"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".
Genre: Documentary
Stars: E. V. H. Emmett
Crew: F. Percy Smith (Director of Photography), Mary Field (Director)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: Gaumont-British Instructional, General Film Distributors
Runtime: 10 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Jan 01, 1938
IMDb: 10
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