Life on the Thames

Look at Life: Down London River

January 1959 •English

Take a history tour on the River Thames. Lots of famous footage: Parliament, Big Ben, Tower of London, Tower Bridge, St Paul's Cathedral, Port of London, Cleopatra's Needle and much more!

Look at Life: Report on a River

January 1963 •English

A look at the River Thames, its past and present, from source to the sea. An examination of what has been done and is being done to modernize port services and to keep traffic moving—from holiday pleasure seekers to bustling commerce.

A 'Wet' Rag at Cookham

September 1926 •

The devil makes the biggest splash at Cookham's famed regatta.

hello, WORLD!

April 2021 •English

A man ventures out into the streets of a pandemic-ridden London.

Artist Unknown

February 2017 •English

A short documentary on how people view art and its value in today's society.

Arctic London

January 1929 •English

During an unusually harsh winter, a frozen trawler arrives on the river Thames.

Ten Bridges

February 1957 •English

A beautifully evocative three-mile glide along the Thames from bustling docks to bohemian Chelsea.

Canoe

September 1961 •English

Boys’ canoe trip on the Thames in London.

Match Point

October 2005 •English

Chris, a former tennis player, looks for work as an instructor. He meets Tom Hewett, a wealthy young man whose sister Chloe falls in love with Chris. But Chris has his eye on Tom's fiancee Nola.

London by Night

July 1937 •English

A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing a London neighborhood.

Three Men in a Boat

December 1956 •English

Three London gentlemen take a vacation rowing down the Thames, encountering various mishaps and misadventures along the way.

Ghosted

June 2023 •English

GHOSTED is a British romantic comedy drama film in which an aspiring actress falls for a man on their first date.

Truly Madly Deeply

May 1991 •English

Nina is totally heartbroken at the death of her boyfriend Jamie, but is even more unprepared for his return as a ghost. At first it's almost as good as it used to be – hey, even the rats that infested her house have disappeared. But Jamie starts bringing ghostly friends home and behaving more and more oddly.

The Giant Behemoth

March 1959 •English

Marine atomic tests cause changes in the ocean's ecosystem resulting in dangerous blobs of radiation and the resurrection of a dormant dinosaur which threatens London.

Million Dollar Mermaid

December 1952 •English

After overcoming polio, Annette Kellerman achieves fame and creates a scandal when her one-piece bathing suit is considered indecent.

Tod auf der Themse

January 1973 •German

Close My Eyes

November 1991 •English

After some years of tension, Richard begins a sexual relationship with his sister Natalie. Now married, the relationship proves dangerously obsessional.

From the Four Corners

July 1941 •English

Members of three Commonwealth armies, an Aussie, a Canadian, and a New Zealander meet actor Leslie Howard who buys them a beer and makes them understand why they're fighting.

Daybreak

May 1948 •English

A mysterious barber hides a secret identity that eventually leads to tragedy.

River Beat

February 1954 •English

British diamond smugglers use the radiowoman (Phyllis Kirk) from a freighter docked on the Thames to unwittingly "mule" their swag, hidden in cigarettes, past customs, not knowing that she has befriended an Inspector for the Thames River Patrol.