Film about housing conditions in Glasgow using footage shot in 1952 during the proposed sale of Council houses in Merrylee.
(Reel 1) The arsenal entrance in Beresford Square, with the internal train taking the workers to various departments. Women and boys in the Tailors' Shop make gloves, felt "buttons" for 15-inch shells...
Emperor Wilhelm II and empress Victoria of Germany on horses, escorted by horsemen, on their way to a parade at the Tempelhoferfeld in Berlin.
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 ...
A history of the British Trade Union Movement since 1880.
Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...
Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
A documentary, narrated and directed by Sean Connery, on the turbulent industrial relations of the workforce of Fairfield's shipyard on the Clyde during the mid 1960s.
Various scenes of Glasgow including Glasgow University, the Cathedral, Sauchiehall Street, Singer's factory, John Brown's shipyard and Hampden Park football stadium.
The Forth and Clyde Canal's operations on its last year of use.
En ny-rig og temmelig kaotisk familie får en dag en uindbudt gæst, en vagabond der prøver at begå selvmord i familiens pool. Hanbliver reddet, slår sig ned i huset og bringer v.h.a. sin livsvisdo...
As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.
Captain Sillitoe speaks about the Glasgow Police as part of an effort to "de-mystify" them in the public's eye. Scenes include police at work in Glasgow, sports day at Hampden Park,and a police parad...
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...
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...
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
Ginger and her friend Rosa was born on the same day at the same hospital and here lies the reason for their friendship which they cherish throughout their childhood. Politically, The Cold War is high ...
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.
Shopping in Glasgow. Fruit and vegetables being selected for delivery to local stores.
Amateur footage of the south side of Glasgow and the city centre during heavy snow.
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Amateur cine film featuring days out around the east coast and borders of Scotland in the 1970s. Includes footage of a canal trip on the 'Queen of the Borders', a day at Edinburgh Zoo, train rides a...
Plans for building new housing in Glasgow and encouraging skilled tradesmen to return to working at their old trades on building sites.