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 clips

WEEKEND QUARTET [1658] A humorous fiction film telling of the adventures of four grass widowers who decide to spend the week-end in a country cottage. [A prize-winning film at the 1952 Scottish Amateur Film Festival.]

1951 silent col

Films with full length videos

		MAN OF THE WORLD: A Profile of John Boyd Orr [T0706] A tribute to John Boyd Orr age 90 - his life.	Onsite only	1970 sound bwcol
		MINING VILLAGE [8953] A "record of everyday life in a typical Ayrshire mining village in 1943". Only surface activities of the mine are shown with a greater emphasis given to the domestic life of families living in the row of cottages near the mine.		1943 silent col
		WEDDING [6513] Amateur general view of church exterior, crowds at wedding and then zoo.	Onsite only	1929 silent bw

Films without videos

		PICNIC [6615] Amateur film family camping, on beach.		1959 silent col
		ROME [5870] Holiday film showing some of the famous sights in Rome: the Coliseum, the Arch of Constantine, the Roman Forum and the Trevi Fountain.		1950 silent col
		SCOTLAND OUR HERITAGE [5873] Miscellany of shots and sequences in Scotland, some identifiable with a title or a roadsign, others recognisable only by sight. Ranging from Perthshire to Ullapool and the Kyles of Bute.		1950 silent col
		SHOP, LEITH STREET [6493] Amateur footage featuring exterior of a smart cafe in Leith, Edinburgh.		1936 silent bw
		STOER AND THE N.W. [6590] Amateur footage of Stoer area in Sutherland. Landscape, fishing boats, ferry and people.		1972 silent col