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WTF - A Box of Odd

What’s that Film?! If you’ve a taste for the curious or the kitsch, the bewildering or the bizarre, then look no further. Our selection of rare archive treats will satisfy the most adventurous palate.

Among these eye-opening educational films, odd adverts and early outings of the soon-to-be famous, you’ll find examples of what might well be the cult films of tomorrow – most of them hidden from view for decades. Also in our eclectic and perplexing selection, bonkers 1920s lifestyle tips, mind-bending medical films and out-there animation rub shoulders with madcap musical numbers, amateur experimenta and off-the-wall artists’ work, while the animal kingdom is celebrated in some of the most eccentric nature documentaries you’ve never seen. Throw in a notorious celebrity chef and her shocking seafood platter and you’ve got a recipe for viewing bliss!

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To Hell with AccidentsTo Hell with Accidents

Documentary197023 minsDirector: Ken Daley

Merchant seamen beware! The Devil's Director of Accidents is on board in this imaginative training film promoting safety at sea.

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The CradocksThe Cradocks

Biopic195913 mins

If looks could kill: Dan Farson gets on the wrong side of fearsome TV cook Fanny Cradock - and her seafood platter - in this classic 1959 interview.

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The Princess and the PeaThe Princess and the Pea

Fairy tale19798 minsDirector: Don Boyd

A starry British cast breathes life into the fairytale favourite by Hans Christian Andersen.

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Star ImpersonationsStar Impersonations

Advert19308 minsSilentDirector: Harry Hughes

Five British film stars show a talent for mimickry in this quirky film magazine promotion.

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Dual ControlDual Control

193219 minsDirector: Walter Summers

Take to the skies in this eccentric short starring the newlywed darlings of British aviation, Amy Johnson and Jim Mollison.

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