Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
The children of Rosehearty Primary School join with older members of the village to record memories of the village in the early half of the century, illustrated by a varied montage of photographs. Inc...
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
Amateur footage of a home theatre performance of Cinderella.
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...
Family Christmas from the mid 1960s.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.
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.
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.
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.
The Ambassador of the United Arab Republic presents his credentials to the president. A Volga car is donated to Kekkonen. World Shooting Championships in Moscow (foreign material). ‘Dream kitchen’...
President Kekkonen sets off for Leningrad by train. Deputy Prime Minister Mikoyan of the Soviet Union in the United States (foreign material). ‘Journey across Poland’ photography exhibition at Sto...
Poet Runeberg’s fount in Ruovesi. Retailers’ meeting in Tampere, including a lecture at the Pyynikki sports field. The opening of a Nordic youth conference at Helsinki City Hall. Buildings on Mann...
The British ambassador presents his credentials to the President of the Republic. Hyvinkää Church (designed by Aarno Ruusuvuori) is inaugurated. Railway museum at the Helsinki Railway Station. Stati...
Local museum in Hauho. Exhibition ‘Someone is waiting for your letter’. American artist Mr Leaf visiting the WSOY publishing company. New first-class grill restaurant Ostia in Helsinki. Polish sea...
British Prime Minister MacMillan arriving at Helsinki airport. MacMillan visits President Kekkonen. Opening of new seaside restaurant in Toivo Kuula Park in Helsinki. Tanganyikan President Dr. Julius ...
1850. A shepherd boy finds a young girl in a wretched condition. Tinke, a homeless wanderer, is taken into care by a farmer. But Tinke, it turns out, is from a wealthy family; her dying mother once ga...
It's a video installation; it's a long journey into a broom shrub. It's a trudging about in a broom shrub; the camera looks for the correct route. The edge lay on the camera's lens. Bees grow immensel...