The Tough 'un
Directed by Mary Field
"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".
Duration
0h 10m
Released
January 1, 1938
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Part ofThe Secrets of Life
Includes The Tough 'un (1938), Nursery Island (1936), He Would a-Wooing Go (1936), Kings in Exile (1938), Lupins (1936), The Catch of the Season (1937), Once We Were Four (1942), Wisdom of the Wild (1940), Hereford Pedigree Cattle (1937), Roots (1934), Ebb-tide (1936), Some Flowering Plants (1950), Fresh As a Daisy (1945), Sally the Sparrow (1945), Seashores (1940), The Country Comes to Town (1933), The Warblers (1934), Perky Cockney (1937), Memories (1944), London Visitors (1936), Looper Catapillars (1935), The Rock Pool (1949), The Willow Tree (1947), Home of the Sea Birds (1946), A Visit to Farne Island (1946), On The Beach (1946), Fast and Slow (1945), Polly All Alone (1944), Tongues and Tails (1944), Overlooked (1942), Singing While They Work (1942), King of The Forest (1945), The Pest (1945), and Safety First (1936).
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