Collection

Secrets of Nature

54 Movies 1919 – 1933

A series of short educational nature documentaries that were produced from 1919 to 1933 by British Instructional Films.

Films in this Collection

1919

The Life Story of the Cuckoo

1919

The Life Story of the Caddis Worm

1919

The Life Story of the Garden Spider

1922

Hand Versus Feet

1922

Infant Welfare in the Bird World

The Cuckoo's Secret
1922

The Cuckoo's Secret

The White Owl
1922

The White Owl

The Battle of the Ants
1922

The Battle of the Ants

Skilled Insect Artisans
1922

Skilled Insect Artisans

Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea
1922

Fathoms Deep Beneath the Sea

1922

Studies in Animal Motion

1923

The Comma Butterfly

Winter
1923

Winter

1925

Paws and Claws

1926

Seed Time

Busy Bees
1926

Busy Bees

The Plants of the Pantry
1927

The Plants of the Pantry

1927

The Story of a Glass of Water

1927

Plant Magic

Floral Co-operative Societies
1927

Floral Co-operative Societies

1929

The Home Wrecker

1929

The Frog

Scarlet Runner & Co
1929

Scarlet Runner & Co

1930

Playtime at The Zoo

1930

Special Messengers

1930

Mighty Atoms

Plants of the Underworld
1930

Plants of the Underworld

Peas and Cues
60%
1930

Peas and Cues

The Strangler
50%
1930

The Strangler

The Aphis
1930

The Aphis

1931

Friendly Flies

1931

The Light Of Love

1931

In All His Glory

1931

War in The Trees

Magic Myxies
1931

Magic Myxies

The World in a Wine-Glass
1931

The World in a Wine-Glass

Dream Flowers
1931

Dream Flowers

The Bittern
1931

The Bittern

1932

Water Folk

1932

The Two Pounder

1932

Great Crested Grebe

1932

The Raiders of The Fens

1932

The Froth Blower

1932

Short Eared Owl

1932

Springtime In The Scillies

1932

Orphans of The Wood

The Nightingale
1932

The Nightingale

1932

Nature's Double Lifters

Romance in a Pond
1932

Romance in a Pond

Brewster's Magic
1933

Brewster's Magic

1933

Fit To Boil

1933

Amazing Maize

1933

Brock The Badger

Gathering Moss
1933

Gathering Moss