Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
Everyday life in the crofting community of Acharacle, Lochaber, in the 1950s.
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...
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.
A camping expedition by an uncle and his nephew, showing the do's and don'ts of the countryside code.
An amateur film compilation around the Borders. Includes footage of a visit to Duns by The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland the Rt. Rev Dr. James A. Simpson, a 250th annive...
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.
Amateur cine film featuring days out around the east coast and borders of Scotland in the 1970s. Includes footage of a canal trip on the 'Queen of the Borders', a day at Edinburgh Zoo, train rides a...
A football match between Elgin City and an unidentified team, and the Inspection and Presentation of Colours of the Boys' Brigade (Inverness Battalion).
Laurel and Hardy visit Edinburgh in 1932, arriving at Waverley Station, going to the North British Hotel and finally, visiting the Castle.
Amateur footage of West Pilton's Gala week including the church parade, a bowling competition, a football match and the Gala Queen crowning ceremony.
A tour through various exhibitions in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.
Early photographs depict the history of St. Leonards' School for Girls and the film shows the arrival of girls for a new term by steam train, motor coach and horse-drawn cabs.
Footage of sand racing, and coverage of the first post-war car hill climb race held at Rest and Be Thankful, organised by the Royal Scottish Automobile Club, St Andrews.
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...
The people of Lochgelly at work and play, with footage of wash day and playing golf and bowls.
Tre eksperimenter samlet under overskriften »Scratching the Eyes Out. In Three Lessons". Princippet for scratch er, at man stjæler fra film, TV og reklamebilleder, redigerer dem sønder og sammen og...
I 1980 skræmte Stanley Kubrick en hel verden med sin filmatisering af "The Shining - Ondskabens hotel". Filmen er en af de mest uhyggelige nogensinde og har gennem årene været genstand for mange sp...
Så er den gal igen: Unge mennesker, der går ind i uhyggelige gamle huse, uskyldigt udseende lejligheder, der rummer uanede kræfter, monstre og galninge. Og Charlie Sheen. David Zucker står endnu e...
Winter bathing at Helgoland. Bathing at Langebro with humorous actions; a man in a dress jumps in, one with a bicycle, lunch with beer is eaten in the water.
<p>Der er formentlig tale om den første direkte postflyvning mellem København og London. På flynæsen står: "Hillman's Airways British Airways"."Hillman's" var et kommercielt flyselskab, der...
I århundreder har det magtfulde elitekorps The Green Lantern Corps eksisteret i et gigantisk og gådefuldt univers. Hver Green Lantern har sværget på at opretholde intergalaktisk orden og bærer en...
Efter den meget omtalte afsked med sin tidligere arbejdsplads, hvor han var vært for The Tonight Show efter Jay Leno, besluttede Conan O¿Brien sig for at begive sig ud på en turné, som sendte ham ...
Stumfilm har aldrig været stumme. Det er noget filmmuseerne har opfundet, påstår filmhistorikeren Carl Nørrested, der i denne passionerede dokumentarfilm beskriver udviklingen af lyd på lærredet...