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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Films with full length videos

		ARDO VISITORS BOOK, the [3372] Scenes of Ardo House Aberdeenshire, 1935.		1935 silent bw
		ARRAN [4376] Amateur footage recording a Scottish Countryside Club trip to Arran.		1950 silent col
		CROWNING OF THE BELTANE QUEEN [9179] The Crowning of the Beltane Queen in Peebles, 1926.		1926 silent tinted
		FLOWER AND THE STRAW, the [2854] Made by teachers at Norton Park School, Edinburgh the film is based on Dickens' "Sketches by Boz" and George Cruikshank's etchings which illustrate the book.		1955 sound bw
		FORT WILLIAM : The Road To The Isles [7329] A promotional film for holiday firm Polytours, demonstrating the attractions of a holiday in Fort William to an English audience. Includes shots of tourist locations such as Ben Nevis, Morar, Glenfinnan, Loch Ness, Glencoe, Culloden, Oban, Iona, Mull and also interiors of the Highland Hotel at Fort William.	Onsite only	1948 sound col
		SECRET OF SANDWOOD BAY, the [3465] One of a series of ten animation films made by children in small village primary schools in Scotland, also involving the local community. The series was broadcast on Scottish Television and Grampian Television, and distributed on video through schools and libraries. (5 mins)	Onsite only	1996 sound col
		TROUT [7604] Alex is a dreamer, Mari is a realist: two Highland lovers living in a caravan in the West of Scotland. Trout is a kooky tale of what happens when a bizarre chain of events shakes up their quiet life.	Onsite only	2006 sound col

Films without videos

		MARY'S GARDEN [2772] An animated film illustrating the nursery rhyme to help young children read out loud.		1947 silent col
		SCHOOL IN THE TROSSACHS [2719] Activities at a school camp near Gartocharn in Dunbartonshire ranging from a visit to a farm, the production of the camp newspaper, theatre productions, and dancing "the twist" at the end of the camp.		1964 sound col