Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.
Jeannie and Mattie are accepted for a seaside holiday camp. One of a series of fund-raising films produced in aid of the Necessitous Children's Holiday Camp Fund.
Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]
A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.
A promotional film for George Waterston and Sons of Edinburgh, Wax Chandlers. This film shows interiors and machinery of the firm's old wax making factory at St. John's Hill, just prior to demolition....
Aberdeen High School for Girls - from the first day of infant class to prize-giving for senior pupils leaving school. All aspects of learning are recorded, with emphasis on drama, music and dance.
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
1. THESSALONIKI AERIAL SHOTS Thessaloniki 1965. Montage of impressive aerial shots of Thessaloniki and older archive aerial photographs. The sequence concludes with the opening ceremony for the Thessa...
A documentary in classical style, with impressive aerial shots and limited yet interesting archival material. Occasionally it takes on the style of an illustrated lecture.
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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.
A tour of the principal centres in Scotland for road and rail networks - Stirling, Perth, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness.
Teenagers voice their opinions on stereotypes and the issue of equality.
A survey of Aberdeen's industries, including shipbuilding, granite quarrying, fishing, papermaking, textiles and light engineering.
A film tracing the introduction of movement as a factor in 20th century art. It records various ways in which artists have tackled this development such as Gabo, Calder and Soto.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
Manneken Pis is brought back to life to visit Brussels for a day.
Musical fantasy about "Danse Macabre" by Camille Saint-Saëns. (Orchestra of the Conservatory of Paris, directed by René Leibowitz). Experimental film with a series of images that want to convey a sy...
75th anniversary of Kaleva life insurance company. Unveiling of the statue of oral poet Larin Paraske in Hesperia Park in Helsinki. Technology students dismantle the Soviet Embassy building at 21 Bule...
British Prime Minister Harold MacMillan in Moscow (foreign material). The new ambassador of Japan, Minister Tsumura Shinjiro, presents his credentials to the president. Ambassador Kan Yeh-tao of China...
Soviet Deputy Prime Minister Anastas Mikoyan in Finland, part II: Reception at the Soviet Embassy. Premiere of Soviet film Grand Prix held at Capitol Cinema. Icebreaker Leningrad is launched at the Hi...
‘Building the summer’ exhibition in Helsinki. 45th anniversary of the Finnish Air Force. 310th anniversary of the Viipurilainen osakunta student nation. Cinema organisation Filmiaura’s press con...
Det er en normalt utilgængelig side af den kinesiske kultur, der belyses i instruktøren Tian Yi Yangs dokument fra Beijing-forstaden Qing Ta. Her som alle andre steder i den store by samles de gamle...
Luc Jacquets billedskønne dokumentarfilm om kejserpingvinernes enestående livscyklus på Sydpolen har gået sin sejrsgang over hele verden. I imponerende optagelser skildrer filmen, hvordan de hård...