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Videos
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the HORSE AND THE AEROPLANE [Main]
1955
Imperial War Museums

The film is compiled, rather than edited, by joining together four original films. (Reel 1) First IWM 31 INLAND WATER TRANSPORT, EGYPT and IWM 2 44TH REMOUNT SQUADRON ON THE EGYPTIAN COAST. (Reel 2) F...

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LEADEN ECHO AND THE GOLDEN ECHO, the
Feature film / Experimental film
1955
National Library of Scotland

A film interpretation of the poem 'The Leaden Echo and the Golden Echo' by Gerard Manley Hopkins. Margaret Tait reads the poem throughout the film.

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BAGHDAD, BABYLON AND BAALBEC [Main]
1920
Imperial War Museums
Other title(s):
- ADVANCE OF THE CRUSADERS INTO MESOPOTAMIA (further episode) (?) [related]

Views of Baghdad and Babylon in Mesopotamia and of Baalbec on the Palestine Front, 1918.

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HOME AND AWAY NO. 12
non-fiction
1960
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. The film includes shots of Babcock and Wilcox boilers being installed in the Kodak factory, Essex. [See al...

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MESSAGE MUST GET THROUGH, the
non-fiction / Amateur film
1942
National Library of Scotland

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 ...

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GREAT WESTERN ROAD 1980
non-fiction / Amateur film
1980
National Library of Scotland

Filmed as a modern comparison to the amateur films held by the Scottish Film Archive, "Great Western Road" 1914 and "Great Western Road" 1922. General views of Glasgow's Great Western Road, Botanic G...

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Daphne and the pirate
short
1915
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Might and the man
short
1917
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Images
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FORTH ROAD BRIDGE AND TURNHOUSE AIRPORT
National Library of Scotland

Amateur footage of a family at the newly-opened Forth Road Bridge and brief footage of an aircraft at Turnhouse Airport, Edinburgh.

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SPACE AND LIGHT
National Library of Scotland

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

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SCOTCH AND DRY
National Library of Scotland

Film sponsored by Esso following the Scottish Rally of 1976. The rally begins in Ayrshire and takes in the Highlands. Interviews with various drivers at the roadside and after each stage is completed...

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GLASGOW TODAY AND TOMORROW
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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BILLY AND ZORBA
National Library of Scotland
Other title(s):
- Tartan Shorts series

In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.

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The Old Man and the Bird
Film still
2014
DFF – Deutsches Filminstitut & Filmmuseum

"The Old Man and the Bird" (2014/15)

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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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HEART OF EASTWOOD, the
National Library of Scotland

A history of the Eastwood area in Glasgow, and footage of new community building developments in the early 1970s.

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Texts
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LOCH LOMOND AND THE TROSSACHS
National Library of Scotland

Hostels at Loch Ard, Inverbeg and Rowardennan, with footage of hostellers climbing Ben Lomond and the Cobbler, canoeing on Loch Lomond and enjoying a dance.

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FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL, the
National Library of Scotland

A history of the Forth and Clyde Canal.

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CARPENTER AND HIS TOOLS, the
National Library of Scotland

Sponsored by Glasgow Corporation Education Committee, this educational film introduces the chief tools used by the carpenter.

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SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS, the
National Library of Scotland

Tour of the Highlands and Islands in the late 1920s and early 1930s. Scenes include farming, fishing, mountain climbing, ships, and a brief shot of the 'talkies' being installed at Balmoral.

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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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BOTANIC GARDENS AND OLD GLASGOW
National Library of Scotland

Amateur footage of people in Glasgow's Botanic Gardens, traffic on Great Western Road and street scenes in the city.

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STEEL AND ENGINEERING
National Library of Scotland

Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.

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SCOTLAND'S GARDENS AND ALLOTMENTS
National Library of Scotland

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.

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