Leslie Mitchell

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1977-08-23 0

Before Hindsight

Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of events: straight propaganda, the stricture to prov ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Presenter / Interviewee

1976-11-01 0

The Birth of Television

In this feature-length documentary from 1976, Leslie Mitchell and special guests recall the birth of BBC Television forty years before. ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself, Newsreel Commentator

1953-05-28 6.622

Genevieve

Two friends driving in the London to Brighton vintage car rally bet on which of them will be the first to arrive back home. ...
Genre :Comedy

1951-04-18 10

Himalayan Epic

In 1951, the 3rd French expedition to the Himalayas set out to conquer Nanda Devi (7,800 m). The attempt to cross the ridge between the main peak and Nanda Devi East resulted in the death of two membe ...
Genre :Documentary, Adventure, Drama

Jack Donovan

1953-04-15 7.9

Grand National Night

The story of a husband's implication in his wife's death, his stupid disposal of her body and the police enquiry which almost embroils him in a murder charge. ...
Genre :Crime, Thriller

Narrator

1953-11-05 6

This Jet Age

Documentary featuring aircraft from the 1953 Farnborough Airshow. ...
Genre :Documentary

Narrator

1949-01-01 6

Farnborough Air Show 1949

Highlights from the 1949 Farnborough Air Show. ...
Genre :Documentary

Narrator

1952-09-07 6

Mastery of the Air

Highlights from the Farnborough Airshow of 1952. ...
Genre :Documentary, Comedy, Fantasy

Commentary (voice)

1953-01-02 0

Royal Destiny

Produced by British Movietone for “Her Majesty’s Central Office of Information”, Royal Destiny traces Queen Elizabeth II’s young life up to her ascension to the throne. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Narrator

1936-11-02 0

Television Comes to London

In this film, specially taken for the BBC, viewers are given an idea of the growth of the television installation at Alexandra Palace and an insight into production routine. There will be many shots b ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself

1959-08-06 0

The Heart of a Man

Sailor Frankie Martin is offered a thousand pounds by a millionaire in disguise if he can earn a hundred pounds in a week by honest means. Frankie tries his hand as a boxer, a bouncer and a commission ...
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Party Guest

1931-07-09 4.5

Sally in Our Alley

A woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her ...
Genre :Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music

Radio Announcer

1937-01-01 0

The Sky’s the Limit

Romance of an absent minded designer of planes and a famous singer to whom he tries to sell his friends' songs. ...
Genre :Music

Basil Woolrich

1931-11-04 5.5

Rynox

Things are not all well at Rynox House, where the company is on the verge of collapse. At the same time, its senior partner, FX Benedik, keeps receiving threats from the disgruntled Boswell Marsh, wh ...
Genre :Drama

Self (Voice)

1949-09-29 0

Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

On August 29, 1949, the Soviet Union tested its first atomic bomb. Locals heard a roar, followed by the earth shaking, the walls of clay houses breaking, and windows shattering, as a nuclear mushroom ...
Genre :Documentary

Himself - Commentator

1941-02-20 0

Royal Road

'Royal Road' takes a look at both the public-facing activities of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen Mother) during the Second World War, as well as a showing a glimpse of the royal family' ...
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Commentator (voice)

1941-02-23 0

Oxford

A look at the facilities and character of Oxford University, and the varied experiences that are associated with studying there. ...
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B.B.C. Interviewer

1942-02-23 7.8

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

A professor teaching at a correspondence school discovers that a Nazi agent is trying to prevent a trade treaty being signed between England and South America. ...
Genre :Comedy

Himself

1942-09-30 6

London Scrapbook

Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II. ...
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1945-12-04 0

Atrocities: The Evidence

Visit to concentration camps. ...
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Voiceover/Narration

1940-09-01 0

Men of Africa

A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as representative examples of the Colonial Empire. A tribal dance h ...
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Narrator

1949-01-01 0

Berlin Air-Lift: The Story of a Great Achievement

Brief summary of the Berlin airlift taken from newsreel material. ...
Genre :Documentary, War

Commentator (voice)

1940-10-20 0

S.O.S.

A documentary about the Penlee Lifeboat and her crew, based around the Cornish fishing village of Mousehole. ...
Genre :Documentary

Self - Narrator

1955-09-22 0

ITV Opening Night at the Guildhall

No Information Given ...
Genre :Family

Self (voice)

1954-04-12 0

Britain's Atomic Research

With factories established at Risley, Capenhurst, Springfield and Windscale, Britain's atomic research is forging ahead. ...
Genre :Documentary