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....
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...
I. An out-of-focus sequence of General Sir Edmund Allenby (?) reviewing a marchpast by British or Indian Cavalry of the Desert Mounted Corps, Palestine Front, 1918.II. Arab workers filling bottles and...
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 work of the Blood Transfusion Association in the Bathgate area, and an appeal to "become a regular donor".
A comedic tale set in the garden of the Thoms' family house, on a summer's day. A group of boys playing in the garden get into trouble with a pernickety neighbour but later redeem themselves by spott...
Russian war drama about the love between a peasant girl and a Russian prince at the time of the Russian (February) Revolution in 1917. As a young peasant girl, Mary Warren (Geraldine Farrar) is being ...
An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.
A warm-hearted little tale of a boy's determination to get an ice-cream, helped by his pet dog.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
An experimental film in the form of a riddle by artist Gillian Steel.
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 camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...
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....
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
Football match, Finland v. ZDSA from the Soviet Union, at Helsinki Olympic Stadium. Inauguration of the Finnish Yacht Club lodge in Helsinki. Helsinki Seutula Airport is completed. Singing Dutchmen in...
The Jyväskylä Great Race. Tanker Wiima in Helsinki. Nordic conference organised by the Finnish Red Cross. International swimming competition at Kumpula outdoor swimming pool in Helsinki. Tractor plo...
The Finnish Olympic Team departing for Melbourne. Finnish glass at Kunsthalle Helsinki (Tapio Wirkkala, Saara Hopea, Theodor Käppi, Nanny Still). General Martola leaving for the USA. ‘Red Gold’ e...
Opening ceremony of the Ski World Championships in Lahti. The Finnish Ski Federation celebrates its 50th anniversary. Helicopter flight in the Soviet Union (foreign material). American film producer M...
The Israeli ambassador presents his credentials to the President of the Republic. The Great Finnish Fair (Suomen Suurmessut) opening on Töölö ball field. Posters from the Finlandia poster competiti...
The Israeli ambassador presents his credentials to the President of the Republic. The Great Finnish Fair (Suomen Suurmessut) opening on Töölö ball field. Posters from the Finlandia poster competiti...
Scout parade at the Senate Square in Helsinki. Students’ May Day procession from the Old Student House to Ullanlinnanmäki hill. May Day celebration of the Social Democratic Party at Mäntymäki in ...
Nordisk Grafikunion (Nordic graphic artists’ association), 25 years – exhibition by Nordic graphic artists at Gallery Pinx. Exhibition of practical kitchens in Helsinki. Pipe smoking competition H...