An illustration of the various outdoor activities by youth groups at Glenmore Lodge in the Cairngorms.
Views of Benmore House and Estate, gifted by H.G. Younger as a forestry and botany demonstration area with some of the activities given to forestry trainees.
Study of seals and sea-lions at Calderpark Zoo, Glasgow. Concludes with section showing seals giving display in a circus.
Records a trip to South Africa made by Nat and Nettie McGavin. Includes places such as Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Sea Point, Pretoria, the Vaal River, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) and the Victori...
Teenagers voice their opinions on stereotypes and the issue of equality.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
The intimate story of a family from Iraq who left their home and came to live in Scotland five years ago.
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...
Craigbank Gardens, Edinburgh. The film has extensive footage of allotments, vegetable gardens and people tending the crops. Portree Horticultural Show also features towards the end of the film.
Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy sightseeing in Edinburgh where they visit the castle and make an appearance on stage at the Playhouse Cinema.
Jeannie and Mattie are accepted for a seaside holiday camp. One of a series of fund-raising films produced in aid of the Necessitous Children's Holiday Camp Fund.
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....
Footage of and from various steam locomotives, diesel engines and railway related activities. [Filmed by railway enthusiast, the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair].
Record of various activities involved in the running of Haddo Estate, including the maintenance of Haddo House, its outbuildings and the agricultural activities on the estate farmlands throughout the ...
Record of various activities involved in the running of Haddo Estate, including the maintenance of Haddo House, its outbuildings and agricultural activities on the estate farmlands throughout the year...
Record of various activities involved in the running of Haddo Estate, including the maintenance of Haddo House, its outbuildings and agricultural activities on the estate farmlands throughout the year...
Record of various activities involved in the running of Haddo Estate, including the maintenance of Haddo House, its outbuildings and agricultural activities on the estate farmlands throughout the year...
Family scenes of the Gordon family, a scout camp at Haddo House, Aberdeenshire, and Lord Aberdeen greeting King George VI and family at Ballater station.
Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother visits Lord and Lady Aberdeen at Haddo House, Aberdeenshire.
A survey of Aberdeen's industries, including shipbuilding, granite quarrying, fishing, papermaking, textiles and light engineering.