Dance from the opera 'Il Trovatore' (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Choreography by August Bournonville, 1865. Performed by Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen).
Solo from 'La sylphide' (1836), ballet by August Bournonville. Performed by Ellen Price (1878-1968), soloist from 1903. Ellen Price's dancing in Hans Beck's ballet 'The Little Mermaid' (1909) was the ...
Jacob Christian Ellehammer foretager sine første forsøg på flyvning med treplans flyvemaskine. Letter sig ganske lidt over jorden til tilskuernes jubel. OBS! Det er ikke Ellehammers allerførste f...
Statsminister Thorvald Stauning taler, i en optagelse til eftertiden, om tiden vi lever i til film- og stemmearkivet den 26. april 1941.
Comprehensive history of the burgh of Ayr, including footage of buildings of historical interest.
Amateur family footage of various locations, including Ayr, Rothesay, the Dunoon area and Gare Loch.
Amateur footage of children's dance displays in a theatre and in a dance classroom.
Amateur footage of riding school gymkhanas and brief shots of an outdoor swimming pool.
Compilation of scenes from Glasgow in the sixties including footage of the Gorbals, Paddy's Market, the Broomielaw the Alhambra Theatre and Glasgow Green.
An unfinished film from the mid 1950s showing an historical pageant taking place in the Lauriston district of Edinburgh.
Amateur home movies, including family visits, Christmas scenes, days out and family pets.
Amateur footage of the buildings and grounds of Dunfermline College of Physical Education at Cramond, Edinburgh.
Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
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.
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.
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.