Various scenes of the village of Colinton from the early 1940s through to the mid 1950s.
A record of the renovation work on the Bellhaven cafe, Wishaw, Lanarkshire, between 1948 to 1955; shows the work of masons, joiners, glaziers and the Cocozza family on the new Cafe, and the interest o...
Amateur footage of people in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, traffic on Great Western Road and street scenes in the city.
Comprehensive history of the burgh of Ayr, including footage of buildings of historical interest.
A look at the social and economic changes in Scotland during the 1950s, after the upheaval of the war. From the restoration of Iona Abbey to the development of new industries.
Training film depicting new method of packaging shortbread fingers in Crawford's factory. Shows the increase of automated manufacturing processes.
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
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....
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Compilation of short News reports concerning: - a shouting contest - a man jumping from a driving car onto a flying plane. - thousands of Hindus travelling to the Ganges River. - Geese flocks on a far...
A mix of news items, of which 3 are swiss themes.
Dokumentarfilm über die britische Musikerin und Poetin Anne Clark. In den 1980er Jahren kam Clark mit Songs wie "Sleeper in Metropolis" und "Our Darkness" zu Ruhm. Die Besonderheit ihres Stils lag (u...
Der US-Amerikaner Louis Sarno entwickelte als junger Mann eine so große Faszination für die polyphonen Gesänge der Bayaka-Pygmäen, dass er in den zentralafrikanischen Regenwald auswanderte und sic...
Krimikomödie nach Motiven der legendären Groschenroman-Reihe: Der New Yorker FBI-Agent Jerry Cotton sieht sich mit schwer wiegenden Vorwürfen konfrontiert. Er soll nicht nur den Gangsterboss Sammy ...
Der große Traum der überaus begabten Balletttänzerin Katya ist es, mit einem Stipendium an der New York Ballet Academy zu studieren. Voller Energie bereitet sie sich auf das Vortanzen vor, ihre Cha...