Biography of 'Elder Dalrymple Productions / Elder Films'

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Production company

The Elder Dalrymple partnership was formed around 1936 by Jack C Elder and J Blake Dalrymple, trading under the name Carrick Classroom Films and based the in Carrick Studios, Ayr. Pioneers in the production of educational films they shot in Scotland and in overseas locations with their work distributed through London-based distributor, Educational and General Services (EGS). Elder, a teacher, was a propagandist for the importance of film as an educational tool. Dalrymple was an accomplished photographer and filmmaker.

Between 1935 and 1939 the company were commissioned by the Glasgow Corporation Education Committee to produce short classroom films of Scottish subjects. In 1936, with the purpose of geography teaching in mind, Jack Elder set off on board the yacht Rosalind on a preliminary tour of the Scottish coasts with intentions of venturing further to the Mediterranean. The voyage was interrupted due to the Spanish Civil War. In October 1937 Dalrymple and James Stirling Gillespie undertook an expedition from Cape Town to Cairo to make films for the Glasgow Education Committee. They produced a series of short educational films on the geography of the African continent, village life, native crafts and on the animal population. In 1939 one of series of Scottish agricultural films Spring in the Fields was chosen to represent Britain in the National Film Festival in Rome. Dalrymple was able to finance overseas filming expeditions, and another was planned for August 1939. Dalrymple and Gillespie were this time to sail in Rosalind from Southampton to Portugal; their trip was cut short in September 1939 when Britain declared war on Germany.

Both men completed their military service and after the war re-formed the company under the name Elder Film Productions, based at 231 St Vincent Street, Glasgow. Two films were produced Paddy’s Milestone (1947) and Perchance to Sail (1947). The partnership was short lived. By 1951 Elder had started working on his own under the name Elder Films based at 118 Blythswood St, Glasgow. Dalrymple emigrated to Rhodesia in the early 1950s. Elder, with his wife Isabel, continued in production of educational, documentary and industrial films, moving to studio premises in Saracens Head Lane, Glasgow and advertising as Studio-One-Scotland until around 1957.

Researcher: National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive

Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'

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	AERIALS OF THE CLYDE AND DUMBARTON [2382] Add to my films Aerial views of Glasgow, Clyde shipyards and Loch Lomond.(Please note that some of the images in this film are reversed horizontally)		1958 silent col
	AEROPLANE, an [2156] Add to my films A bi-plane taking off from an aerodrome, aerials of the city below, and shots of the plane landing.		1936 silent bw
	BLIND BASKET MAKER, the [2165] Add to my films A blind man demonstrates the technique of wicker-work.		1936 silent bw
	BRAW LADS GATHERING [0767] Add to my films The historic flag of the Borders town of Galashiels is presented to the Cornet on the balcony of the burgh halls during the festival of the Braw Lads Gathering.		1947 silent bw
	BUILDING OF A SHIP, the [10027] Add to my films The construction, launch and testing of the tanker Harold Sleigh, built by the Blythswood Shipbuilding Company for Golden Fleece Petroleum Products of Australia.	Onsite only	1952 sound col
	CITY SIDELIGHTS [5376] Add to my films Clips from a series of five magazine films of Glasgow. Includes footage of Collins publishers producing bibles; Morris of Glasgow manufacturing chairs; macaroni and alphabet pasta shapes being made in a Glasgow factory; and students at work in the Scottish Hotel School, the first of its kind in Britain. [See also refs 0123, 0328 and 0330]		1965 sound bw
	CITY SIDELIGHTS NO. 4 [0330] Add to my films One of a series of five magazine films of Glasgow. Includes footage of macaroni and semolina being made in a Glasgow factory, students work at the Scottish Hotel School and trams around Trongate.		1958 sound bw
	CROWNING OF LACE QUEEN, DARVEL, 22nd AUG, 1953 [1548] Add to my films Footage of the coronation of the Lace Queen, Darvel, the queen and her retinue parade along the streets and are followed by pipebands and floats. 22nd August 1953.		1953 silent bw
	DOMESTIC SCIENCE AS A CAREER [2766] Add to my films Students at work on the various courses available at the Glasgow and West of Scotland College of Domestic Science.		1938 silent bw
	FARMER'S BOY, the [2370] Add to my films Prospects for a young boy in farming are illustrated by activities on a farm throughout the year.		1938 silent bw
	GALASHIELS AND BRAW LADS GATHERING [0766] Add to my films The festival of the Braw Lads Gathering in the Borders town of Galashiels; the historic flag is presented and then carried on horseback through the town.	Onsite only	1952 silent bw
	GOVAN FAIR 1947 [0013] Add to my films Coronation of the Fair Queen, with the procession and motorcade in Govan, Glasgow.		1947 silent bw
	GRAND UNION CANAL [0108] Add to my films Map of canal routes from London to Birmingham and the industrial north. The film shows canal barges loading and unloading at docks.		1938 silent bw
	HAYMAKING [1915] Add to my films Horse-drawn mowing and raking machines at work in a field.		1936 silent bw
	HEWERS OF COAL [2381] Add to my films A group of boys intending to be mineworkers are given a short course of instruction explaining the elementary principles of coal mining and simple geology.	Onsite only	1939 silent bw
	HOMESPUN [2127] Add to my films A demonstration of teasing, carding, spinning and weaving wool.		1934 silent bw
	HORSE IN HARNESS [1758] Add to my films A demonstration of how to harness a Clydesdale horse. See also ref. 6855.		1934 silent bw
	INDUSTRIAL CLYDESDALE [1694] Add to my films Using diagrams, working models, and actual scenes, this film outlines the industrial development of Clydesdale, including its iron and steelworks, textile mills and shipbuilding.		1938 silent bw
	LEADED LIGHTS [2160] Add to my films The various stages in the assembly of pieces of coloured glass into a door or window pane, the application of lead moulding and polishing with blacklead.	Onsite only	1936 silent bw
	LIFEBOAT DRILL [1251] Add to my films Demonstration of lifeboat drill on board the Royal Naval Lifeboat 'John Russell' at Montrose.		1936 silent bw
	MARY GETS READY FOR SCHOOL [2771] Add to my films A young girl gets ready for school; the story carefully points out the importance of hygiene and diet in her routine.		1951 silent col
	ON THE POULTRY FARM [2162] Add to my films Hens and chickens in a poultry farmyard, a chick hatches.		1939 silent bw
	OPENING BRIDGE [2173] Add to my films The Kincardine bridge is shown opening to let boats pass through, and closing again for the traffic to proceed across it.		1936 silent bw
	PADDY'S MILESTONE [0916] Add to my films Ailsa Craig or "Paddy's Milestone" as the source of rock for the manufacture of curling stones.		1947 sound bw
	PAISLEY PATTERN [2761] Add to my films A promotional film on the re-development of Paisley and the new housing schemes under the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act.		1960 sound col
	PERCHANCE TO SAIL [2365] Add to my films Drama concerning the yacht voyage by J. Stirling Gillespie from the West Coast of Scotland to Germany and Poland in 1936. The film includes actuality footage of both countries shot by Elder-Dalrymple Films at that time.	Onsite only	1946 sound bw
	PUPPIES [2158] Add to my films A fox terrier and her puppies. The film portrays aspects of the care of the mother animal for her young.		1936 silent bw
	RIVER CLYDE, the [0398] Add to my films Following the River Clyde from its upper reaches down to the Firth.		1937 silent bw
	SAWMILL IN THE FOREST, the [2168] Add to my films Shots of men felling trees and transporting logs by horse to a small sawmill, where the timber is cut into lengths.		1938 silent bw
	SNOW PLOUGH, the [1637] Add to my films A history of the snow plough from the earliest wooden wedge drawn by a man to the horse-drawn plough to the snow plough attached to a lorry.		1936 silent bw
	VAUXHALL BEDFORD DEALERS CLUB, SCOTTISH CONVENTION, GLENEAGLES 1952 [9125] Add to my films An official record of a car dealers' convention held at Gleneagles Hotel, including footage of conference speeches, sporting activities, dances and social events.	Onsite only	1952 silent col
	VILLAGE BLACKSMITH [1916] Add to my films One of a series of educational films produced for the Glasgow Education Authority, it shows a blacksmith working at his anvil and fitting a new shoe to a horse.		1935 silent bw
	WATER WHEEL, the [2170] Add to my films A water wheel is shown in operation.		1938 silent bw
	WINTER ON THE FARM [1913] Add to my films An educational film showing jobs required to help animals through winter months on a mixed farm.		1935 silent bw
	WOODCRAFT [2171] Add to my films A woodcraft class in school where pupils use home-made, treadle and power lathes.		1936 silent bw
	WORK IN A NEWSPAPER OFFICE [6827] Add to my films A young boy, just finished his schooling, is employed by a newspaper office. Through this scenario the film shows various departments of the newspaper offices, showing how a newspaper was put together in the 1940s.	Onsite only	1946 silent bw