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But there's one category of Ealing films that's really obscure. The 30-odd documentaries and propaganda shorts released by the studio between 1939 and 1946 are barely known. Several have lain unseen for decades, and many others are missing altogether.</p> <p>But in the war years, these films were key to Ealing's development. The studio's 'shorts unit' explored different ways of representing Britain's war at home and abroad, and served as a training ground for Ealing directors and technicians. Documentary began to colour the studio's feature films, bringing greater realism and leading Ealing in a new direction.</p> <p><a href="film/id/1423768/index.html"><strong>Ealing Propaganda Shorts</strong></a></p> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="778" border="0" class="sections_color"> <tr valign="top"> <td width="154"><h4 class="heading">LET'S ROCK</h4></td> <td class="white" width="1" rowspan="2"><img height="1" alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" /></td> <td width="234"><h4 class="heading">PERSONAL FAVOURITE</h4></td> <td class="white" width="1" rowspan="2"><img height="1" alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" /></td> <td width="390"><h4 class="heading">MORE HIGHLIGHTS FROM BFI SCREENONLINE</h4></td> </tr> <tr valign="top"> <td width="154"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="sections"> <tr> <td> <ol> <li><a href="tv/id/561801/index.html">Oh Boy! (1958-59)</a></li> <li><a href="tv/id/561782/index.html">Six-Five Special (1957-58)</a></li> <li><a href="film/id/525318/index.html">Expresso Bongo (1959)</a></li> <li><a href="film/id/1424635/index.html">The Tommy Steele Story (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="tv/id/898626/index.html">The Stone Tape (1972)</a></li> </ol> <h4 class="heading">RECENT ADDITIONS</h4> <ul> <li><a href="film/id/1420039/index.html">Old Curiosity Shop, The (1934)</a></li> <li><a href="film/id/1403028/index.html">Rock You Sinners (1957)</a></li> <li><a href="tv/id/1426076/index.html">Sudden Wrench, A (1982)</a></li> <li><a href="whatsnew/index.html"><strong>more…</strong></a></li> </ul> <table style="margin-bottom: 10px"> <tr> <td width="18px"><a type="application/rss+xml" href="rss/BFIscreenonline.xml"><img src="rss/feed-icon-14x14.png" width="14px" height="14px" alt="subscribe to our rss feed" border="0" /></a></td> <td><a type="application/rss+xml" href="rss/BFIscreenonline.xml" style="font-size: 0.7em">subscribe to our What's New feed </a></td> </tr> </table>  </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="234">    <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" id="favouritebgd"> <tr> <td class="favouritebgd"><img src="images/spacer.gif" border="0" alt="image from It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)" title="It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)" height="155" width="123" /></td> <td class="favorwhite"><p><a href="film/id/486809/index.html">It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)</a></p> <p>Ealing Studios at its darkest in this evocative East End thriller.</p></td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="sections_mid"> <tr> <td> <h4 class="heading_mid">AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS</h4> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td align="left"><p>UK schools, colleges, university libraries and public libraries have <strong>FREE access</strong> to video and audio material through the <strong>National Education Networks</strong> (NEN) or <strong>JANET</strong>.</p></td> </tr> </table> <h4 class="heading_mid">USEFUL LINKS</h4> <ul class="usefullinks"> <li><a href="archiveinteractives/index.html">BT / BFI Screenonline Archive Interactives</a></li> <li><a href="film/timeline/index.php?t=1">Timeline of British film</a></li> <li><a href="tv/timeline/index.php?t=2">Timeline of British TV</a></li> <li><a href="education/glossary.html">Glossary of film and TV terms</a></li> <li><a href="film/facts/index.html">UK Film Statistics</a></li> <li><a href="feedback.html">Contact & Feedback</a></li> <li><a href="help/terms.html">Terms of Use</a></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </td> <td width="390"> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="highlights"> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="people/id/1424885/index.html"><img src="images/home/ealingstudios.jpg" border="0" alt="Image of Ealing Studios" title="Ealing Studios" /></a></td> <td> <h4>"The studio with team spirit..."</h4> <p>...That was how Ealing saw itself. Meet the team behind some of Britain's greatest films.</p> <p><a href="people/id/1424885/index.html">Who's Who at Ealing</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="white" colspan="2"><img alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td></tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="highlights"> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="film/id/445526/index.html"><img src="images/home/ealingcomedy.jpg" border="0" alt="image: Alec Guinness in The Ladykillers (1955)" title="Alec Guinness in The Ladykillers (1955)" width="148" height="115" /></a></td> <td><h4>Always in the headlines</h4> <p>From <cite>Hue and Cry</cite> to <cite>The Ladykillers</cite>: the evergreen classics that made Ealing Britain's best-loved film studio.</p> <p><a href="film/id/445526/index.html">Ealing Comedy</a></p></td> </tr> <tr><td class="white" colspan="2"><img alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td></tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="highlights"> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="education/index.html"><img src="images/home/classroom.jpg" border="0" alt="image" title="" /></a></td> <td><h4>Be prepared</h4> <p>Why not explore the huge range of resources in our packed Education Zone?</p> <p><a href="education/index.html">Education Zone</a></p> </td> </tr> <tr><td class="white" colspan="2"><img alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" height="1" width="1" /></td></tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" width="100%" class="highlights"> <tr valign="top"> <td><a href="tv/id/519828/index.html"><img src="images/home/CorrieSmall.jpg" border="0" alt="image of Coronation Street" title="Violet Carson as Ena Sharples in Coronation Street" /></a></td> <td> <h4>Small screen, big stories</h4> <p>The epic drama of everyday life brought to your living room, courtesy of Britain's classic soaps.</p> <p><a href="tv/id/519828/index.html">Soap Opera</a></p></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table> <img height="1" alt="" src="images/spacer.gif" width="1" /><br /> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="778" border="0" class="footer_links"> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> <p class="smgcopy"> </p> </td> <td align="right" style="text-align: right"> <a href="http://www.luxonline.org.uk/"><img alt="jump to lux online" src="images/home/luxonline.gif" border="0" /></a> <img alt="new opportunities fund: lottery funded" src="images/home/noflot.gif" border="0" /> </td> </tr> </table> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="778" border="0"> <tr> <td class="upperfoot" align="right"> <div class="footer-txt">  <a class="copylink" href="help/terms.html">2003-14 © BFI Screenonline </a>| <a class="copylink" href="help/credits.html">credits</a></div></td> <td class="upperfoot" align="right" width="110"><img alt="" src="images/lowernav_right_mask_dgrey.gif" border="0" /></td> </tr> </table> </div> </center> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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