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A promotional film made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition in Glasgow, illustrating steel rolling mill production for girders for the Empire Exhibiton Tower.
A 2-DVD compilation of films made at and for the Empire Exhibition of 1938, which was held in Glasgow. DVD 1: Seven films made under the direction of John Grierson to spotlight Scotland: FACE OF SCOTLAND:...
Excursion to seaside resort. Includes shots of A F Papworth, the leader of the Transport and General Workers’ Union, and of Tom Mann.
A survey of the city of Aberdeen. The earliest known professionally made colour film in Scotland.
An evocative account of the lives of the people of the Hebrides.
A documentary about a young couple who face the conflicting emotional ties of home with the promise of a new life through emigration from the Shetland Islands.
Four rare films from the 1930s and 1950s depicting various aspects of island life in some of Scotland’s most remote communities. Includes the following four films: THE RUGGED ISLAND - A SHETLAND LYRIC...
A snapshot of Berlin life, telling a story of five young Berliners - a taxi driver, a travelling wine dealer, a record shop sales girl, a film extra and a model - spending a typical Sunday. A trip to the...
A silent film version of the 1912 play by Stanley Haughton set in the Lancashire mill town of Hindle during the annual workers’ holiday. It depicts a young working-class woman’s struggle for independence...
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