Biography of 'MARSHALL, Frank M.'

Amateur cinematographer

Born: 11th March, 1896
Died: 1979, Renfrewshire

Frank Marshall developed an interest in photography and film as a schoolboy. He was to make the family story film his own particular reserve, firstly with his son and daughter and then later his grandchildren providing the willing actors. He wrote, directed, produced, edited, and sometimes acted, in his films which are often pervaded with his wry and gentle humour. He built and designed his own sets and props.

During the war he made instructional films on training women for war work (on the treatment of burns injuries) and The Life Saving Bank, (1941) to publicise the Blood Transfusion Service.

Marshall was elected first chairman of the Scottish Association of Amateur Cinematographers formed in 1949. During his lifetime he produced over 120 films of different genres, achieving frequent national and international success at amateur film festivals. He served on the board of the Scottish Film Council until 1972.

Researcher: Carolyn Young

Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'

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	ALL ON A SUMMER'S DAY [3801] Add to my films A film about a family preparing to go on a picnic and their antics when they arrive at the picnic spot.		1936 silent bwcol
	APPLE A DAY, an [2718] Add to my films A prize-winning film at the 8th Scottish Amateur Film Festival, 1941, it tells the story of two children, who because of their pranks, become ill from eating too much stolen fruit and have to be given a dose of castor oil!		1941 silent bw
	ARP: A REMINDER FOR PEACETIME [2769] Add to my films Commended at the 7th Scottish Amateur Film Festival in 1940, Frank Marshall's film shows a household preparing for the black-out, using petrol coupons and an air-raid shelter.		1940 silent bw
	ARRAN HOLIDAY [3829] Add to my films A travelogue around Arran. Filmed by the amateur film-maker Frank Marshall.		1946 silent col
	BEST LAID SCHEMES, the [3824] Add to my films As the children are in the river swimming some of their belongings are stolen. The culprits are a boy and a dog.		1941 silent col
	CHRISTMAS [1668] Add to my films A children's Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. [An amateur prize-winning film of 1937].		1937 silent bw
	CLAN CAMPBELL COUNTRY [3821] Add to my films An educational film showing the viewers around Argyllshire and its historical monuments and landmarks.		1965 sound col
	COMING OF THE 'CAMERONS', the [3828] Add to my films Follows Glen Clova postwoman Jean Cameron on her rounds (on bicycle) and documents the introduction of the "Camerons" - uniform trousers for post women (rather than skirts), named after Jean Cameron of Clova who started the fashion after requesting trousers instead of the regulation skirt.		1944 silent col
	CRIEFF ODD SHOTS JANET, RAINBOWS ETC. [10444] Add to my films Behind the scenes footage of activities at the Scottish Association of Amateur Cinematographers' weekend at Crieff Hydro.		1968 silent col
	CRIEFF: Our Town [0752] Add to my films A tourist guide to the town of Crieff and surrounding countryside. Describes Crieff's attractions as a tourist centre.		1953 sound col
	DOUBLE TROUBLE [3818] Add to my films A comic tale of the trouble two young girls and two Dachshund dogs cause around the house with the grocery delivery, behind their parents backs. (Features Muriel Marshall and her daughter).		1963 sound col
	DREAM HOLIDAY [3815] Add to my films The film is about a couple who are looking at brochures to choose a holiday. It takes a sarcastic tone as it states how the brochure describes places as idyllic and then shows what is more realistic - in this case in Majorca.		1970 sound col
	EARLY BIRDS [3823] Add to my films Child study comedy, following a tiny tot's raid on the kitchen in the early hours. The older brother is initially blamed, but the real culprit is soon discovered, with a happy ending.		1956 silent col
	FIFTH CENTENARY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW [0009] Add to my films Celebrations in Glasgow attended by students from around the world including a torchlight procession and bonfire.	Onsite only	1951 sound bw
	FILTERS AND FILTRATION [3878] Add to my films Simple examples of filtration; methods of accelerating filtration - fluted filter papers, longer stems, suction devices - micro filtration - industrial filtration - the filter press. Includes animated diagrams.		1934 silent bw
	FISHERMAN AND THE DJINN, the [1226] Add to my films A morality tale in which a drunken fisherman tries to sabotage an American yacht competing in a race. His actions cause his son to fall ill and he repents and gives up drinking. [A prize-winning film at the 1948 Scottish Amateur Film Festival]		1947 silent col
	FRIDAY 13 [5625] Add to my films Children visiting their grandmother create mischief in the garden and in the kitchen.		1960 silent col
	GLASGOW [0546] Add to my films Various scenes of Glasgow including Glasgow University, the Cathedral, Sauchiehall Street, Singer's factory, John Brown's shipyard and Hampden Park football stadium.		1950 silent col
	HARRIS [0548] Add to my films Sheep dipping, island landscape, and the blackhouses on Harris in the Western Isles.		1950 silent col
	HOLIDAYS, HURRAH! [3807] Add to my films Misadventures of family preparing to go on their holiday.		1940 silent bw
	HUSTLE OF SPRING, the [3811] Add to my films The film shows the chaos of a mother trying to spring clean her house and all the things that go wrong.		1941 silent bw
	IAN AND PETER 1955 - 1956 [5633] Add to my films Family scenes with a young boy and a baby, namely Ian and Peter, playing and eating.		1956 silent bwcol
	ISLE OF LEWIS [0549] Add to my films Life on Lewis in the Western Isles; herring fishing, cutting peat and crofting.		1948 silent col
	JOYS OF THE OPEN ROAD [1250] Add to my films A humorous satire on the joys of motoring, the film was entered at the 1961 SAFF. [Please note there is no actual footage of cars driving in this film, only tracking shots as seen from a moving vehicle]		1961 silent col
	JUST ONE THING AFTER ANOTHER [3803] Add to my films Film with children acting as servants and showing their typical lifestyle. A bedtime story about a magic wand becomes an adventure for the children when they find the wand and use its powers!		1936 silent bwcol
	KIDS IN CLOVER [1670] Add to my films The story of two children who visit a farm with their mother and get into all kinds of mischief. Commended at the 7th Scottish Amateur Film Festival 1940.		1940 silent col
	LES BETES NOIRES [3814] Add to my films Entertaining domestic scenes as the family puppies are let out by young children and run riot, wrecking the mother's wedding outfit while she is out tending her flowers in the greenhouse. Scenes of a young boy and his baby sister dressing up in the wedding hats.		1962 sound col
	LICK AND A PROMISE: an Escapade of Frank and Hexe, a [3831] Add to my films A warm-hearted little tale of a boy's determination to get an ice-cream, helped by his pet dog.		1960 sound col
	LIFE SAVING BANK, the [1703] Add to my films New video The work of the Blood Transfusion Service in Glasgow.		1941 silent bwcol
	LOG CABIN, the [3808] Add to my films Children playing "Cowboys and Indians” around a log cabin.		1936 silent col
	MAJORCA [3840] Add to my films This film records a family holiday in Majorca during the 1950s.		1966 silent col
	MOWER MADNESS [0812] Add to my films A lawn mower goes out of control!		1939 silent bw
	OLD COLLEGE, the [1683] Add to my films Glasgow University's Old College as seen through illustrations, paintings and photographs.		1957 sound col
	ONE CROWDED HOUR [3813] Add to my films A short film showing the antics of children one afternoon while their mother was picking fruit in the garden.		1943 silent col
	OUR ANGEL CHILDREN [3805] Add to my films Entertaining film about the antics of two mischievous children and what they get up to when their mother is away, including flooding the kitchen, dancing the jig, upsetting the maid and her laundry and playing dangerously in the family car.		1938 silent bw
	PAYMENT DEFERRED [3832] Add to my films In order to raise money for a motor boat ride, Nairn and Muriel decide to sell the vegetables they have growing in their own small allotments, at a local garden sale. However, their plants are still too young and small, so instead, they pull up the ripe vegetables in an adjacent garden and replace them with their own wee plants. At the sale, they soon earn enough money to buy sweets and pay for the boat trip. So everything is going very well, until on their way home, they stop off to have their fortune told (using the remainder of the money). To their horror, they discover that the man who owns the garden they stole from is quite upset! Nairn and Muriel quickly run away, in shame, before they get caught!		1941 silent col
	PITLOCHRY WELCOMES YOU [3812] Add to my films Industry in Pitlochry with amusing overtones.		1958 sound bw
	SEABIRDS OF THE FORTH [2764] Add to my films A film showing the wide variety of birds living in the nature reserve on the Isle of May in the Firth of Forth.		1953 silent col
	SEA-BIRDS ON SCAR ROCKS [3884] Add to my films Shows flight, eggs, nests and young of gulls, gannets, cormorants, shags, guillemots and razor-bills. Also demonstrates the method of ringing.		1948 silent col
	SEASIDE ESCAPADES [3809] Add to my films The film shows the adventures of children on a day at the seaside. They get trapped by the tide and have to climb up the cliff face.		1938 silent bw
	STORNOWAY [0550] Add to my films The town and harbour of Stornoway with shots of trawlers at work, new houses being built and of the standing stones at Callanish.		1950 silent col
	SUNDAY TO REMEMBER, a [3810] Add to my films A dramatised commemoration of the baptism of the Lewis family's new baby son on 2nd February 1964.		1964 sound col
	SURPRISE IN STORE [3804] Add to my films Short humorous film of four children who find a way to slip into a toy shop at night, while their father fetches petrol — never suspecting their escapade. Interiors of the shop include a number of recognisable brands, including Corgi, Dinky, Tri-ang and Scalextric.		1965 sound bw
	TABLE D'OLT [2670] Add to my films Short comedy of an announcement of an engagement at a dinner party.		1953 sound bw
	TEN MINUTES IN LUCERNE [3837] Add to my films This film records a family holiday taken in Lucerne, Switzerland.		1962 silent col
	THRILLS FOR THREEPENCE [3079] Add to my films Comedy about the daydreams of two children reading a comic-book story.		1937 silent bw
	TRAIN CRUISE [3827] Add to my films A film showing the Marshall's train journey around, Geneva, Vienna and Budapest.		1937 silent bwcol
	TREE FOR TWO [5626] Add to my films Two mischievous young children create havoc around the Christmas tree- opening all the presents, knocking over the tree and surprising their dad!		1957 sound col
	TWEE BOMEN: A Tale of Two Trees - an Escapade of Frank and Hexe [3819] Add to my films Follows the children of Nairn Marshall getting into trouble around the house on Christmas Eve.		1961 sound col
	VENGAN A ESPANA [3835] Add to my films Travelogue of the rustic life around Torremolinos, 1958.		1958 silent col