Poster of The Tough 'un

The Tough 'un

Plot: "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
Release Date: Saturday, January 1 1937
87 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of E. V. H. EmmettE. V. H. EmmettE. V. H. Emmett was 35 in The Tough 'un as 'Narrator'.
Birthday: Tue, Jun 17 1902 –
Mon, Jun 07 1971

Crew

Portrait of Mary FieldMary FieldMary Field was 42 in The Tough 'un as 'Director'
Birthday: Wed, Jan 01 1896 –
Mon, Dec 23 1968
Portrait of F. Percy SmithF. Percy SmithF. Percy Smith was 57 in The Tough 'un as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 12 1880 –
Sat, Mar 24 1945