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OVER THE YEARS IN AND AROUND NEWTON MEARNS
non-fiction / Amateur film
1969
National Library of Scotland

A visual history 'in and around Newton Mearns', on Glasgow's south side, this film features both still and moving image to create a montage of local history from the beginning of the 20th century.

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DAFNIS AND CHLOE
Feature Film
1931
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- DAPHNIS AND CHLOE

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...

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Der verkannte Millionär (Back home and Broke)

Komödie mit Thomas Meighan und Lila Lee. - Der Sohn eines Fabriksbesitzer steht anch dem Tode seines verschuldeten Vaters mittellos da und versucht in Ölfeldern sein Glück. Als...

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INSPECTION OF PAISLEY FIRE BRIGADE BY PROVOST AND COUNCILLORS
non-fiction
1933
National Library of Scotland

Inspection of Paisley Fire Brigade by the Provost and councillors, and a firefighting demonstration using horse-drawn vehicles. Firemaster Girdwood performs acrobatic stunts on top of an extension la...

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[LOOKING BACK]
non-fiction / Amateur film
1968
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [LOOKING BACK]

An assortment of film from a real transport enthusiast, James Anderson. Various car rallies and Hill Climbs (including Bo'ness, Donington and Ulster) are featured, as well as the Bennie Railplane, st...

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TREMBLE
Feature film
2019
National Library of Scotland

An abstract dining room is the setting for Scottish Ballet’s largest film commission to date. Tremble stars 26 Scottish Ballet dancers....

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TWILIGHT
Feature film / Amateur film
1955
National Library of Scotland

The story of a group of people trying to survive after an atomic war, by sacrificing to their Gods.

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GLASGOW'S HOUSING PROBLEM AND ITS SOLUTION
non-fiction
1919
National Library of Scotland

Plans for building new housing in Glasgow and encouraging skilled tradesmen to return to working at their old trades on building sites.

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Images
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[MAGAZINE - LOOKING BACK]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [MAGAZINE - LOOKING BACK]

A compilation of amateur film taken by James Anderson. Includes heavy snow blocking the roads in Newton Mearns; a military parade in London, leisurely scenes in Queens Park and Ravenglass and Eskdale...

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LICK AND A PROMISE: an Escapade of Frank and Hexe, a
National Library of Scotland

A warm-hearted little tale of a boy's determination to get an ice-cream, helped by his pet dog.

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UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- UP, DOWN AND SIDEWAYS

A widow (Irene Papas) becomes much closer to her son (Stratos Tzortzoglou), thanks to a series of events and incidents in which the most unlikely characters are involved. The mother falls in love, aft...

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GALASHIELS HISTORICAL PEACE PAGEANT
National Library of Scotland

Scenes of the peace pageant in the Borders town of Galashiels.

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TAMMIE TWISTER
National Library of Scotland

Film of 'Tammie Twister', a pantomime which includes George West and Jack E Raymond as Laurel and Hardy.

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DOWN ON THE FARM
National Library of Scotland

Cyclical year in the life of the Taggart family as they take up residence at Marywell Farm. Their first experiences of country life.

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[GARELOCHHEAD AND ERSKINE]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [GARELOCHHEAD AND ERSKINE]

Amateur footage of the Erskine ferry and slipways after ceasing operation after the opening of the new Erskine Bridge.

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[CRIEFF ODD SHOTS JANET, RAINBOWS ETC.]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [CRIEFF ODD SHOTS JANET, RAINBOWS ETC.]

Behind the scenes footage of activities at the Scottish Association of Amateur Cinematographers' weekend at Crieff Hydro.

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Texts
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DRAGON AND THE THISTLE, the
National Library of Scotland

TV documentary about Chinese families living and working in Glasgow and Edinburgh, the problems they face in terms of housing, education, work and community relations, and the provisions in place to a...

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BOMBING SCHOOL AND SPORTS [Main]
Imperial War Museums

Australian troops practising bomb (hand grenade) throwing from slit trenches. The explosions are filmed at various angles and distances. The 'cup final' of 7th (Meerut) Division football championships...

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WOMEN AND THE WAR [Main]
Imperial War Museums

The film opens with Oxford Street in London and declares that "luxury shopping" is not helping the war effort. This is contrasted with the ways in which women do help: a mother looking after her two s...

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Public Health and Child Hygiene
Centre nationale du cinéma et de l’image animée
Other title(s):
- Hygiène sociale et hygiène de l'enfance

The American Committee's health department brings the medical authorities' and parliamentary circles' attention to the state of children's public health in the disaster-stricken Aisne region. Seventee...

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BETWEEN BELLICOURT AND BELLENGLISE [Main]
Imperial War Museums

Australian soldiers, probably of 5th Division, at the south end of the Saint Quentin tunnel at Bellicourt. A temporary bridge has been built just below the tunnel entrance. A view, from on top of the ...

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THE WORLD AND ITS WOMAN
Cinémathèque Royale de Belgique
Other title(s):
- UNE IDYLLE DANS LA TOURMENTE
- LIEFDE IN DEN STORM

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 ...

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The dachshund and the sausage

A cartoon combining drawings and live footage, in which a drawing comes to life while its author isn't there. The film's director began as a political cartoonist and in 1914 founded Bray Studios, amon...

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[AUSTRIA SEEFELD 1965 - IMST OBERAMMERGAU ETC.]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [AUSTRIA SEEFELD 1965 - IMST OBERAMMERGAU ETC.]

A 'Cotter's' coach tour holiday to Austria.

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