Edgar Anstey Movies

The problem of slum dwellings in the 1930s.

Through the forward-looking windows of the new diesel multiple-unit trains reveals a new world of signs, signals and railway sights to those who ride...

Packaged holidays for the elderly: a party of 'senior citizens' (60-plus) on a holiday which includes a special train from Newcastle to the Isle of...

Time lapse photography shows the swarm of commuters at London Waterloo station racing about at top speed.

Two keen hostelling youths, Ken Moody and Brian Cotton, convert a boat in their native Selby into a youth hostel, and get the chance to air their...

Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.

A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.

Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...

Comprising train and track footage quickly shot just before a heavy winter's snowfall was melting, the multi-award-winning classic that emerged from...

In the Hull Docks, the steamer S.S. Bravo arrives from Gothenburg with cargo.

Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of...

A documentary showing aspects of long-disappeared rural life in Northumberland in 1953.

One of four wartime farming films showing the four seasons in 1941 and 1942, Winter on the Farm was made at Upton Manor Farm, Uploders, Dorset, and ...

A look at life in the Fenlands (a coastal, marshy plain in eastern England) in 1940's.

A look at everyday life in the crofting community of Achriesgill in Sutherland.

A young Eskimo boy accidentally gets hit by a mysterious ray during a secret British experiment and finds that he is now electrified.

Donald Houston plays a Welshman who tells the story of what it's like to live in small town Wales and how the train service helps.

Industrial film showcasing Hull’s status as a thriving international port.

Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...

A random selection of housewives around the UK take a day off from their traditional domestic chores.