The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a m...
Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
Mary is in love with a young farmer, who goes abroad to earn money. During his absence, Mary's family is assailed by disease and poverty. Since she has not heard from her beloved for a long time, she ...
Mr. Anestis, an old coachman, doesn’t want to change professions, even though cars now rule the road. He lives together with an orphan girl, Annoula, who was the beloved of a boy named Nikos, who ha...
A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...
A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
The soldiers enter the Guildhall, followed by the Lord Mayor, who leaves his coach. Some of the soldiers improvise a Highland fling for the camera.
I. Mrs C S Peel, Director of the Women's Sectio...
Klaus ist frischgebackener Besitzer eines Führerscheins für Gabelstapler. Sein erster Arbeitstag gerät ihm jedoch erst zur wahren Prüfung. Es geschehen grausige, aber lehrreiche Unfälle. Nur w...
The film opens with a short presentation of the Norwegian composer Fartein Valen. Then we hear his violin concerto (Op. 37), performed by Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester, Oslo.
The Israeli Ambassador, Minister Nissan, presents his credentials to the president. The Aldebaran on fire outside Harmaja Lighthouse. Train accident in Kerava. Youth skiing competition in Orimattila. ...
Mr Kabanov, Soviet foreign trade minister, in Helsinki: launching of an ice breaker at the Hietalahti Shipyard. Mr Farran, Syrian Ambassador, presents his credentials to the president. Danish naval vi...
Ice breaker Voima, built at the Hietalahti Shipyard, is launched. Marshal Mannerheim statue competition. Boxing match: Finland v. Yugoslavia. Diesel engine. 4 x 10 km relay at the World Championships ...
Inter-provincial swimming competition at the Swimming Stadium in Helsinki. Girl Guides from abroad at an international camp in Kolho. Motoring hotel of the Finnish Automobile Club in Tammela. Celebrat...
Farming in Lapland: Muddusjärvi, Inari. Reconstructing Lapland. Football match: Finland v. Ireland. Mr Paulig, Finnish coffee tycoon, returns to his home country. Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) in Helsi...