Stuart Legg Movies

  • 1936
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.11936HD

    This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

    Night Mail
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 1938
    Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

    01938HD

    A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.

    Behind the Scenes
  • 1943
    The Gates of Italy

    The Gates of Italy

    The Gates of Italy

    101943HD

    Canadian documentary on war time Italy.

    The Gates of Italy
  • 1944
    Global Air Routes

    Global Air Routes

    Global Air Routes

    01944HD

    Account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation.

    Global Air Routes
  • 1941
    Churchill's Island

    Churchill's Island

    Churchill's Island

    6.3751941HD

    The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with...

    Churchill's Island
  • 1949
    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    Dollars and Sense

    01949HD

    An explanation of what is involved in the devaluation of sterling.

    Dollars and Sense
  • 1930
    The Windjammer

    The Windjammer

    The Windjammer

    01930HD

    Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a...

    The Windjammer
  • 2000
    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    5.82000HD

    Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
  • 1940
    Atlantic Patrol

    Atlantic Patrol

    Atlantic Patrol

    01940HD

    This short documentary about the Canadian seamen who manned Canada's eastern ports during WWII is the first film in the Canada Carries On series. The...

    Atlantic Patrol
  • 1941
    Warclouds in the Pacific

    Warclouds in the Pacific

    Warclouds in the Pacific

    51941HD

    This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak...

    Warclouds in the Pacific
  • 1938
    Monkey Into Man

    Monkey Into Man

    Monkey Into Man

    01938HD

    Not by any means a truly comprehensive scientific study, this film nevertheless conveys in a popular fashion facts as to the development and habits...

    Monkey Into Man
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

    The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
  • 1933
    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

    The Coming of the Dial

    01933HD

    A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.

    The Coming of the Dial
  • 1950
    Eagles of the Fleet

    Eagles of the Fleet

    Eagles of the Fleet

    61950HD

    Part of BFI collection "They Stand Ready."

    Eagles of the Fleet
  • 1937
    Air Outpost

    Air Outpost

    Air Outpost

    01937HD

    Sharjah airport in the 1930's showing the airport, town, Emirate and Imperial Airways staff. An early British documentary produced by many pioneers...

    Air Outpost
  • 1951
    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    01951HD

    Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

    Forward a Century
  • 1935
    On the Fishing Banks of Skye

    On the Fishing Banks of Skye

    On the Fishing Banks of Skye

    01935HD

    Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

    On the Fishing Banks of Skye
  • 1945
    Food: Secret of the Peace

    Food: Secret of the Peace

    Food: Secret of the Peace

    01945HD

    The end of WWII has brought much hardship to Western Europe, especially in the area of food security and availability. The war has wiped out much of...

    Food: Secret of the Peace