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Dance from the opera 'Il Trovatore' (1853) by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901). Choreography by August Bournonville, 1865. Performed by Valborg Borchsenius (née Guldbrandsen).
Solo from 'La sylphide' (1836), ballet by August Bournonville. Performed by Ellen Price (1878-1968), soloist from 1903. Ellen Price's dancing in Hans Beck's ballet 'The Little Mermaid' (1909) was the ...
Jacob Christian Ellehammer foretager sine første forsøg på flyvning med treplans flyvemaskine. Letter sig ganske lidt over jorden til tilskuernes jubel. OBS! Det er ikke Ellehammers allerførste f...
Composite reel of family film and footage from other titles by film-maker. [JUNGLE JINKS entered for the Scottish Amateur Film Festival 1940].
Scenes from the pantomime 'Robinson Crusoe', starring Harry Gordon and Will Fyffe.
Amateur Dufaycolor footage of the Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, featuring the visit of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth.
The changing forces in the traditional borderland; in the fishing and textile industries, farming, forestry and housing.
Perugia and its Italian University for foreign students.
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.
The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.