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- An excellent swimmer, Michael Scott is chosen to represent his school at a swimming competition but his nerves unfortunately fail him and he does not stand on the podium. His parents try to comfort him but in vain. His mother, a former circus artist, then urges him to accept an invitation to spend a month at the big top where she once worked. Mrs Prada, Mrs. Scott's former partner, has indeed invited the boy to join her and her two children and to share their lives during this time. Michael finally accepts and soon makes friends with Florence and George. Brother and sister are currently training for a funambulist act. Interested in their specialty, Michel starts learning how to walk on a tightrope too.
- A robot is used by children to carry out their chores.
- Two boys thwart the efforts of antique smugglers at a British estate.
- A film promoting check books and bank accounts for women, particularly young women. Lizl writes a letter to a friend explaining describing moving into a flat for the first time with her friend Anne. Liz opens a bank account, whilst Anne is put off by her brother-in-law, causing financial problems. By the end of the film Liz has a new love, Anne has her old one and her own bank account. Contains short animated sequences and titles, and makes comic use of silent movie footage.
- This is a film made as an elaborate advert for the Insurance Industry. A group of criminals conspire to rob a warehouse which has also been spotted as a vulnerable target by an insurance salesman who suggests precautions, including buying insurance. Will the works be done in time and sufficient to stop the robbers?
- A look at the different types of youth clubs that were available in Britain in the 1950s.
- Commissioned for the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, the film shows the mixed blessings of the automobile.
- An animated short that summarizes the manufacture of steel and a humorous look at a world without it.
- A Guinness advert in the form of a short comic film set in a traditional country pub.
- 1954. Thriller. Director: Joe Mendoza. Stars Peter Illing. A ski champion uncle tries to kill his nephew in order to gain his inheritance in this British crime mystery short film.
- A portrayal of The Royal Life Boats based in Teesmouth and an example of when they are really needed.
- This film follows the progress of a young sailor, Lieutenant Ellison, as Artemis sails to the pack ice north of Iceland to gather Scientific data.
- A day in the life of insurance agent Mr Smith, who will die as a result of a road accident.
- The National Committee for Visual Aids in Education was behind this informative film that illustrates the arrival of the "special time" for young women. She's growing older. Her body is changing. What's it all about? GROWING GIRLS is here to explain.
- Documenting the pollution of natural resources and the misuse of technology.
- Exploring the daily life of a large family in Yorkshire, at work in the textile mills and at play.