Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...
Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
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.
The Forth and Clyde Canal's operations on its last year of use.
Hostels at Loch Ard, Inverbeg and Rowardennan, with footage of hostellers climbing Ben Lomond and the Cobbler, canoeing on Loch Lomond and enjoying a dance.
A history of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Ginger and her friend Rosa was born on the same day at the same hospital and here lies the reason for their friendship which they cherish throughout their childhood. Politically, The Cold War is high ...
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...
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
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...
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....
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
35 mm - NB
News item covering a patriotic march in the city centre of Brussels.
Un film sur Bruxelles, sans paroles, accompagn seulement de musique. Le film commence par un carton, annonant qu'il va suivre la vie d'une ville pendant 24h. Panorama de Bruxelles. Le canal avec des ...
Promotional documentary about the Belgium-Luxembourg steel industry.
Report on the funeral of cardinal Mercier.
Visite de l'Exposition universelle de Bruxelles 1958 par un enfant d'un an. Philippe, âgé d'un an, "l'âge où l'on joue au ballon", visite seul l'exposition, que le commentaire appelle "la grande m...
Inauguration par la Sabena des premières lignes de transport international par hélicoptère. L'appareil, un Sikorski S 55 est arrivé par bateau des Etats-Unis à Anvers où il a été assemblé sur...
Reportage sur la mort du Roi Albert Ier, d'abord à Marche-les-Dames, puis à Bruxelles. Le film commence à Marche-les-Dames. On voit une vue d'ensemble, puis la gare. Des dizaines de voitures arrive...
IIW. URSS. German landing in the russian island Oesel.