Stuart Legg Movies

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1935
    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    Coal Face

    6.11935HD

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

    Coal Face
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1940
    Front of Steel

    Front of Steel

    Front of Steel

    01940HD

    This short WWII propaganda documentary drives home the point that steel and committed steel workers can make the difference between winning and...

    Front of Steel
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1947
    Tomorrow's Citizens

    Tomorrow's Citizens

    Tomorrow's Citizens

    01947HD

    Examines contemporary educational methods and policies in the light of an age that has released new natural energies, to be used for or against...

    Tomorrow's Citizens
  • 1944
    Inside France

    Inside France

    Inside France

    01944HD

    This short film focuses on the period between World War I and World War II when France was struck by riots, strikes and economic stress. During the...

    Inside France
  • 1930
    Varsity

    Varsity

    Varsity

    01930HD

    A Cambridge student takes the blame for his gambling brother.

    Varsity
  • 1938
    Monkey Into Man

    Monkey Into Man

    Monkey Into Man

    01938HD

    Not by any means a truly comprehensive scientific study, this film nevertheless conveys in a popular fashion facts as to the development and habits...

    Monkey Into Man
  • 1933
    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    Cable Ship

    01933HD

    A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.

    Cable Ship
  • 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