Various newsreel items from the First World War. Among other things about a Dutch internment camp for Belgian soldiers.
An enthusiastic crowd crosses the Vredenoordplein in Rotterdam to pay tribute to Paul Kruger. June 26, 1901.
A short comedy about a janitor at a bank who pretends to be a manager, so as to impress a girl.
Crime film about a female thief who tries to mend her ways.
Tragedy about the abandoned child Clarissa who, years later, turns out to be a niece of the grand duke of Slavonia.
Short film about the main sights in the Italian coastal town of Rapallo.
An educational film with sequences in different colours about the manufacture of rolled mats in Genemuiden, in the province of Overijssel.
A short reportage about workers on the job in a factory where trains are made.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
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.
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.
Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....