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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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ΤΑΠΕΙΝΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΚΑΤΑΦΡΟΝΕΜΕΝΟΣ
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- HUMBLE AND SCORNED

Manousos (Nikos Xanthopoulos) is the eldest child of a poor and large family living in rural Greece. When he completes his military duty, he decides to work in Athens to help his mother (Eleni Zafeiro...

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EGYSZEREGY
Other title(s):
- Peter and Paul

The subject-matter of this comedy is age-old: that of the schizophrenic soul. Papa would have liked boy twins years ago, but her wife gave birth to a single child weighing six kilograms. He would like...

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ΚΑΘΕ ΚΑΗΜΟΣ ΚΑΙ ΔΑΚΡΥ
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- HEARTACHE AND TEARS

Fani (Martha Vourtsi) is a poor young woman who works at the office of the rich entrepreneur Petras. Her mother Despo is suffering from a heart condition and has placed all her hope of Fani getting ma...

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EARTH & WATER
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- EARTH AND WATER
- EARTH AND WATER

A shepherd gets his girlfriend pregnant, but she decides to have an abortion. The man leaves the countryside and goes to Thessaloniki, where he hangs out with the marginalized and the desperately poor...

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[DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK AND ROYAL ACADEMY SPORTS]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [DUKE AND DUCHESS OF YORK AND ROYAL ACADEMY SPORTS]

The Duke and Duchess of York leaving Inverness railway station for Skye, 1934 and the Royal Academy Sports Day, 1950. [1934 item believed commissioned by Malcolm "Pop' Roberts, cinema manager, 1950...

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[SOISSONS AND RHEIMS] [Allocated]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- [SOISSONS AND RHEIMS] [Allocated]

The film is incomplete and without its proper opening. The opening sequence alternates between shots of the diary of a German Artillery officer and captions of its contents, stating that the German bo...

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(ORKNEY NEWSREEL PART TWO)
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- (ORKNEY NEWSREEL PART TWO)

A compilation of local newsreel items from Orkney including visit of US Secretary of Navy, Josephus Daniels, a fund-raising sports event in 1918, the unveiling of Kirkwall War Memorial in 1954, and ...

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ΕΣΥ ΚΙ ΕΓΩ
Tainiothiki tis Ellados
Other title(s):
- SOUL AND FLESH
- YOU AND ME

A pilot (Kostas Prekas) is married and has a daughter. The fact that he has an affair with another woman affects his relationship with his family. When he is injured and cannot fly planes anymore, his...

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Lost and Won
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Verloren en wedergevonden
- Een Episode uit de petroleumvelden van Californië

When the now-wealthy Jack sees his former lover by chance on the silver screen, he immediately goes looking for her.

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GLASGOW AND THE CLYDE COAST
National Library of Scotland

Holidaymakers setting out from Glasgow, and travelling by train and steamer down the coast to Rothesay and Ettrick Bay. Includes tracking shots from tram in Sauchiehall Street.

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MEN AND WOMEN OF TOMORROW
National Library of Scotland

Made for screening at the 1925 World Educational Congress Edinburgh, the film gives a survey of the educational opportunities offered in Edinburgh from infants up to senior pupils.

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LAUREL AND HARDY VISIT EDINBURGH
National Library of Scotland

Laurel and Hardy visit Edinburgh in 1932, arriving at Waverley Station, going to the North British Hotel and finally, visiting the Castle.

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FISH AND THE SEINE NET
National Library of Scotland

A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...

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HOME AND AWAY NO. 10
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Home and Away series

One of a series of 20 films made for Babcock and Wilcox (Steam) Ltd. between 1954 and 1961. Featuring their Cyclone furnace for firing coal at work; the Renfrew staff association magazine going to pre...

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SCOTLAND AND THE NEW WORLD
National Library of Scotland

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.

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OLD AND THE NEW, the
National Library of Scotland

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...

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