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
Cast1
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), Home from the South (1935), Perky Cockney (1937), Memories (1944), London Visitors (1936), Living Lies (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), Safety First (1936), Butterflies and Nettles (1935), Baby on the Rocks (1935), Mixed Bathing (1935), Thistledown (1935), We Are Seven (1935), White Flies and Tomatoes (1935), Wake Up And Feed (1935), A Queer Diet (1935), Hedgerows (1935), Cabbage (1935), Home in the Valley (1936), Community Life (1936), Life in the Balance (1936), New Generation (1936), Ravenous Roger (1935), Fish Face (1935), Rock Pools (1936), Tawny Owl (1936), Sawfly (1936), See How They Run (1937), Home in the Heather (1937), Living in London (1940), and Shadow in the Stream (1939).
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