Harry Watt Movies

Short documentary showing the workings of a large London sorting office.

Drama-documentary, reconstructing a real incident in which a trawler got into difficulties in a North Sea storm. Released 7th March 1938.

Tommy Trinder chooses which of the chorus line to take out. The lucky lady is the one who knows all about war savings.

The building and launch of a new long-wave radio transmitter - just as the TV age is about to be born.

Wartime morale-boosting propaganda short, looking at the greatness of Britain and the efforts of all to preserve her power and integrity.

The organisation of medical services in Britain during the Second World War.

The dog Bara train from it is a small puppy to become a useful working dog. It is owned by a Norwegian farmer who, together with his wife, settles in a rugged and isolated mountain terrain. Only used as a post dog, but also to look for casualties in the mountains.

Shows how the RAF's barrage balloon squadron are trained, and then on the job.

The world's press gather at Dover, England awaiting a threatened German attack.

Directed by Harry Watt.

A short documentary illustrating the lives of the residents of Dover in Kent as the Nazi war machine - a mere 21 miles away - did it’s worst and at just how ready they were to fight back.

How Britain coped with a Christmas during the war.

Sponsored by the Ministry of Information and shown as part of cinema programmes throughout the Second World War, this short film takes place halfway through the Battle of Britain and at the beginning of the Blitz, during sustained bombing raids on UK cities.