The Tough 'un

N/A10 mins

"If they were as rare as orchids we would probably rave about them" opens this film in the Secrets of Nature series, directed by the prolific Mary Field. The mesmerising time-lapse photography is offset by a jokey commentary voiced by EVH Emmett, then best known as the voice of the Gaumont newsreel. The flippant tone is exemplified by his comment on the range of responses to dandelions: "Some gardeners tear up the lawn and lay crazy paving, some tear up a high cliff and jump off".

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E. V. H. Emmett

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Part of the
Secrets of Life

The Tough 'un Nursery Island He Would a-Wooing Go Kings in Exile Lupins The Catch of the Season Once We Were Four Wisdom of the Wild Hereford Pedigree Cattle Roots Ebb-tide Some Flowering Plants Fresh As a Daisy Sally the Sparrow Seashores The Country Comes to Town The Warblers Perky Cockney Memories London Visitors Looper Catapillars The Rock Pool The Willow Tree Home of the Sea Birds A Visit to Farne Island On The Beach Fast and Slow Polly All Alone Tongues and Tails Overlooked Singing While They Work King of The Forest The Pest Safety First

The sequel series of shorts to Secrets of Nature (1922-1934).

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The Tough 'un

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E. V. H. Emmett

Part of the Secrets of Life

Part of the
Secrets of Life