Movies: Leslie Mitchell

  • 1953
    Genevieve

    Genevieve (1953)

    Genevieve

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

    Genevieve
  • 1959
    The Heart of a Man

    The Heart of a Man (1959)

    The Heart of a Man

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    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 commissionaire, and finally finds success as a singer. He al...

    The Heart of a Man
  • 1976
    The Birth of Television

    The Birth of Television (1976)

    The Birth of Television

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

    The Birth of Television
  • 1953
    Grand National Night

    Grand National Night (1953)

    Grand National Night

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    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....

    Grand National Night
  • 1931
    Sally in Our Alley

    Sally in Our Alley (1931)

    Sally in Our Alley

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    A woman believes her boyfriend died in the First World War, but he is now looking for her...

    Sally in Our Alley
  • 1942
    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall (1942)

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall

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    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....

    The Black Sheep of Whitehall
  • 1931
    Rynox

    Rynox (1931)

    Rynox

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    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, who is seen in town buying theatre tickets and revol...

    Rynox
  • 1941
    Oxford

    Oxford (1941)

    Oxford

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

    Oxford
  • 1942
    London Scrapbook

    London Scrapbook (1942)

    London Scrapbook

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    Propaganda short showing how London is coping with World War II....

    London Scrapbook
  • 1951
    Himalayan Epic

    Himalayan Epic (1951)

    Himalayan Epic

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    Account of the French expedition to the Himalayan peak of Nanda Devi in 1951; includes shots of the relief expedition led by Sherpa Tensing and some Hindu ceremonies....

    Himalayan Epic
  • 1937
    The Sky’s the Limit

    The Sky’s the Limit (1937)

    The Sky’s the Limit

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

    The Sky’s the Limit
  • 1949
    Farnborough Air Show 1949

    Farnborough Air Show 1949 (1949)

    Farnborough Air Show 1949

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    Highlights from the 1949 Farnborough Air Show....

    Farnborough Air Show 1949
  • 1952
    Mastery of the Air

    Mastery of the Air (1952)

    Mastery of the Air

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    Highlights from the Farnborough Airshow of 1952....

    Mastery of the Air
  • 1977
    Before Hindsight

    Before Hindsight (1977)

    Before Hindsight

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    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 provide entertainment, and the attempt to be objective...

    Before Hindsight
  • 1953
    Royal Destiny

    Royal Destiny (1953)

    Royal Destiny

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    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....

    Royal Destiny
  • 1953
    This Jet Age

    This Jet Age (1953)

    This Jet Age

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

    This Jet Age
  • 1940
    Men of Africa

    Men of Africa (1940)

    Men of Africa

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    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 hints at the "life of fear and uncertainty" replace...

    Men of Africa
  • 1936
    Television Comes to London

    Television Comes to London (1936)

    Television Comes to London

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    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 behind the scenes. One sequence, for instance, will...

    Television Comes to London
  • 1941
    Royal Road

    Royal Road (1941)

    Royal Road

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    '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's private life in the gardens at Windsor....

    Royal Road
  • 1949
    Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

    Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia (1949)

    Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia

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    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 shape filled the skies....

    Atomic Explosion Heard in Russia