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

		PENGUINS [6533] Amateur general views of penguins at feeding time at the zoo [probably Edinburgh Zoo].	Onsite only	1930 silent bw
		WALES - ENGLAND [6670] Amateur general views scenery England and Wales, including Stonehenge.	Onsite only	1955 silent col
		WINDFALL, the [6599] Man receives some good fortune through the post - a tidy sum of money - only to be drugged by a mysterious visitor, and lose it entirely.	Onsite only	1969 sound bw

Films without videos

		CORONATION 1936 [6551] Amateur general views Coronation celebrations in Edinburgh 1936. Not clear whether for Edward VIII in January 1936 or George VI in December 1936.		1936 silent bw
		EDINBURGH CINE SOCIETY DINNER [6623] Members of the Edinburgh Cine Society attend a formal dinner.		silent bw
		OUTING [6552] Amateur general views outing to countryside. Picnic and dancing.		1950 silent bw
		PORTUGAL AND SANTIAGO '89 [6464] Amateur general views of Portugal and Santiago de Compostella in Spain, featuring architecture and street scenes.		1989 sound col
		SHEEP DOG, the [6634] Amateur overview of sheep dog trials held in Braidburn Valley, Midlothian.		1952 silent bw
		SURVIVAL AT SEA: Impact Test [4258] The theme of this film is safety at sea. The prototype 'Aberglen 6.2m totally enclosed survival craft' undergoes rigorous safety checks.		1979 mute col
		TOUCHDOWN U.S.A. [4208] An educational exchange made by Scottish youngsters to Kentucky in America.		1967 mute col
		VENICE 1964 [4248] General views of Venice, Italy.		1964 silent col
		WINTER CLASS 1957 [5864] Short film showing a film class run by the Edinburgh Cine Society in 1957.		1957 silent bw
		YES DEAR [6411] Amateur fiction film, comedy about a nagged man on a picnic who wanders off to find a cup of tea and leaves the women to fall asleep.		1969 sound col