Biography of 'RUSSELL, Stanley Livingstone'
Film-maker and producer
Born: August 1905, Glasgow
Died: 1964, Glasgow
Russell, a lawyer by profession, was one of a group of cine enthusiasts who set up the Meteor (‘Shooting Star’) Film Producing Society in 1932, organising in 1933 an Open Competition, the first Scottish Amateur Film Festival. Russell joined Malcolm Irvine’s company Scottish Film Productions in 1936. The company, established in 1928, had started out to make silent films, but the advent of ‘talkies’ forced it to readapt technically. However, as they did so the production of films came to a halt. Russell’s instatement was designed to remedy this and with his input the company attracted an array of clients, from the Clyde Navigation Trust to the Ministry of Information.
For a brief period in the early 1940’s Russell set up on his own with Russell Productions as well as undertaking newsreel work. In 1945 the company became known as Thames and Clyde Films, specialising in industrial and educational commissions. Russell was an active evangelist for the establishment and expansion of a Scottish film industry. He believed that Scotland had a place in the film market, but was a pragmatist, arguing that it was imperative to create a domestic outlet for the obvious existence of Scottish talent, which was being compelled to go elsewhere.
Russell and five others set up the Scottish Film Producers Association in 1948 in an attempt to promote a Scottish film industry. His sudden death in 1964 brought Thames and Clyde Films to abrupt closure.
Researcher: Ross Ferguson
Films associated with 'COCOZZA, Enrico'
AMATEUR CINEMATOGRAPHY [0105]Add to my filmsDemonstration on how to make a film, made as a trailer for the 10th Scottish Amateur Film Festival held in the Cosmo Cinema, Glasgow. |
1948 sound bw |
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ARP SCHOOLS [0031]Add to my filmsChildren are shown how to use a respirator during an air raid. Filmed in Knightswood Primary School, Glasgow between April and June 1940. |
1940 silent bw |
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AUTOMATIC FEEDING DEVICE FOR HORIZONTAL FORGING MACHINES [1533]Add to my filmsClose-up shots of the forging machine at work. |
1955 mute bw |
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AYR FROM THE AULD BRIG [2792]Add to my filmsThe story of the town of Ayr and its links with Robert Burns. |
1961 sound col |
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BRITISH MOVIETONE NEWS No 1057A, HER MAJESTY OPENS SCOTTISH EXHIBITION [0096]Add to my filmsQueen Elizabeth and Princess Margaret open the Scottish Industries Exhibition at the Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, accompanied by Sir Steven Bilsland. |
1949 sound bw |
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BRITISH MOVING PICTURE NEWS NO 127 and UNIVERSITY NEWS [0516]Add to my filmsCompilation of local topical and news stories of Glasgow University life, including a rugby match against Edinburgh University, the rectorial elections, and student charity day. |
1930 silent bw |
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CALLY HOUSE [0288]Add to my filmsA look at Cally House, a wartime evacuation school established by the Glasgow Education Authority in Gatehouse-of-Fleet. It was Britain's first local authority co-educational boarding school for senior pupils. |
1942 sound bw |
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CARPETS OF DISTINCTION [1572]Add to my filmsThe production line of Templeton's Carpets is illustrated beginning with the initial stages in the design office to shots of women repairing flaws in the finished carpets. |
Onsite only |
1951 sound col |
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CLEAN FOOD [1102]Add to my filmsPublic information film taking the form of a "Food Code". It shows both good and bad practices at work and in domestic situations, dramatically demonstrating the results of a lack of care. |
1957 sound bw |
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CROFTER BOY [0112]Add to my filmsA dramatised documentary of life in a crofting community. |
1955 sound bw |
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DUNDEE [1061]Add to my filmsThe city of Dundee and its industries; jute, jam manufacturing and journalism. [Premiered at a meeting of the British Association in Dundee, September 1939, the screening was abandoned midway owing to the declaration of war]. |
1939 sound bw |
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FIGHTING FIELDS [0456]Add to my filmsTo save shipping space people were encouraged to grow as much food as possible. This promotional film demonstrates |
1941 sound bw |
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FOURTH IN HAND: A Fantasy of the Card Table [1949]Add to my filmsA bridge party invite a mysterious stranger to be the fourth at their table, only to be unpleasantly surprised by his card tricks. When their fourth player arrives late, the strange interloper disappears, leaving an oddly familiar Joker in his place. [Exhibited at the International Amateur Movie Show and the Scottish Amateur Film Festival, 1937]. |
1936 silent bw |
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GLASGOW - OUR CITY [0062]Add to my filmsGlasgow old and new, with shots of contemporary street life and local industries. The film is interspersed with illustrations of 17th and 18th century Glasgow. |
1949 silent bw |
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GLASGOW STUDENT BETWEEN THE WARS 1919 - 39,the [1601]Add to my filmsCompilation of Glasgow University events during the inter-war period. |
Onsite only |
1939 sound bw |
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GLASGOW TAKES CARE OF ITS OLD FOLK [0135]Add to my filmsHow Glasgow takes care of its old people through the provision of Old Folks' Homes, including Forest Hall, Crookston Home, and Woodburn Home. |
1959 sound bw |
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GLASGOW TRAMS AND BOTANIC GARDENS [0001]Add to my filmsThe Botanic Gardens, Glasgow with shots of the tulip beds and the Kibble Palace. A tram and bus pass each other on Great Western Road. |
1950 mute col |
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GLASGOW'S FESTIVAL OF FELLOWSHIP [0257]Add to my filmsThe Official Film of the Coronation Celebrations organised by the Corporation of Glasgow. One of three reels only. School children and pensioners on a day trip by steamer to Ardgoil, as part of Glasgow's celebrations for coronation year. |
1937 sound bw |
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GLASGOW'S POLICE [0106]Add to my filmsCaptain Sillitoe speaks about the Glasgow Police as part of an effort to "de-mystify" them in the public's eye. Scenes include police at work in Glasgow, sports day at Hampden Park,and a police parade. |
1934 mute bw |
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GOOD HEALTH TO SCOTLAND [0271]Add to my filmsMade during the war, the film promotes various health measures e.g. ante-natal clinics, school milk, holiday camps for children and inoculation. |
1944 sound bw |
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HAIR [0374]Add to my filmsA drama about a young girl, staying with her aunt, dreams that an escaped convict kills the maid. [An entry in the first Scottish Amateur Film Festival, 1933]. |
1933 silent bw |
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HANDICAPPED BUT HAPPY [1579]Add to my filmsFilm illustrates how young people with intellectual disabilities can enjoy activities such as painting, cooking, ironing and sewing at Laurieston House, Glasgow. |
Onsite only |
1962 sound bw |
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IMMORTAL MEMORY OF ROBERT BURNS [0889]Add to my filmsA tour of Burns' country illustrated with poems and songs. |
1946 sound bw |
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INTRODUCING SCOTLAND [0251]Add to my filmsA discussion of the social, economic and geographical infrastructure of Scotland, including scenes of Glasgow, Aberdeen and Edinburgh. |
1958 sound col |
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JAMES WATT [0020]Add to my filmsThe life and work of the inventor of steam engines, James Watt. |
1959 sound bw |
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JUMPING FOR JOY [3861]Add to my filmsAn introduction to trampolining. |
1961 sound bw |
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LAMPLIGHTER, the [1500]Add to my filmsDramatisation of Robert Louis Stevenson's poem where a small boy watches the leerie doing his rounds lighting gas street lamps. |
1956 sound bw |
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LOCH LOMOND PILOT FILM [1539]Add to my filmsProfile of the loch steamer "Maid of the Loch" on Loch Lomond, showing the steamer tied up at Tarbet pier and shots on board. |
1963 silent col |
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MEN OF IRON [5928]Add to my filmsInformal overview of iron propellor manufacture at the Blair Foundry of Andrew Strang & Co., Hurlford in Ayrshire, c.1947. |
Onsite only |
1947 sound bw |
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MRS. MACLEOD [1092]Add to my filmsA demonstration of the reel "Mrs. MacLeod" by Scottish Country Dance Society dancers. |
1950 sound bw |
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ON THE SPOT WITH FIRST AID [1580]Add to my filmsAn illustration of the St. Andrews Ambulance Association in action demonstrating their first aid techniques. |
1956 sound bw |
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OUR TRANSPORT SERVICES [0057]Add to my filmsThe story of Glasgow Municipal Transport System from hansom cabs to trams and buses. |
1949 silent bw |
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PLAYING AWAY [2220]Add to my filmsSpotlight on various sporting events and personalities in Scotland. Including a rugby international at Murrayfield, the British Open at St. Andrews and a Scotland v England football match at Hampden. |
1961 sound col |
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PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE [0479]Add to my filmsA young actor in London receives his first offer of work, after his war service, at The Citizens Theatre, Glasgow. He is shown around behind the scenes and he takes part in his first production after a successful audition. |
1946 sound bw |
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PROGRESS REPORT [0268]Add to my filmsA survey of Municipal Housing Activity in Glasgow. New council housing at Knightswood, Cranhill, Pollok and Tollcross. |
1946 sound bw |
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PROGRESS REPORT NO. 2 [0922]Add to my filmsProgress report regarding new Pollok housing estate on the outskirts of Glasgow. The contrast between new semi-detached houses and older tenements is illustrated. |
Full length available onsite |
1948 sound bw |
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QUEEN OF THE MILKY WAY [0264]Add to my filmsDairy farming in Ayrshire. |
1944 sound bw |
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RAIL STRAIGHTENER [1532]Add to my filmsA demonstration of the trial roller straightening of six rolls of steel at the Glengarnock Works of Colvilles Ltd. |
1954 silent bw |
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RAKES OF GLASGOW [0313]Add to my filmsDemonstration of the Strathspey "The Rakes of Glasgow" by members of the Scottish Country Dance Society. |
1950 sound bw |
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RIVER CLYDE - A SURVEY OF SCOTLAND'S GREATEST RIVER [0377]Add to my filmsThe River Clyde is traced from its source down to the Firth of Clyde, with a review of its industrial life from Glasgow to Dumbarton. |
Onsite only |
1939 sound bw |
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RIVER CREE, the [0850]Add to my filmsDancers demonstrate the various steps of the jig "The River Cree", and then perform the complete dance. |
1950 sound bw |
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ROMANCE OF ENGINEERING, a [0750]Add to my filmsProduction of steel components at William Beardmore & Co's Parkhead Forge, Glasgow. Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition. |
1938 sound bw |
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ROOM FOR MORE [1575]Add to my filmsNarrated by the actor Roddy McMillan, the film shows various centres for children with disabilities and their importance for them. Curran House, Glasgow, the Stirling Centre and Eversley House, Edinburgh are all visited. |
1962 sound bw |
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SERVICE NOT SELF [0455]Add to my filmsCeremonies to mark the 25th anniversary of the British Legion (Scotland) attended by the Royal Family, in Edinburgh. |
1946 sound bw |
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SOLWAY COUNTIES, the [1792]Add to my filmsA survey of three Solway counties - Wigtown, Kirkcudbright and Dumfries. Farm work, forestry work, factory work and the industries of these counties are highlighted. |
1958 silent bw |
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SPORT IN SCOTLAND [0314]Add to my filmsOne of a group of seven documentaries made for the 1938 Empire Exhibition, under the supervision of John Grierson, featuring the sporting pursuits particular to Scotland. |
1938 sound bw |
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STANLEY L. RUSSELL'S WEDDING [0768]Add to my filmsStanley L. Russell's wedding at the Register Office in Lilybank Gardens, Glasgow, 24th April 1950. |
1950 silent bw |
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STORY OF A STEEL WIRE ROPE [1354]Add to my filmsHow steel wire rope is manufactured at the Coatbridge works of Martin Black & Co. (Wire Ropes) Ltd. |
1946 sound bw |
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STORY OF CULROSS, the [0191]Add to my filmsA look at the historic town of Culross in Fife with views of the ruined Abbey, houses and Town Cross. |
1938 sound bw |
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SUBSIDENCE [0099]Add to my filmsA look at various types of subsidence, and how to overcome the problem, using St. Andrews' Episcopal Church in Wishaw as an example. |
Onsite only |
1965 sound bw |