The progress of the building of the Ravenscraig Steelworks in Lanarkshire over three years from 1954, from site clearance until the first steel is produced. Copyright: Corus Group Ltd.
From sheep shearing in Australia to wool being spun and woven into cloth in Scottish tweed mills.
Video record of a boat trip to St Kilda from Solway and the west coast of Scotland through the Western Isles. [No commentary, occasionally no sound.]
The opening ceremony of the Bo'ness and Kinneil Railway, and footage of the removal of the station buildings from Wormit before their installation at Bo'ness.
A drama / documentary about the Civil Defence services during wartime Edinburgh, this film contains shots of the messenger Corps in action alerting all services during ARP - including the system used ...
The story of the transport of logs from the forest areas of East Pakistan to the Khulna Newsprint Mill eighty miles up river.
The Corpus Christi procession from St. Joseph's Church Kilmarnock to Nazareth House (Convent of the Poor Sisters of Nazareth). [Part of a collection of films concerning the Catholic liturgical practi...
(Reel 1) The film's only caption, "Indian troops marching through Baghdad". They are wearing winter clothing. A British horse-drawn fire-engine leaves for a (staged ?) emergency. On the river there ar...
"The Farmer and I" (2013-16)
Events at the 1950 Crieff Highland Gathering, the first held after 1939.
As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.
Campaign film highlighting the effects of the public expenditure cuts on university students, as seen through the eyes of Sammie, a female student at Glasgow University. Using photomontage, graphics,...
One day, on the island of Lesbos, a shepherd by the name of Lamonas finds an abandoned little boy sucking milk from the teats of a goat. The shepherd calls the boy Dafnis and takes him as his own chil...
Amateur footage of a Scots' Society trip to Scotland, visiting Stirling, Gleneagles, Crieff, Comrie and Lochearnhead.
Newsreels from the week of July 29th, 1945
Newsreels from the week of July 29th, 1945
Newsreels from September 1945
Newsreels from September 1945
I. USSR. Experimental field "Lenin" near Moscow. Experiments with bran wheat. Field farmer Denis Lysenko, acad. Donat Dolgushyan, acad. Avakyan. The Kolomna railway factory "Kuybishev". Railwaymen Day...
Fictional film about a wretch who wanders through the countryside. During this trip he brings misofortune to the people around him, causing displeasure. But all he wants is to find his beloved back.
Film about the history of Belgium, made to be shown in the Belgian pavillion during the 1937 World Fair in Paris.
Educational film about Belgium's reconstruction programme after World War Two.
Educational film made in Brussels for young people about traffid.
Political promotional film about the great work that was done by the Socialist ministers of the previous government.