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.
An amateur film made about amateur film-makers. A new member is introduced to the work of the Aberdeen and District Cine Club.
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....
Family home movies including footage of daily life around Glasgow city centre, the Barras market, the West End and the new Clyde Tunnel.
Bozidar Kocevski (right) in "Darkroom" (2019)
Willy Birgel, Marianne Hoppe, René Deltgen (v.l.n.r.)
Reportage over de begrafenisplechtigheid van Koningin Astrid, voorafgegaan door een terugblik op enkele hoogtepunten in haar leven. Koningin Astrid sterft op 29-08-1935 in Küssnacht am Rigi in Zwitse...
Documentaire film die aan de hand van gespeelde scènes toont hoe het Belgisch rechtssysteem in elkaar zit. Elke Belg heeft, reeds van bij de geboorte rechten maar ook plichten. Dit geldt zowel voor o...
["PREMIERE PARTIE"] Het oorspronkelijke begin van de film ontbreekt blijkbaar, de documentaire vat dadelijk aan met de voorstelling van de piloot en mecanicien. We volgen de constructie van het vliegt...
Documentaire in Zweden gemaakt voor een Belgisch publiek, naar aanleiding van het plotse overlijden van Koningin Astrid. Er wordt begonnen bij de geboorte van Astrid: bewegend beeld van een kasteel wa...
A Pathescope travelogue film featuring scenes of the Lake District and Scottish lochs.
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.
Romantische avonturenfilm waarin het meisje Betty, die over piraten droomt, en haar vader, een goedgelovige professor is, bedrogen worden door een stel echte zeerovers. Ze worden gered door een jongem...
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.
A demonstration on how to use a Seine net for trawling. This film was planned by the Marine Laboratory Aberdeen, as part of their research programme on the efficiency of fishing gear. "Grateful ackn...
The Forth and Clyde Canal's operations on its last year of use.
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.