My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

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'AROUND CAITHNESS' added to 'My films'.

Films with full length videos

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AROUND CAITHNESS [2681A]

Dating from c. 1939 - 1976, this film offers a glimpse of community life in Caithness and its landmarks. Includes footage of Watten Gala, 1976. [See also ref. 2681]

Full length video available

1976

silent

col

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BRAW LAD'S DAY, 1969 [6924]

Amateur footage of the Braw Lad's Day, Galashiels in July 1969. [Part of a collection of amateur footage of Galashiels from the mid 1960s to the mid 1980s]

Full length video available

1969

silent

col

'CLYDE TO KALAHARI: The Background To Dr. Livingstone's Greatest Expedition' thumbnail

CLYDE TO KALAHARI: The Background To Dr. Livingstone's Greatest Expedition [4146]

An account of the life of the explorer David Livingstone, the film returns to his birthplace and retraces his footsteps through Africa.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1974

sound

col

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RIDING DISPLAY 1952 PAGEANT HAZELDEN 1953 [10454]

Amateur footage of a horse-riding display and a costume pageant at an equestrian centre.

Full length video available

1953

silent

bw

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STOCK SHOTS OF GULLANE VILLAGE [T0451]

General shots of street scenes in Gullane, East Lothian, the approach road and views across surrounding farmland.

Full length video available

Onsite only

1970

sound

col

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WISE GUYS [7874]

William always wanted to be a gangster. He turns his paper round into a racket and soon he’s living like a made guy. Just like in the mob movies he loves, things quickly get out of control...

Full length video available

Onsite only

2003

sound

col

Films without videos

NEW YORK AND WORLD'S FAIR [0130]

A holiday in New York with shots of Wall Street, Fifth Avenue, Rockerfeller Centre, George Washington Statue, the World's Fair, and Broadway at midnight.

1939

silent

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