Movies: Public information film

  • 1943
    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself (1943)

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself

    01943HD

    Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man's suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography....

    In Which We Live: Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
  • 1948
    Robinson Charley

    Robinson Charley (1948)

    Robinson Charley

    01948HD

    No man is an island, but Charley represents his nation in this economical cartoon tale of Britain’s economics....

    Robinson Charley
  • 1941
    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch (1941)

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch

    01941HD

    Poetic tribute to Mrs Turner's vegetable growing prowess, plus the delights of "wartime steaks"....

    Mrs. T. and Her Cabbage Patch
  • 1976
    The World of Budgerigars

    The World of Budgerigars (1976)

    The World of Budgerigars

    8.51976HD

    Sid James learns of the joys of owning a budgerigar....

    The World of Budgerigars
  • 1971
    Granny Gets the Point

    Granny Gets the Point (1971)

    Granny Gets the Point

    01971HD

    A short information film produced to get Britain ready for decimalisation....

    Granny Gets the Point
  • 1989
    Faroe Islands

    Faroe Islands (1989)

    Faroe Islands

    01989HD

    Featuring the voiceover of Sir Anthony Hopkins, this public information film from the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society starts out rather innocently with beautiful hand-painted animation. It describes how once a year a large group of pilot whale...

    Faroe Islands
  • 1995
    Knobs in Space

    Knobs in Space (1995)

    Knobs in Space

    01995HD

    Abstract public information film regarding the practice of safe sex....

    Knobs in Space
  • 1976
    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch (1976)

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch

    01976HD

    A former Doctor Who returns to Earth to deliver a road safety message....

    Green Cross Code: Splink Launch
  • 1946
    It Might Be You

    It Might Be You (1946)

    It Might Be You

    01946HD

    A doctor talks about the number of injuries and deaths resulting from automobile accidents....

    It Might Be You
  • 1946
    Women After the War

    Women After the War (1946)

    Women After the War

    01946HD

    A provoking film on the place of women....

    Women After the War
  • 1919
    Dr. Wise on Influenza

    Dr. Wise on Influenza (1919)

    Dr. Wise on Influenza

    01919HD

    A hard-hitting public information film made at the height of the Great Influenza 1918-18....

    Dr. Wise on Influenza
  • 1974
    Searching

    Searching (1974)

    Searching

    71974HD

    A haunting fire prevention film about keeping matches out of the hands of children....

    Searching
  • 1942
    The Five-Inch Bather

    The Five-Inch Bather (1942)

    The Five-Inch Bather

    01942HD

    A man extols the enjoyment that can still be had in a bath restricted to the wartime allowance of five inches of hot water....

    The Five-Inch Bather
  • 1987
    Iceberg

    Iceberg (1987)

    Iceberg

    01987HD

    With its simple and iconic imagery this was public information film at its most sensational: expensive special effects and high-concept production design brought public information filmmaking into the realm of state-of-the-art corporate advertising. ...

    Iceberg
  • 1948
    Women in Industry

    Women in Industry (1948)

    Women in Industry

    01948HD

    The Ministry of Labour exhorts women to return to industry – the post-war production drive depends on them....

    Women in Industry
  • 1975
    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up (1975)

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up

    01975HD

    A mysterious stranger foreshadows Death, but is good enough to give a handy driving safety tip along the way....

    Only a Fool Breaks the 2 Second Rule: Pile-up
  • 1947
    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    Agricultural Holiday Camps (1947)

    Agricultural Holiday Camps

    01947HD

    The effortlessly comic abandons the stress of his city job to work on a farm....

    Agricultural Holiday Camps
  • 1948
    Copy Book Please

    Copy Book Please (1948)

    Copy Book Please

    01948HD

    This short post-war film was made to inform people how to address a letter correctly....

    Copy Book Please
  • 1964
    Thud and Blunder in

    Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time" (1964)

    Thud and Blunder in "Knock-Off Time"

    01964HD

    Thud and Blunder learn what not to do while in a coal mine....

    Thud and Blunder in
  • 1969
    Rate Rebates

    Rate Rebates (1969)

    Rate Rebates

    01969HD

    Zippy public information animation on how to keep up with the Joneses - by getting a rebate on rates....

    Rate Rebates