Gpo Film Unit Movies

This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the...

Trade Tattoo went even further than Rainbow Dance in its manipulation of the Gasparcolor process. The original black and white footage consisted of...

A brief documentary about the history of the Royal Mail.

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

Ambitious documentary chronicling the cultural life and religious customs of the Sinhalese and the effects of advanced industrialism on such customs.

1935 documentary about the hard working life of Welsh coal miners.

A tribute to the courage and resiliency of Britons during the darkest days of the London Blitz.

Animated shapes dance to Cuban music. This was one of the first animations to be painted directly onto the film.

This expository film shows the mood of European society on the eve of the Second World War while promoting the values of international cooperation....

Animation featuring dancing black and white shadows.

Correspondence between young lovers nearly ends in disaster through a mistake in postal district. Fortunately the GPO spots the error and all ends...

An impressionistic portrait of the BBC.

Short documentary about a trawler fishing for hake.

“Catching up with gossip, inspecting new ducklings, clambering over gates, walking across meadows - the life of a postman appears idyllic, but...

The film, made to advertise domestic telephone sets, is based around two very different families. The Petts are conventional, happy and have...

Shows the production of the London telephone directory.

Combining a whimsical romantic tale, practical information about the Post Office Savings Bank, and a gently experimental film-making technique, this...

Animated short from Halas and Batchelor encouraging the British public to post early for Christmas.

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.