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STAN AND OLLIE
non-fiction / Newsreel
1932
National Library of Scotland

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.

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Emperor and Empress of Germany
1899
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Bezoek Wilhelm II
- Emperor of Germany and staff on the way to the launch

Emperor Wilhelm II and empress Victoria of Germany on horses, escorted by horsemen, on their way to a parade at the Tempelhoferfeld in Berlin.

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AT MARYWELL FROM HARVEST TO TATTIES
non-fiction / Amateur film / Amateur film
1957
National Library of Scotland

Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.

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LONDON - BRITISH FACT AND GERMAN FICTION [Main]
1917
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- LONDRES - LA VERDAD BRITANICA Y LA FICCION GERMANA (on copy held) [alternative]

I. The film contrasts quotes from a German newspaper given as 'Westphalia Daily News' reporting the damage or destruction of prominent landmarks in the centre of London with film of those places taken...

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LILLE NO 1 AND LILLE NO 2 [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

I. Columns of British companies march into the city on 18th October. They are Liverpool Irish, otherwise 8th Battalion, King's (Liverpool Regiment) of 57th (West Lancashire) Division. The men carry fl...

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SOLDIERS VOTING AND AMERICAN HEROES AT CAMBRAI [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

A poster lists the various "Electoral Districts in Canada". Polling took place between 1 and 17 December. Men of 7th Brigade, Canadian 3rd Division read the poster. The brigade is 49th (Edmonton) Batt...

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AUSTRALIANS, ITALIANS, AND FRENCH COLONIAL TROOPS IN PALESTINE [Main]
1917
Imperial War Museums

The film opens with an unrelated scene of Australian troops exploding a shell or mine in a training exercise. 1st Spahi Cavalry Regiment 'charges' the camera. One of the men demonstrates steadiness by...

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AMID SNOW AND ICE ON MOUNT TONALE [Main]
1918
Imperial War Museums

(Reel 1) Food, fodder and equipment are unloaded at a railhead freightyard, and put into motorised and horse-drawn vehicles for the trip up to Mount Tonale and the River Piave valley. The convoys move...

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Images
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HM QUEEN MARY AT CHATHAM AND COVENTRY [Main]
Imperial War Museums

I. The film opens as the Queen leaves a factory escorted by a mayor. It jumps to her inspecting Royal Marines and Royal Navy ratings drawn up at Chatham. The King is also present, in naval uniform. Th...

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the GERMAN RETREAT AND THE BATTLE OF ARRAS [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- the BATTLE OF ARRAS [alternative]

(Reel 1) The opening shows the destruction near Bapaume and Péronne caused by the German retreat. Buildings have been blown up, trees cut down. A British cyclist patrol is greeted by the population o...

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WITH THE NORTH AND SOUTH IRISH AT THE FRONT [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- OFFICIAL PICTURES OF THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE - FOURTH SERIES [series]

(Reel 1) Connaught Rangers eating in billets near Hulluch, March 1916. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers near Messines, June 1917. Royal Munster Fusiliers march to Mass near Hulluch, March 1916. 2nd Battal...

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The dachshund and the sausage

A cartoon combining drawings and live footage, in which a drawing comes to life while its author isn't there. The film's director began as a political cartoonist and in 1914 founded Bray Studios, amon...

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DOWN ON THE FARM
National Library of Scotland

Cyclical year in the life of the Taggart family as they take up residence at Marywell Farm. Their first experiences of country life.

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THEN AND NOW
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- This Scotland series

The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.

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War and Justice
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

Der Dokumentarfilm schildert die 25-jährige Geschichte des Internationalen Strafgerichthofs (ICC) und dessen Ziel, die schwersten Verbrechen an der Menschheit juristisch zu ahnden. Im Mittelpunkt ste...

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ROSEHEARTY THEN AND NOW
National Library of Scotland

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...

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SAND RACING AND HILL CLIMB
National Library of Scotland

Footage of sand racing, and coverage of the first post-war car hill climb race held at Rest and Be Thankful, organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, St Andrews.

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Es war... (Flesh and the Devil)

Liebestragödie nach dem Roman von Hermann Sudermann, mit Greta Garbo, Barbara Kent, John Gilbert, Lars Hansson, George Fawcett. Regie: Clarence Bro...

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MESSAGE MUST GET THROUGH, the
National Library of Scotland

A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...

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LOGGING IN THE SUNDARABANS, EAST PAKISTAN
National Library of Scotland

The story of the transport of logs from the forest areas of East Pakistan to the Khulna Newsprint Mill eighty miles up river.

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STEEL AND ENGINEERING
National Library of Scotland

Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.

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SCOTLAND'S GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS
National Library of Scotland

Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.

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IN AND AROUND ACHARACLE
National Library of Scotland

Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.

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OUT AND ABOUT, GLASGOW
National Library of Scotland

Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.

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