F. Percy Smith

F. Percy Smith

Directing

Born January 12, 1880 · London, England

26 films as director · Active 1908–1940

A distinguished pioneer of scientific filmmaking, Percy Smith was born in London in 1880. Working as a clerk at the Board of Education, Percy began to photograph the natural world around him, nursing…

Directed(26)

Wisdom of the Wild

1940Wisdom of the Wild★ 9.0

Brewster's Magic

1933Brewster's Magic

Gathering Moss

1933Gathering Moss

Romance in a Pond

1932Romance in a Pond

The World in a Wine-Glass

1931The World in a Wine-Glass

Magic Myxies

1931Magic Myxies

Peas and Cues

1930Peas and Cues★ 6.0

The Strangler

1930The Strangler★ 5.0

Scarlet Runner & Co

1929Scarlet Runner & Co

The Plants of the Pantry

1927The Plants of the Pantry

Floral Co-operative Societies

1927Floral Co-operative Societies

The Battle of the Plants

1926The Battle of the Plants

1926The Phantom

Tale of a Tendril

1925Tale of a Tendril

1925Bertie's Cave

1921Nature's Handiwork★ 9.0

1915Fight for the Dardanelles

1911The Strength and Agility of Insects★ 6.0

Varieties of Sweet Peas

1911Varieties of Sweet Peas

1910The Acrobatic Fly★ 6.1

The Birth of a Flower

1910The Birth of a Flower★ 6.5

1910Etude de fleurs

To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly

1909To Demonstrate How Spiders Fly★ 2.0

1908Story of the Silk Moth

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