Stuart Legg Movies

  • 1941
    Churchill's Island

    Churchill's Island

    Churchill's Island

    6.4441941HD

    The people of Britain resist the German air force and navy with help from North America. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with...

    Churchill's Island
  • 1936
    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    Night Mail

    6.1291936HD

    This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

    Night Mail
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

    1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

    Coal Face
  • 1937
    Eastern Valley

    Eastern Valley

    Eastern Valley

    01937HD

    Unemployed miners in South Wales are helped to form a Subsistence Production Society to farm and produce goods co-operatively.

    Eastern Valley
  • 2025
    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain

    02025HD

    Documentary about Humphrey Jennings, an English documentary filmmaker from the 1930s to 1950.

    Humphrey Jennings: The Man Who Listened to Britain
  • 1934
    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs

    51934HD

    The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

    Pett and Pott: A Fairy Story of the Suburbs
  • 1941
    Warclouds in the Pacific

    Warclouds in the Pacific

    Warclouds in the Pacific

    5.41941HD

    This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the beginning of the 1900s and was firmly established as an industrialized nation by the outbreak...

    Warclouds in the Pacific
  • 1940
    Atlantic Patrol

    Atlantic Patrol

    Atlantic Patrol

    01940HD

    This short documentary about the Canadian seamen who manned Canada's eastern ports during WWII is the first film in the Canada Carries On series. The...

    Atlantic Patrol
  • 1937
    Today We Live

    Today We Live

    Today We Live

    51937HD

    Two case studies highlighting the work of the National Council of Social Service: the conversion of a barn into a village hall in South Cerney,...

    Today We Live
  • 1935
    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    BBC: The Voice of Britain

    01935HD

    An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

    BBC: The Voice of Britain
  • 1930
    The Windjammer

    The Windjammer

    The Windjammer

    01930HD

    Adapted from the book By Way of Cape Horn by A.J Villiers, Windjammer is a beautifully-filmed record of the last journey of the Grace Harwar, a...

    The Windjammer
  • 1951
    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    Forward a Century

    01951HD

    Commissioned by the Festival of Britain to show the similarities and contrasts between 1851 and 1951, by means of the Great Exhibition and the...

    Forward a Century
  • 1938
    The Duchy of Cornwall

    The Duchy of Cornwall

    The Duchy of Cornwall

    61938HD

    This survey of early Cornish history looks at the country's language, landscape and industries.

    The Duchy of Cornwall
  • 1945
    Now—The Peace

    Now—The Peace

    Now—The Peace

    01945HD

    Short film produced and directed in 1945 for the National Film Board of Canada series The World in Action. Over its nearly 21-minute running time,...

    Now—The Peace
  • 1942
    Inside Fighting China

    Inside Fighting China

    Inside Fighting China

    51942HD

    This wartime newsreel from 1942 documents the efforts of China to deal with Japanese aggression.

    Inside Fighting China
  • 1938
    Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

    Behind the Scenes

    01938HD

    A playful and affectionate look at London Zoo and the people and animals who make up its daily life.

    Behind the Scenes
  • 1944
    Global Air Routes

    Global Air Routes

    Global Air Routes

    01944HD

    Account of the development of air transport during wartime and a review of issues to be solved in regulating international civil aviation.

    Global Air Routes
  • 1945
    John Bull's Own Island

    John Bull's Own Island

    John Bull's Own Island

    01945HD

    Made at the end of WWII, this documentary looks at Britain's post-war period. During a time of economic hardship, Prime Minister Winston Churchill is...

    John Bull's Own Island
  • 1950
    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    From the Ground Up

    01950HD

    Documentary short about how Britain is improving after WWII and what the populace can do to help.

    From the Ground Up
  • 1962
    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine

    Food or Famine

    01962HD

    A BAFTA award nominated looking at methods of increasing food production, including improved strains of crops, the use of pesticides, weedkillers and...

    Food or Famine