Portrait of E. V. H. Emmett

Acting

E. V. H. Emmett

Career

Active from 1936 to 1963, busiest in 1936 with 7 main titles.

Leading roles
35
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dance Hall
Dance Hall
GoodWatch score61/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 11 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.7 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.7 versus catalog average 5.9Style
E. V. H. Emmett Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.7, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.2, average 5.5
  • Mystery
    1.6, average 4.0
  • Crime
    1.6, average 3.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Educational 4
  • Nostalgic 3
  • British History 3
  • Short Film 3
  • Travelogue 2
  • Natural History 2
  • Educational Film 2
  • Historical Glimpse 2
  • Lighthearted 2
  • Nature Documentary 2
  • WWII Propaganda 2
  • Archival Footage 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

58
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 74
Carry On Cleo
Carry On Cleo (1964)
GoodWatch score 69

as Narrator (voice)

Billy Liar
Billy Liar (1963)
GoodWatch score 79

as Newsreel Commentator (uncredited)

Fight for the F.A. Cup
Fight for the F.A. Cup (1963)

Writer, Director

1950s

10 titles ยท average score 65
I'm All Right Jack
I'm All Right Jack (1959)
GoodWatch score 77

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Look at Life
Look at Life (1959)

TV show ยท as Narrator

Isle of Levant
Isle of Levant (1957)

as Narrator (English version)

Ill Met by Moonlight
Ill Met by Moonlight (1957)
GoodWatch score 57

as Narrator(voice) (uncredited)

Song of the Forest
Song of the Forest (1957)

as Narrator (English language version)

Cabaret Girl
Cabaret Girl (1956)

as Narrator

On the Barrier Reef
On the Barrier Reef (1955)

as Narrator

Gentlemen, The Queen
Gentlemen, The Queen (1953)

Director, Writer

The Real Thing
The Real Thing (1953)

Writer

Dance Hall
Dance Hall (1950)
GoodWatch score 61

Producer, Screenplay

1940s

22 titles ยท average score 78
Passport to Pimlico
Passport to Pimlico (1949)
GoodWatch score 83

Associate Producer

Travelling Around No. 5: Lowlands of Scotland
Travelling Around No. 5: Lowlands of Scotland (1947)

as Commentator

Ulster Story
Ulster Story (1947)

as Narrator

Bothered by a Beard
Bothered by a Beard (1945)

Director

On Approval
On Approval (1944)
GoodWatch score 72

as Narrator

Get Cracking
Get Cracking (1943)

as Commentator (voice)

Colour in Clay
Colour in Clay (1941)

as Narrator

4 and 20 Fit Girls
4 and 20 Fit Girls (1940)

Writer

For Freedom
For Freedom (1940)

as Ted / Commentator

Civilian Front
Civilian Front (1940)

as Commentary

Wisdom of the Wild
Wisdom of the Wild (1940)

as Narrator (voice)

Sailors Three
Sailors Three (1940)

as Newsreel Commentator (voice)

1930s

23 titles ยท average score 58
The Lion Has Wings
The Lion Has Wings (1939)
GoodWatch score 45

as Commentator

The Arsenal Stadium Mystery
The Arsenal Stadium Mystery (1939)
GoodWatch score 62

as E.V.H. Emmett

Happy Event
Happy Event (1939)

as Commentator

The Tough 'un
The Tough 'un (1938)

as Narrator

Perky Cockney
Perky Cockney (1938)

as Narrator

Non-Stop New York
Non-Stop New York (1937)
GoodWatch score 49

Additional Dialogue

Wings of the Morning
Wings of the Morning (1937)
GoodWatch score 59

as Racing Commentator

Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children
Modern Orphans of the Storm: The Story of the Refugee Basque Children (1937)

as Narrator

Sabotage
Sabotage (1936)
GoodWatch score 78

Additional Dialogue

Safety First
Safety First (1936)

as Narrator (voice)

Home in the Valley
Home in the Valley (1936)

as Narrator (voice)

The Camels Are Coming
The Camels Are Coming (1934)

as Commentator