Movies: Gpo Film Unit
- 1934
The Song of Ceylon (1934)
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Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs....
- 1940
London Can Take It! (1940)
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A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz....
- 1935
A Colour Box (1935)
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Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film....
- 1936
Night Mail (1936)
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This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow....
- 1934
Granton Trawler (1934)
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Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg"....
- 1935
Coal Face (1935)
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1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners....
- 1936
Rainbow Dance (1936)
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Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process....
- 1938
N or NW (1938)
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Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends well, but with the moral that correspondents should get the address right....
- 1935
BBC: The Voice of Britain (1935)
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An impressionistic portrait of the BBC....
- 1939
Love on the Wing (1939)
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Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows....
- 1934
Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs (1934)
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The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have children; the Potts are unconventional and unhappy, without children....
- 1934
Post-Haste (1934)
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Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service....
- 1936
Gardens of the Orient (1936)
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This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an intriguing overview of tea production – from the planting of tea seeds to the final shipping of the precious l...
- 1934
The Glorious Sixth of June (1934)
The Glorious Sixth of June01934HD
How news of a general reduction in GPO charges was finally brought to parliament and the people, despite attempts by the country's enemies to prevent the announcement......
- 1933
The Coming of the Dial (1933)
The Coming of the Dial01933HD
A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges....
- 1936
Message from Genova (1936)
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This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation. Using the Swiss office of the BBC as an example, the film describes the functioning of radio and prese...
- 1935
On the Fishing Banks of Skye (1935)
On the Fishing Banks of Skye01935HD
Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake....
- 1933
Cable Ship (1933)
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A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired....
- 1935
The King's Stamp (1935)
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The production of King George V's Silver Jubilee (1910-1935) special postage stamp, and a brief dramatised history of the development of the penny post....
- 1940
Britain at Bay (1940)
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Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity....