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Movie Diary for 1937, A

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

A. G. Lawrence


Little Rays of Sunshine

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Douglas Flintoff

Description:

"Fundraising film about Queen Alexandra Solarium for Crippled Children at Mill Bay, near Victoria." (Duffy, Camera West)


Man on the Road

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

John Martin

Description:

A short film dealing with the subject of class inequality in England.


Garden of England

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Lloyd Barnes

Mervyn Barnes

Description:

"A film about the agricultural and horticultural work - much by hand - for the production of the county's crops." (EAFA Database)


Mower Madness

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

C. E Marshall

Frank M. Marshall

Description:

A story of a man who dreams of a rogue lawn motor coming to wreak havoc in his house.


Our Angel Children

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

C. E Marshall

Frank M. Marshall

Description:

A story of a young boy and girl who play pranks on their maid as their Mother is away from the house.


Sheep

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

W. M. Valon

Description:

"Full coverage of the care and raising of sheep through the year." (EAFA Database)


Westminster Scenes at the Coronation of H.M. King George VI

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Eustace Alliott

Description:

"Film record of the procession along Parliament Street before the Coronation ceremony of George VI, the activities of the spectators in Parliament Street during the ceremony and the procession in Parliament Square following the ceremony, prefaced by footage of street scenes in London the day before the Coronation and concluded by a shot from outside Buckingham Palace." (EAFA Database)


To Hemsby Holiday Camp

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Arthur Dawson

Description:

"The excitement of a 1937 holiday starts with the packing of Arthur J. Dawson's initialled suitcase and the train ride from Saltash to Hemsby in Norfolk. Station staff wait to help passengers transfer their luggage to the wooden chalets of Hemsby Holiday Camp. Organised entertainments include following behind a carload of musicians including accordionist, exercising in swimsuits on the beach, silly sports and getting messy with flour and water." (BFI database)


Thetford Palace Sound News: Lakenheath Floods

Date produced: 1937

Filmmaker(s):

Ben Culey

Description:

"Local sound newsreel, made by Ben Culey, shows the floods at Lakenheath." (EAFA)


Total Pages: 299