Robin Carruthers
Directing
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Robert Spencer is having an affair with his wife's friend Hilda. When a man approaches Hilda, proclaiming his love for Robert's wife Claire, Hilda tries to matchmake. All four end up together in Venice, the amorous Michael disguised as an Austrian lady's maid to Claire. Claire uncovers her husband's infidelities and decides to divorce him and take a chance on Michael.
Room for Two
A short documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde.
Clyde-Built
The public walk through the grounds of Kew Gardens and enjoy the flowers. Meanwhile, serious botanical research is conducted behind the scenes.
World Garden
A stop-motion animation aimed at young people, discouraging vandalism on railway lines, by pointing out the dangers.
A Mug’s Game, Or, How to Squash a Lemon Head
Examines the aims and achievements of the Marshall Plan in Great Britain. Looks at British agriculture, industry, the rise in employment and the growth in goods for export. Also examines how Marshall aid has helped to build new homes, schools and hospitals, to provide raw material for industry, and contribute to Britain's food supply.
The Marshall Plan at Work in Great Britain

They Planted a Stone is a 1953 British short documentary film directed by Robin Carruthers and produced by James Carr. The film portrays how dams, barrages and irrigation canals were constructed on the Nile in Sudan, to generate hydroelectricity, irrigate the desert and create such projects as the Gezira Scheme. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
They Planted a Stone
'Power to Order' follows the production of a steam locomotive at the renowned Doncaster works.
Power to Order
Filmed after the start of the blitz, but with little visual reference to this, 'City Bound' is an exploration of the daily commute into London from the suburbs in 1941.