Om forholdet mellem en far og hans søn, idet den ældre mand ikke er kommet sig over tabet af konen to år forinden. Senere bliver faderen fyret, og hans misantropi forstærkes.
En tidligere patolog, der nu ernærer sig som bedemand, laver forsøg med genoplivning af døde.
Glasgows populæreste diskjockey, kaldet Dicky Bird, bliver ved et tilfælde vidne til et opgør mellem to konkurrerende flødeisfirmaer, ejet af skotsk-italienske familier som nærmest benytter mafia...
Poul is a struggling magician looking for just the right trick to take him to the big time. To get the money to acquire 'The Sawed-in-Half Lady' from Frankfurt he makes a deal with Arne, a shifty insu...
Steel making processes at Glengarnock Iron and Steel works.
Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
General views of the last open hearth furnaces and casting in Scotland at Ravenscraig and the last cast at Glengarnock works, both formerly of Colvilles Ltd but by closure part of British Steel.
The progress of the building of the Ravenscraig Steelworks in Lanarkshire over three years from 1954, from site clearance until the first steel is produced. Copyright: Corus Group Ltd.
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
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The processes involved in the manufacturing of wire rope at Brunton's Wire and Rope Works, Musselburgh.
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...
The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.
Family home life.
Film sponsored by Esso following the Scottish Rally of 1976. The rally begins in Ayrshire and takes in the Highlands. Interviews with various drivers at the roadside and after each stage is completed...
A family holiday around Firth of Clyde and beyond on various boats. Includes a trip to Belfast and a trip 'Doon The Watter' on the Waverley.
Trip from Oban to Staffa and Iona, visiting the tourist sites. [Accompanied by voiceover and classical music]
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
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...
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...