Biography of 'Campbell Harper Productions'

Production company

Established around 1934 in Edinburgh by Alan Harper, Campbell Harper Productions based their studios in a rented attic in Alva Street, Edinburgh. Being a fairly small-scale production company they employed only two young men and a secretary. Campbell Harper Films came into being through Alan Harper’s interest in the possibilities of the teaching-film. He assisted the founder members of the Scottish Educational Film Association, and was soon making educational, industrial and social interest films on a full-time basis.

In 1938 at the Glasgow Empire Exhibition’s cinema, nearly twenty of the company’s productions were exhibited. During the Second World War Campbell Harper was commissioned to make home front propaganda and short information films for the Ministry of Information and the Scottish Office. Thanks to this government funded work during the war, Campbell Harper was able to establish themselves firmly.

In 1946 new premises were bought jointly with Edinburgh Film Guild at Nos 6/7 Hill Street. This building was custom built with offices, camera rooms, cutting rooms and sharing its viewing theatre with the Edinburgh Film Guild. The company now employed four men, Alan Harper (producer), Henry Cooper (cameraman), Bill Fulton, Willie J McLean and two office staff. At the height of the company’s established strength, its full complement of staff numbered ten. Its output covered a range of subjects for a variety of industrial, municipal and national agencies.

By 1955 the company began to win contracts from BBC Scotland and later from Scottish TV. It produced a variety of TV sports, filming football matches for the BBC and providing news footage for both the BBC and ITN newsrooms in London. In 1957, it produced all the film work for the BBC’s news and current affairs programme ‘Tonight’ and shot material for an early edition of ‘This is Your Life’. Work of this nature provided a substantial amount of extra income. Campbell Harper secured a slate of work that enabled it to survive and make a modest profit whilst maintaining a healthy and competitive technical capacity through shrewd investment.

In 1972 the business was sold as a going concern to Douglas Gray of Park Films. He however did not have ACTT membership and consequently, twelve months later, the business folded.

Researcher: Joan Allan

Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'

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	HAWICK COMMON RIDING 1953 [1644] Add to my films Footage of Hawick Common Riding in the Borders including the procession through the streets, the Cornet on horseback, the flagbearer receiving the sword and the Cornet and others being carried shoulder high through the streets of Hawick. [Shot on Kodachrome].		1952 silent col
	HERIOT WATT COLLEGE, EDINBURGH [1862] Add to my films A guide to facilities showing students learning diverse techniques at Heriot Watt College, in its Chambers Street buildings, Edinburgh. Subjects include Pharmacy, Optics, Mine Rescue and Engineering.		1938 silent bw
	HIGHLAND CAPITAL [2213] Add to my films Inverness as a focal point for Highland life past and present: from St. Columba and King Bruce to the Loch Ness Monster and the World Pipe Band Championships. (20 mins)		1968 sound col
	HIGHLAND LADDIE [0274] Add to my films A look at the life, crafts and industries of the Highlands including crofting, fishing, forestry work and tweed-making. [Filmed to try to dissuade people from the Highlands emigrating south].		1952 sound bw
	HILL SHEEP FARM [0280] Add to my films An account of the life and methods of a Highland hill sheep farm, showing the adaptations the hill farmer must make to a landscape left derelict by depopulation, and the care of his flock.		1948 sound bw
	HOLIDAY SCOTLAND [2631] Add to my films A scenic tour of Scotland taking in the Borders, Highlands and the Hebrides.		1966 sound col
	HOME MADE BREAD [4149] Add to my films Shows the process of making home-made bread. Includes intertitles.	Onsite only	1938 silent bw
	HOW OUR CITY IS GOVERNED [0315] Add to my films Local Government election procedure and Glasgow Corporation committees in session.		1949 silent bw
	IN GOOD HEART [2215] Add to my films The story of the farming year in Scotland, told through the eyes of four farmers in the Highlands, the Borders, Ayrshire and Angus. (21 mins)		1961 sound col
	IN THE CLEAR [1537] Add to my films A cinema trailer on behalf of the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. Jimmy Logan and Stanley Baxter demonstrate how easy it is to have your chest x-rayed.	Onsite only	1955 sound bw
	INCIDENT AT LONGNIDDRY [1108] Add to my films Re-railing a Pacific class locomotive after it had been completely detached and turned around. Two steam cranes take 47 minutes to re-rail the locomotive.	Onsite only	1953 mute bw
	IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO LEARN [2030] Add to my films Puppets learn the dangers of quicksand. [Based on the book of the same title].		1961 sound col
	J. & P. COATS TRAINING FILM [4140] Add to my films A training film from Coats Thread Makers. The film shows the machines which are used to spin and and put the thread onto spindles. The film was to show employees how to clean and maintain these machines to ensure that they stayed in perfect working order. [no intertitles]	Onsite only	1954 silent col
	JUTE INDUSTRIES [2005] Add to my films A tour of the Douglas Field jute mill by HRH Queen Elizabeth.		1962 silent col
	KEEPING OUR CITY CLEAN [0420] Add to my films The work of the Cleansing Department in Glasgow.		1949 silent bw
	KING AND THE WHISKY, the [2007] Add to my films A history of the Port Edgar "George IV Old Scotch Whisky" distillery at South Queensferry. (15 mins)		1965 sound col
	LAND LIVED IN, a [2217] Add to my films Castles and country houses in the care of the National Trust for Scotland.		1957 sound col
	L'ANNIVERSAIRE [0848] Add to my films The first film to be made in Scotland by a company of French players speaking their own language, it tells the story of a mother's birthday.		1950 sound bw
	LEARNING FOR LIVING: The Junior Secondary School in Scotland [0416] Add to my films A survey of educational facilities at a junior secondary school in Scotland.		1956 sound bw
	LIFE IN THE ORKNEYS [2009] Add to my films Life on the Orkney islands seen through the eyes of a mail boat skipper, a farmer and a civil air-service pilot. Film includes brief shot of German fleet in Scapa Flow prior to scuttling in 1919 and an aerial shot of the Churchill Barriers.		1957 sound bw
	LOTHIANS PART II, the: Industries and Towns [1765] Add to my films Lothian's coastal industries: fishing ports at Granton and Newhaven and the docks at Leith and Bo'ness. Its mining industries: shale mining by open-cast methods and a new pit at Bo'ness. Some of the towns of the Lothians: Edinburgh, Linlithgow, Haddington and Musselburgh.		1956 silent bw
	LOTHIANS, PART I: The Land and Its Use [1764] Add to my films Hill farming, harvesting, dairy farming and small holdings in the Lothians. Golfers at North Berwick, horse racing at Musselburgh and the beach at Portobello are also featured.		1955 silent bw
	MAGIC KEY, the [2046] Add to my films A catalogue of the industries and inventions in Scotland.		1951 sound bw
	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK [2017] Add to my films The National Commercial Bank of Scotland, its staff and customers.		1965 silent bw
	NEW LIVES [1684] Add to my films Some aspects of the Church of Scotland Extension work are shown in this story of a family's evacuation from an Edinburgh slum to a new housing area, in Pilton.		1939 silent bw
	NORTH OF SCOTLAND - WESTER ROSS [2001] Add to my films Landscape shots of the western Highlands including Inverewe National Trust Park.		1958 mute col
	OBAN, IONA, STAFFA AND HARRIS [2053] Add to my films General scenes on the Western Isles, including shots of Iona Abbey, Fingal's Cave and McCaig's Tower in the Highland town of Oban.		1950 silent col
	OESOPHAGEAL SPEECH [0484] Add to my films A description of the method of providing a laryngectomised person with a substitute for normal speech.		1950 sound bw
	ORDER OF ST. JOHN, the [2020] Add to my films Memorial service by members of the Order of St John. [Rushes only].		1972 sound col
	OUR ART GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS [0397] Add to my films A tour through various exhibitions in the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum.		1949 silent bw
	OUR FARM FRIENDS [3877] Add to my films A two part film illustrating the different animals to be found on a farm.		1951 silent col
	OUR HEALTH SERVICES [0331] Add to my films Describes the main requirements for a healthy city through its hospital care and public health.		1949 silent bw
	OUR THREE R's [2049] Add to my films The educational services provided in Glasgow, including work in primary schools, secondary schools and technical training for day release students.		1961 sound col
	OUR TRANSPORT SERVICES [0057] Add to my films The story of Glasgow Municipal Transport System from hansom cabs to trams and buses.		1949 silent bw
	PAPER MAKERS, the [4088] Add to my films The film shows the development of paper and how its success travelled throughout the world until it finally reached Britain. The versatility of paper was demonstrated as the various uses for the commodity were explored. Finally the process of paper making was explained in a step by step process.	Onsite only	1952 sound bw
	PASTEURISED MILK [1344] Add to my films The transport, pasteurisation and testing of milk for public consumption.		1938 silent bw
	PERSONAL EPISODE [1449] Add to my films A tour of the East Fortune Sanatorium showing the X-ray room, ward, and recreation room.		1950 sound bw
	PHYSICS FOR ALL AN EXPERIMENTAL APPROACH [2032] Add to my films Staff and pupils carrying out physics experiments in Kirkcaldy High School and Heriot Watt College.		1967 mute bw
	PORT HEALTH AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF GLASGOW [1745] Add to my films Demonstration of the role of the Port Health Authority and the work it undertakes from the supervision of food imports to the inspection of ships' holds for rats.		1930 silent bw
	PORTRAIT D'UN OISEAU [0846] Add to my films Francette Vernillat relates the story of the bird in French. [From "Pardes" by Jacques Prevert.]		1950 sound bw
	PREVENTION IS BETTER [1075] Add to my films Made to encourage methods of prevention of TB, the film promotes the practice of regular chest x-rays.	Onsite only	1954 sound bw
	PROJECT EAST MAINS [2012] Add to my films Construction and subsequent operation of Bell's whisky distillery at East Mains, Edinburgh, with the the official opening by Sir Alec Douglas-Home.		1968 sound col
	PROSPECT FOR A CITY [2807] Add to my films Produced to commemorate the bi-centenary of Craig's Plan for the first New Town of Edinburgh, 1767, the film shows the Town's buildings, gardens and monuments.		1967 sound col
	PROUD HERITAGE, a [3381] Add to my films A documentary about the history and current state of Bells Scotch Whisky.	Onsite only	1971 sound col
	QUEST, the GIRLS' GUILDRY [2026] Add to my films The various activities of the Girls' Guildry, including summer camp.		1937 mute bw
	RAIN ON THE ROOF [2036] Add to my films Film about water used for domestic purposes in Edinburgh. (20 mins)		1964 sound col
	RIVER TWEED [0882] Add to my films The River Tweed from source to sea; the agriculture, industry, landscape and people living by its banks.		1951 silent bw
	ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN PLANT HOUSES, EDINBURGH [2031] Add to my films The planning and construction of the new plant houses for Edinburgh's botanical gardens, and the Royal opening by Princess Margaret.		1962 sound col
	ROYAL HIGHLAND SHOW INVERNESS, the [7120] Add to my films The Royal Highland Show, Inverness, in 1956.	Onsite only	1956 sound bw
	ROYAL SCOTTISH MUSEUM, EDINBURGH [2274] Add to my films The Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh, its history and the work of the various departments, etc.		1945 silent bw