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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'GREENOCK GRAY' added to 'My films'.

Films with full length videos

'DUNBAR' thumbnail

DUNBAR [5583]

Views of Dunbar's streets, lifeboat house and harbour.

Full length video available

1958

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'INVERARAY SCHOOL' thumbnail

INVERARAY SCHOOL [5183]

Exterior shot of Inveraray school; interior shots showing empty technical and home economics classrooms.

Full length video available

1963

mute

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Films without videos

'SULTANE' [5208]

General views of a naval ceremony in honour of the submarine 'Sultane'

1961

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BUTLIN'S FILM FOR EDINBURGH CINE SOCIETY WORKSHOP [6448]

Amateur trim footage of unidentified Butlins camp. General views of facilities and events including donkey derby, Royal Marines display, and stage show.

1985

sound

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COAL DEPOT [5426]

Views around a coal depot. Includes a brief shot of a coal man and his truck pulling in to tenement street.

1965

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COLOUR 9.5 CAR [6652]

Amateur colour footage, car at side of road, picnic.

19501950

silent

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EDINBURGH LIGHTING [5394]

Council workers replace old glass cast iron lamps on the streets of Edinburgh with new plastic lamps.

1965

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EMPRESS OF BRITAIN [5239]

General views of activities onboard the 'Empress of Britain'.

1969

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FOODBANKS AND WELFARE REFORM [12130]

Webcast of a public meeting in Westerton Hall in Glasgow addressing the issues of foodbanks, welfare reform and communities.

2014

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GLENCORSE BARRACKS [8450]

News footage of Glencorse Barracks at Penicuik, showing some of the early barracks buildings such as the Clocktower - includes shots of the demolition of some of the original buildings prior to redevelopment.

1960

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GREENOCK GRAY [5175]

Demolition and construction work around the old British Railways Inchgreen Goods Station.

1962

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HI-JACK! [6442]

Amateur comedy film about the Edinburgh Cine Society's picnic daytrippers crossing paths with a pair of bank robbers.

1977

sound

col

IF THE HAT FITS [6436]

Two reels amateur comedy film on the theme of cooking.

1976

sound

col

JOHN BROWN'S II [8477]

News footage of workers in John Brown's shipyard at Clydebank, including shots of the ss 'Transvaal Castle' under construction.

1960

mute

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LEITH PAGEANT, the [5876]

Presented by the Leith Region Old People's Welfare Council, this film records the floats, costumes and crowds of the Leith pageant of 1958.

1958

silent

col

LIVE AT THE YES BAR: Max Keiser [12162]

Webcast of a performance by economist and broadcaster Max Keiser at the Yes Bar in Glasgow.

2014

sound

col

MARBLE ARCH [6422]

Amateur film footage of John Mortimer play for Edinburgh Cine Society sound test.

1984

sound

col

SHIP BUILDING [8487]

News footage of a tanker being built in a Clyde shipyard.

1960

mute

bw

VARIETY SHOW FUNDRAISER FOR YES [12138]

Webcast of an evening of music, song, story-telling, poetry, dance and comedy in Edinburgh to raise funds for YES Scotland.

2014

sound

col

WEIR HOUSES [8841]

News footage of a terrace of modern Weir split-level houses and interior shots of the furnished show-house.

1960

mute

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WICK SLIPWAY [5160]

General views of work being carried out on Wick Slipway.

1965

mute

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WILMA RUSSELL YACHT [5163]

A new yacht, named 'Wilma Russell' of Leith, is waved off from the Forth Corinthian Yacht Club. Includes brief interior shots of the cabin.

1961

mute

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YES RALLY, GEORGE SQUARE [12178]

Webcast of activities in and around George Square, Glasgow, as pro-independence supporters gather on the eve of the independence referendum.

2014

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col