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.
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...
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.
In a decayed Scottish fishing village, an outcast boy strikes up a friendship with a fisherman who believes himself to be Zorba.
Various scenes of the village of Colinton from the early 1940s through to the mid 1950s.
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....
An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
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.
A history of the Forth and Clyde Canal.
Sponsored by Glasgow Corporation Education Committee, this educational film introduces the chief tools used by the carpenter.
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.
Overview of twenty one ante and post natal exercises through the combination of detailed intertitles and physical demonstration. Filming takes place at Rottenrow Maternity and Women's Hospital as wel...
Cyclical year in the life of the Taggart family as they take up residence at Marywell Farm. Their first experiences of country life.
Compilation of scenes from Glasgow in the sixties including footage of the Gorbals, Paddy's Market, the Broomielaw the Alhambra Theatre and Glasgow Green.
As producer, actor and filmmaker, Richard Massingham managed to combine his passion for film and medical science.
Journaal over de plechtigheden op de dag van de troonsbestijging van Leopold III. Na de tweetalige openingstitels volgen een foto van Leopold III en koningin Astrid. Vervolgens beelden van Leopold III...
Promotiefilm over het Belgische trekpaard opgenomen in een fokkerij en op een landbouwsalon. Eerst zien we enkele type-rassen, een hengst vanuit verschillende standpunten gefilmd, vertraagde filmopnam...
Journaalitem over de terugkeer van de de stoffelijke overschotten van Koningin Astrid na het tragisch ongeval in Zwitserland. Na de titels "LA BELGIQUE EST EN DEUIL - BELGIE IS IN ROUW" komt de titel ...
Documentary about the reorganisation of the sewers in Brussels.
The 19th century Po Valley fairy tale about the ogre who kidnaps children.
The film shows traditional farm life i the 1950s in a rural village in Western Norway before the land reallocation.
A visual travel diary on the expedition led by Brondeel in 1934. This expedition to Belgian Congo, by truck, became a testimony to the social conditions of Africans during the colonial era.
Eerst wordt de toenmalige crisis "gedurende vijf jaar reactionair beleid" in beeld gebracht. We zien karikaturen van liberale en katholieke politici en van bankiers (mogelijk zijn dit tekeningen van F...