When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.
Compilation of scenes from Glasgow in the sixties including footage of the Gorbals, Paddy's Market, the Broomielaw the Alhambra Theatre and Glasgow Green.
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Overview of journey from Glasgow city centre to Rothesay and Largs on passenger steamer circa 1935.
The American Committee's health department brings the medical authorities' and parliamentary circles' attention to the state of children's public health in the disaster-stricken Aisne region. Seventee...
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...
A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
The Mayor of the Liberation The funeral of the former Mayor of Bologna, Giuseppe Dozza. Footage showing his body lying in State, a great many people paying their respects to the deceased; followed by ...
01 – Incontri (Pugnochiuso, 9-10/10/1971) Panoramica di una baia del Gargano: in questi luoghi si svolge l'XI convegno nazionale degli agenti Generali e della Intercontinentale Assicurazioni. ...
In questo documentario si chiede a gran voce una serie di riforme sociali che assicurino una reale emancipazione femminile e il conseguimento di una autentica parità fra i sessi. Le donne vengo...
L'idroscalo di Milano d'estate è affollatissimo e diventa la spiaggia di chi resta in città: si trovano famiglie, nonni con i nipotini, gruppi di amici, etc. Gente di tutti i tipi prende il so...
D’estate, soprattutto nei fine settimana, le forze dell’ordine sono impegnate a fronteggiare alcune criticità causate dal pendolarismo turistico. Suona un allarme: carabinieri si precipitan...
L'arte di Filippo De Pisis, poeta, scrittore e pittore. Il film è scandito dalla lettura di passi scritti da De Pisis, con immagini evocative spesso associate a suoi dipinti. Inizio a Villa Fio...
Antiche tecniche per la caccia agli uccelli, praticate ancora in Veneto e Friuli Venezia Giulia. Caccia con il roccolo (con reti circolari e uccelli da richiamo) a Chies d'Alpago, provincia di B...
Il genio di Leonardo da Vinci ripercorso seguendo un ordine cronologico e soffermandosi su alcune delle sue opere maggiori. Il Battesimo di Cristo e il disegno giovanile di Leonardo sulla valle ...
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....