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Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.
A Colour Box
Rainbow Dance is a 1936 British animated film released by the GPO Film Unit. This is Lye's second film. It uses the Gasparcolor process.
Rainbow Dance
1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.
Coal Face
Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.
The Song of Ceylon
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
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
A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.
London Can Take It!
Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.
Britain at Bay
Humphrey Jennings' first film as a director, a brief overview of the British postal service.
Post-Haste
Documentary following an Edinburgh fishing trawler, the "Isabella Grieg".
Granton Trawler
This portait of life on the tea plantations is decidedly rosy – clearly, there are no exploited workers here. However, the film provides an...
Gardens of the Orient
A short GPO documentary showing how undersea telephone cables are repaired.
Cable Ship
Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.
6.30 Collection
An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.
BBC: The Voice of Britain
Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...
John Atkins Saves Up
Short documentary about weather forecasting, emphasising the importance of the GPO's telecommunications systems.
Weather Forecast
Police work during World War II in Britain.
War and Order
A film made by the British General Post Office (GPO) in 1933, promoting the automation of telephone exchanges.
The Coming of the Dial
Documentary short by Humphrey Jennings. The GPO Film Unit was a subdivision of the UK General Post Office. The unit was established in 1933, taking...
Spring Offensive
Experimental GPO publicity film extolling the virtues of the telegram service.
Sixpenny Telegram