The Tough 'un

The Tough 'un

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1938

Runtime

0h 10m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

The Tough 'un

Production Companies

Gaumont-British Instructional, General Film Distributors

Director

Mary Field

Description

"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".