Romantic adventure film in which Betty, who dreams about pirates, and her father, a gullible professor, are tricked by a bunch of real pirates. They are rescued by a young man who has a crush on Betty...
A young girl works cleaning the kitchen floor of a house. When she has finished she tosses the soap and cloth into the sink, which is full of water. The cook tells her, gently, that the soap will wast...
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...
A Royal Engineers sergeant shows how to load two carrier pigeons into a small wicker basket for transport. At the Rosyth seaplane base Felixstowe F2A flying boats and Short 184 seaplanes ride at ancho...
I. RAMC men help refugees in a street in Douai to load both themselves and their belongings into a British Army lorry. As the last one is loaded the tailboard is closed up and the people wave as the l...
Manufacture of components for Black and Decker tools. [Incomplete]
Shots of the "Empress of Britain" leaving Greenock for Canada and of the interior of the Parkhead steel works.
Against a backdrop of Scottish scenes, traditional songs of Scotland are sung by Elizabeth Robson, Dolina MacLennan, Hamish Henderson, Duncan Robertson, Robin Hall and Jimmie Macgregor.
An experimental piece, following the fortunes of a man who falls off castle ramparts and finds himself on an eerie beach experiencing strange phenomena. The main themes seem to be death and chance.
A drunken man staggers around Glasgow's Royal Exchange Square and George Square on a beautiful sunlit morning. He seems to be troubled by the drunken events that led him here... Seeing a destitute m...
The sculptor Benno Schotz at work in his studio in Glasgow, and demonstrating his technique. The film examines his working methods and the themes running through his work. Much of his work is as a m...
Two short reels of miscellaneous footage shot by Eddie McConnell. The first shows scenes of destitution around 1950s Glasgow - the focus being on the poor and 'unfortunate' of the city. The second r...
A comment on the personas we adopt. [Shown at London Film Festival and Brussels Experimental Film Festival].
Dramatised account of a tour by two businessmen (one English, the other American) of the New Town of East Kilbride.
Art gallery director Richard DeMarco explores the streets and closes of Edinburgh.
The story of Harris tweed and of the life of the islanders who produce it.
A film portraying life in the Glasgow School of Art during the mid to late 1950s, shot by the then student Eddie McConnell who later went on to become a highly respected Scottish film-maker/cameraman.
Footage from the Glasgow taxi drivers' annual outing to Troon for children with disabilities and underprivileged children. Crowds of well-wishers are seen lining the streets in Glasgow as the decorate...
Take an egg and make it your star. You don't have to pay it too much. Make sure it doesn't crack under the strain. Not breaking like an egg should it refuses to be crushed. When the authorities finall...
An artistic interpretation of the capability of the human hand.
The story of the West Highland Railway Line. Life on the railway line is shown throughout the seasons, the film consisting mainly of scenic shots.
A television documentary shown on Channel 4 about the North British Locomotive Company based in Springburn, Glasgow and its influence across the globe.
The story of John G. Stein & Co., manufacturer of industrial refractories.