Edgar Anstey Movies

  • 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?
  • 1957
    Journey into Spring

    Journey into Spring

    Journey into Spring

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    Journey into Spring is a 1958 British short documentary film directed by Ralph Keene, and made by British Transport Films. The film -- partly a...

    Journey into Spring
  • 1951
    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

    Work in Progress

    91951HD

    Replacing a century-old rail tunnel at Woodhead, co-ordinated road haulage services in Argyllshire, Whitemoor freight marshalling yeard, Bristol bus...

    Work in Progress
  • 1958
    Under Night Streets

    Under Night Streets

    Under Night Streets

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    After the last train at night and before the first in the morning, 800 people are hard at work behind the scenes making London's Underground fit to...

    Under Night Streets
  • 1986
    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    Hooray For Holyrood

    01986HD

    Scottish Television's film on the 40th Edinburgh International Film Festival in 1986, starring Robbie Coltrane (a former EIFF chauffeur) and...

    Hooray For Holyrood
  • 1963
    A Hundred Years Underground

    A Hundred Years Underground

    A Hundred Years Underground

    71963HD

    A film looking at the first 100 years of the Underground Railway in London from 1863 to 1963. A range of well known people and senior managers speak...

    A Hundred Years Underground
  • 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
  • 1965
    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    The Coach Travellers

    01965HD

    Coach passengers give their reasons for preferring that type of transport. A group of ramblers visit the Welsh mountains; an angler and his family...

    The Coach Travellers
  • 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
  • 1951
    This Year – London

    This Year – London

    This Year – London

    71951HD

    A group of workers from a Leicester shoe-making company travel down south for a day in the Smoke.

    This Year – London
  • 1952
    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    Ocean Terminal

    6.51952HD

    Southampton, a deep-water port with four tides a day, is an ocean terminal for the world's largest liners. Their coming and going, and the people who...

    Ocean Terminal
  • 1963
    Thirty Million Letters

    Thirty Million Letters

    Thirty Million Letters

    6.21963HD

    Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an...

    Thirty Million Letters
  • 1966
    The Driving Force

    The Driving Force

    The Driving Force

    91966HD

    Britain operates the most experienced diesel and electric railway in tne world. A century and a half ago she invented the steam engine and introduced...

    The Driving Force
  • 1964
    Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains

    Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains

    Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains

    01964HD

    A BAFTA award winning documentary focussing on how drivers are trained to drive new electric trains in the UK.

    Driving Technique: Part 1 - Passenger Trains
  • 1942
    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    Dustbin Parade

    81942HD

    The film is designed to encourage recycling - which was a key part of the war effort.

    Dustbin Parade
  • 1957
    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    Lancashire Coast

    71957HD

    The holiday attractions of the Lancashire coast, including a beauty contest in Morecambe, Southport flower show and Blackpool Fun Fair.

    Lancashire Coast
  • 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
  • 1966
    Forward to First Principles

    Forward to First Principles

    Forward to First Principles

    01966HD

    There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...

    Forward to First Principles
  • 1973
    Britannia: A Bridge

    Britannia: A Bridge

    Britannia: A Bridge

    01973HD

    Part of BFI collection "Running a Railway."

    Britannia: A Bridge
  • 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