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ART AND MOVEMENT
non-fiction / Educational film
1965
National Library of Scotland

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.

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BRIDE AND GROOM
Feature film / Amateur film
1956
National Library of Scotland

Surrealistic view of the "Honeymoon couple", interrupted by salesmen, consumer goods, jealousy, anger and infidelity. [Award winner in the 1957 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]

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CASTLE AND CAPITAL
non-fiction / Documentary film
1979
National Library of Scotland

A descriptive essay on the city of Edinburgh, and in particular of Edinburgh Castle.

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SEALING WAX AND WAFERS
non-fiction
1966
National Library of Scotland

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....

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SPACE AND LIGHT
non-fiction / Documentary film
1972
National Library of Scotland

An exploration of St Peter's Seminary, Cardross on the Firth of Clyde.

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GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW
non-fiction
1949
National Library of Scotland

Glasgow in the post-war years and the Corporation's futuristic plans for the city's development. [The film was made to tie in with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Kelvin Hall in Glasgow....

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LORNA AND JOCK'S WEDDING
non-fiction / Amateur film / Amateur film
1928
National Library of Scotland

The wedding of Jock Lyon and Lorna Duncan at Greyfriars Church, Dumfries, February 23rd 1928.

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CUMBERNAULD GRANNY AND GRANDPA
non-fiction / Amateur film / Amateur film
1937
National Library of Scotland

Family home life.

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Images
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ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH AND CORPUS CHRISTI PROCESSION
National Library of Scotland

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...

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MESOPOTAMIA - BAGHDAD AND RIVER SCENES [Main]
Imperial War Museums

(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...

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COACHBUILDERS, the
National Library of Scotland

Informative overview of horse-drawn carriages as a means of transport in Edinburgh from Victorian times to more recent times (milk delivery). Illustrated with dramatised sequences and information on ...

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HIGHLAND FLING
National Library of Scotland

A romantic wee ballet, Highland Fling is Matthew Bourne’s take on the classic La Sylphide. It follows James, a young Scot with sex, love and rock and roll on his mind, and his fateful journey from t...

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WINGS OVER EVEREST: The Story of the Houston - Mt. Everest Flight
National Library of Scotland

The first flight over Mount Everest on 3rd April 1933, in two modified Westland Wallace bi-planes, piloted by early Scottish aviators, the Marquess of Clydesdale and Donald McIntyre. This daring feat...

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the YORK AND LANCASTER REGIMENT [Main]
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- [the BRITISH REGIMENTS] [Allocated Series]

Close-up of a sergeant holding a football marked 2Y&L. Pan over the men of the battalion, lying, sitting or standing informally, with two Lewis machine guns in the front row. Two lance-corporals sitti...

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Baker Family Films: Austria, Family and Hitler
Other title(s):
- Baker Family Collection - Vienna, 1937-1938

American Ross Allen Baker and his family spent the years 1937/1938 in Vienna. Along with private footage of the family in their free time, the film shows various street scenes from the tim...

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Public Health Department and Medical Work
Centre nationale du cinéma et de l’image animée

The Public Health Department was created to put reception and counseling facilities into place--with the American Committee's help-- for parents in difficulty. An American Committee nurse, assisted b...

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Texts
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OUT AND ABOUT FROM CRIEFF
National Library of Scotland

An amateur film shot in the mid 1980s showing various leisure activities in and around the Perthshire town of Crieff including; water sports, pony trekking, BMX bikes, raft river racing, and radio con...

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OUT AND ABOUT, GLASGOW
National Library of Scotland

Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.

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CAMELS AND JAFFA [Main]
Imperial War Museums

A camel train approaches and enters the city. A panorama of the city taken from the sea. Tiffin (compressed camel or horse fodder) being unloaded from ships lying out to sea by surf boats. The men wor...

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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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Father and Son
EYE Filmmuseum (The Netherlands)
Other title(s):
- Il Bon cinese

A short melodrama: the Chinese man Sang Lee takes pity on a white child (Jack). Twenty years later, Jack, now a prominent lawyer, defends his foster father in court from false accusations.

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[UNICA - BUTLINS / CRIEFF WEEKEND / BELLEISLE FLOWERS]
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- [UNICA - BUTLINS / CRIEFF WEEKEND / BELLEISLE FLOWERS]

Amateur footage of the 13th UNICA Congress held in Glasgow in 1951, with visits to Ayr and Crieff, and ciné club members filming.

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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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AT MARYWELL FROM HARVEST TO TATTIES
National Library of Scotland

Life on Marywell Farm during the first years of the Taggart family's occupancy.

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