liz opens a bank account, whilst Anne is put off by her brother-in-law, causing financial problems. By the end of the film Liz has a new love, Anne has her old one and her own bank account. Contains short animated sequences and titles, and makes comic use of silent movie footage.
- The history of money told in amusing terms covering the stages from barter to credit cards and the Bank Giro.
- Shows how a computer increases the efficiency by integrating the efforts and activities of the various departments and locations within a business.
- Life aboard HMS Loch Lomond, a frigate on tour in the Persian Gulf.
- A soldier returns home from the Far Eastern theater of conflict, but discovers that life back home isn't quite what he expected.