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...
Various scenes of the village of Colinton from the early 1940s through to the mid 1950s.
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.
Amateur footage of people in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, traffic on Great Western Road and street scenes in the city.
Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]
An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.
Television documentary from the mid 1960s about the redevelopment of Dundee: new houses, destruction of slums, the building of the Tay Road Bridge, growth of shops and industry.
An illustration of the various outdoor activities by youth groups at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms.
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.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.
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...
A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.
When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.
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....
Offentligt og privat rum, såvel som interiør og eksteriør flyder sammen i Asta Meldal Lynges studie af lobbyen som arkitektonisk (og perceptuelt) fænomen. Lobbyen er et "mellemrum" og et transitst...
Emily og Martin Taylor levede et liv i overhalingsbanen, som ungt, smukt og velhavende par i New York, da Martin helt uventet blev anholdt og fængslet for insider handel. Emily mistede alt, hvad hun ...
Et drab i tjenesten kostede Billy Taggart karrieren, men han har stadig højt placerede beskyttere, selv om han må ernære sig som privatdetektiv, kun et skridt foran kreditorerne. Så han møder sel...
Løven Alex er hovedattraktionen i New Yorks zoologiske have og har det godt her sammen med sine venner, zebraen Marty, giraffen Melman og flodhesten Gloria.Marty vil til gengæld gerne udforske verde...
Efter at have besejret deres ærkefjende, Flænseren, keder de fire Turtles sig, og fordriver nu tiden i deres bolig i New Yorks kloakker med pizza, skateboards og lidt småjobs. Deres sensei, rotten ...
Michael Clayton er en in-house "fixer" hos Kenner, Bach & Ledeen - et af de største advokatfirmaer i New York. Med en fortid som offentlig anklager har han uden problemer klaret firmaets mere beskidt...
En undersøgelse af hvordan en mand bliver offer for sin egen isolation. Filmen skildrer det sidste døgn i den alkoholiske forfatter Alain Leroys liv, inden han begår selvmord. Alain, der tidligere ...
<p>En film om det hårde slid bag de strålende præstationer - et tema Jørgen Leth har dyrket i flere betydelige dokumentarfilm. Denne gang er det påny balletdanserens arbejde i prøvesalen, ...