Edgar Anstey Movies
- 1955
London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?
London Transport Cine-Gazette No. 14: Do you remember?01955HD
The operation of the London Transport central Lost Property Office at Baker Street. Collected in BFI's "London on the Move."
- 1956
Link Span
Link Span8.51956HD
Twenty-four hours in the story of the British Railways Channel ferryboats, the 'link spans' directly joining the roads and railways of Britain with...
- 1941
How to File
How to File01941HD
Listen up, apprentices! Learn how to smooth and shape metal – an important wartime skill.
- 1934
Airport
Airport61934HD
A documentary looking at a day at Croydon Airport south of London.
- 1958
A Desperate Case
A Desperate Case01958HD
A cautionary tale of a typical holiday suitcase. Crammed beyond its capacity, imperfectly fastened, inadequately and confusedly labelled, the...
- 1969
British Rails Are Long and Fast
British Rails Are Long and Fast01969HD
Intended as a sales tool for manufacturers, this short film details the production installation and maintenance for long welded track in use on...
- 1952
Dodging the Column
Dodging the Column01952HD
The transporting of a distillation colurm, 137 feet long, 500 miles by road from Greenwich to Grangemouth in Scotland. The commentary, spoken by the...
- 1959
The Coasts of Clyde
The Coasts of Clyde01959HD
A short documentary.
- 1954
East Anglian Holiday
East Anglian Holiday01954HD
A tour of East Anglia, with its waterways and low-lying country.
- 1966
Forward to First Principles
Forward to First Principles01966HD
There have been railways in this country for over three hundred years. In the nineteenth century, railways spread across Britain and changed the...
- 1963
Thirty Million Letters
Thirty Million Letters5.81963HD
Thirty Million Letters is a 1963 short documentary film directed by James Ritchie and made by British Transport Films. It was nominated for an...
- 1962
The Signal Engineers
The Signal Engineers01962HD
A film about one of the most responsible and professional jobs on British Railways. Practical work in shop and signal box, on gantry and trackside,...
- 1977
Before Hindsight
Before Hindsight01977HD
Newsreels from the '30s constitute the bulk of this fascinating documentary, clearly illustrating that the public was fed an extremely biased view of...
- 1964
We're in Business Too!
We're in Business Too!01964HD
Sets out to persuade businesspeople of the advantages of going from city to city by train. How it gives them time to relax, work or sleep in comfort.
- 1974
Midland Country
Midland Country01974HD
Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Gloucestershire,...
- 1962
North to the Dales
North to the Dales01962HD
The Yorkshire Dales - 'from which no traveller wishes to return'. Sheltering under the Pennines, the Dales have escaped the human ravages of time....
- 1935
Dinner Hour
Dinner Hour01935HD
Captures the consumption of gas by various large kitchens in London, during a particular dinner hour.
- 1959
Diesel Trainride
Diesel Trainride81959HD
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...
- 1946
The Proud City: A Plan for London
The Proud City: A Plan for London01946HD
The original LCC project for the replanning and building of London explained by two architects responsible for the plan, Sir Patrick Abercrombie and...
- 1952
The Heart Is Highland
The Heart Is Highland01952HD
The people of the Scottish Highlands live in small communities set in landscapes of unsurpassed beauty.