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Abbreviations
cam.  camera
d.  director
ed.  editor
exec. p.  executive producer
p.  producer
p.c.  production company
ph.  photography
sc. w  script writer
sp.  sponsor

 

 

 

 

Bonnets over the Border
Bonnets Over the Border (1962)

The Borders: Where England and Scotland Meet
The Borders: Where Scotland and England Meet (1970)

 

 

 

 

 

County of the Clyde
County of the Clyde (1963)

Dunfermline
Dunfermline (1974)

 

 

Festival in Edinburgh
Festival in Edinburgh (1955)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Health of a City (1965)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Pride of Penguins
A Pride of Penguins (1977)

 

Royal Stirling
Royal Stirling (1972)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seawards the Great Ships
Seawards the Great Ships (1960)

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Filmography

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(Where directors credits are not known or not applicable, the first member of the production team to be credited is given.)

Aberdeen: By Seaside and Deeside (1971) sp. Films of Scotland and the Corporation of the City of Aberdeen, p.c. Templar Films, d. David Gladwell.  (22 mins)

As Long as You're Young (1962) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Youth Hostels Association. p.c. Glasgow Films, d. Edward McConnell. (24 mins.)

Ayr From the Auld Brig (1961) sp. Films of Scotland and Royal Burgh of Ayr, p.c. Thomas and Clyde Film Co., d. Stanley Russell.  (15 mins)

Beyond the Grampians (1963) sp. Films of Scotland and the County Council of Aberdeen, p.c. Templar Films, exec. p. R. Riddell Black.  (20 mins)

The Big Mill (1963) sp. Films of Scotland and Colvilles Ltd, p.c. Templar Films, d. Laurence Henson.  (25 mins)

Bonnets Over the Border (1962) sp. Films of Scotland and the National Benzole Company, p.c. Random Productions, ph. Gordon Lang.  (19 mins)

The Borders: Where Scotland and England Meet (1970) sp. Films of Scotland and the County Councils of Berwick, Northumberland, Peebles, Roxburgh and Selkirk, p.c. Edinburgh Film Productions, d. Mike Pavett.  (20 mins)

Busman's Holiday (1959)  sp. Films of Scotland, Shell-Mex and BP Ltd and Scottish Omnibuses Ltd, p.c. Anglo Scottish Pictures, d. Jim Goding.  (1959)

Castle and Capital (1980) sp. Films of Scotland, Scottish Film Production Trust, Lothian Regional Council and Edinburgh District Council, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Mike Alexander. (18 mins)

Castle and Country (1964) sp. Films of Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland, p.c. Random Films, d. Shirley Cobham.  (30 mins)

The Children's Story (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Strand Film Company, d. Alexandra Shaw.  (15 mins)

Clydescope (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and the Clyde Tourist Association, p.c. Viz, d. Murray Grigor.  (30 mins) (additional extract)

County of the Clyde (1963) sp. Films of Scotland and Lanarkshire Industrial Development Centre, p.c. Anglo Scottish Pictures, d. Gordon Stewart.  (19 mins)

Dundee (1939) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Scottish Film Production, d. Donald Alexander.  (20 mins)

Dunfermline (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and the Royal Burgh of Dunfermline, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Mike Alexander.  (20 mins)

The Edinburgh Festival (1965) sp. Films of Scotland and the Edinburgh Festival Society, p.c. Campbell Harper Films. (28 mins)

The Erskine Bridge (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and the Erskine Bridge Joint Committee, p.c. IFA (Scotland), p. Laurence Henson.  (21 mins)

Enchanted Isles (1957) sp. Films of Scotland and David MacBrayne Ltd, p.c. Anglo Scottish Pictures, sc.w. Tom Wigge.  (17 mins)

The Face of Scotland (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Realist Film Unit, d. Basil Wright.  (14 mins) (additional extract)

Festival in Edinburgh (1955) sp. Films of Scotland and Edinburgh Corporation, p.c. Associated British Pathe, d. Douglas Clarke.  (14 mins)

From Glasgow Green to Bendigo (1958) sp. Films of Scotland and Templeton Carpets Ltd, p.c. Anglo Scottish Pictures, d. Robert Irvine.  (19 mins)

Gardens by the Sea (1973) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Tourist Board and National Trust for Scotland, p.c. IFA (Scotland), d. Edward McConnell.  (30 min)

Glasgow 1980 (1970) sp. Films of Scotland and Glasgow Corporation, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Oscar Marzaroli.  (30 mins)

The Grand Match (1981), sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Film Production Trust, d. Jon Schorstein.  (15 mins)

The Great Mill Race (1975)  sp. Films of Scotland,  p.c. Edinburgh Film Productions, d. Robin Crichton. (30 mins)

Hand of Adam (1975) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. Viz, d. Murray Grigor.  (34 mins)

Health of a City (1965) sp. Films of Scotland and Glasgow Corporation, p.c. Templar Film Studios, p. R. Riddell Black.  (26 mins)

The Heart of Scotland (1962) sp. Films of Scotland and County Council of the County of Stirling, p.c. Templar Film Studios, d. Laurence Henson.  (24 mins)

Hebridean Highway (1966) sp. Films of Scotland and David MacBrayne Ltd, p.c. Glasgow Films, cam. Edward McConnell. (20 mins)

Highland Capital (1968) sp. Films of Scotland and the Inverness  and  Loch  Ness  Tourist Association, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, p. Alan Harper.  (20 mins)

Highland Crafts (1973) sp. Films of Scotland and Highlands and Islands Development Board, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Oscar Marzaroli.  (22 mins)

Highland Holiday (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and the Highlands and Islands Development Board, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Oscar Marzaroli.  (17 mins)

Holiday Scotland (1966) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, ed. Henry Cooper.  (43 mins) (additional extract)

The Hollow Mountain (1966) sp. Films of Scotland and North of Scotland Hydro-Electric Board, p.c. Templar Film Studios.  (19 mins)

Hugh MacDiarmid: No Fellow Travellers (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Oscar Marzaroli.  (25 mins)

If Only We Had the Space (1961) sp. Films of Scotland and the Corporation of Glasgow, p.c. Tree Films, d. Charles Gormley.  (16 mins)

Island of the Big Cloth (1971) sp. Films of Scotland on behalf of the Harris Tweed Association, p.c. IFA (Scotland), d. Edward McConnell.  (22 mins)

Islands of the West (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and the Highlands and Islands Development Board, p.c. Tree Films, d. Bill Forsyth.  (28 mins)

Isle of Rhum (1970)  sp. Films of Scotland and the Nature Conservancy, d. Christopher Mylne.  (30 mins)

Kirkcaldy (1975) sp. Films of Scotland and the Royal Burgh of Kirkcaldy, p.c. Sidhartha Films, d. Steve Clark-Hall.  (23 mins)

A Land Lived In (1957) sp. Films of Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, d. Alan Harper.  (15 mins)

Loch Lomond (1967) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. IFA (Scotland), d. Laurence Henson.  (29 mins)

Lothian Landscape (1974) sp. Films of Scotland, the County Council of East Lothian and the Town Councils of Dunbar, East Linton, Haddington, North Berwick and Prestonpans, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Mark Littlewood.  (21 mins)

Mackintosh (1968) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. IFA (Scotland), d. Murray Grigor.  (34 mins)

Make Way for Steel (1966) sp. Films of Scotland and Colvilles Ltd, p.c. Templar Film Studios, p. R. Riddell Black.  (30 mins)

Norman MacCaig: A Man in My Position (1977)  sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Michael Alexander.  (31 mins)

Over the Sea to Skye (1961) sp. Films of Scotland and Skye Tourist Association, p.c. Anvil Films, d. Hans Nieter.  (18 mins)

Perthshire Panorama (1959) sp. Films of Scotland and Perth Town and County Councils, p.c. Anglo Scottish Pictures.  (22 mins) (additional extract)

A Place in the Country (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and the County Council of Renfrew p.c. Tree Films.  (22 mins)

Places... or People: Environmental Improvement in Glasgow (1975) sp. Films of Scotland and the Department of Environmental Improvement and City of Glasgow District Council, p.c. Tree Films, d. Charles Gormley.  (22 mins)

A Pride of Penguins (1977) sp. Films of Scotland and the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland. d. Christopher Mylne. 20 mins.

Prospect of Scotland (1975) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Council for Development and Industry, p.c. Viz, d. Murray Grigor.  (28 mins)

Royal Stirling (1972) sp. Films of Scotland, Stirling Town Council, Stirling University and National Trust for Scotland, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, d. Mark Littlewood.  (23 mins)

St. Andrews by the Northern Sea (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and Royal Burgh of St. Andrews, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Mark Littlewood.  (23 mins)

St. Kilda, the Lonely Islands (1967)  sp. Films of Scotland and the National Trust for Scotland, d. Christopher Mylne.  (38 mins) (additional extract)

Scotland Dances (1957) sp. Films of Scotland and the Royal Scottish Country Dance Society, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, d. Alan Harper.  (14 mins)

Scotland for Fitness (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Gaumont British Instructional, d. Brian Salt.  (11 mins) (additional extract)

Sea Food (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Pathe Film Company Productions.  (12 mins)

Seawards the Great Ships (1960) sp. Films of Scotland, Clyde Shipbuilders' Association and Central Office of Information, p.c. Templar Films, d. Hilary Harris.  (30 mins)

Sir Walter Scott: the Practical Romantic (1969) sp. Films of Scotland, Bank of Scotland, Royal Bank of Scotland, British Linen Bank, Clydesdale Bank, p.c. Anvil Films.  (23 mins)

A Song for Prince Charlie (1959) sp. Films of Scotland and the Drambuie Liqueur Company, p.c. Anvil Films, d. Hans Nieter.  (18 mins)

Sorley Maclean's Island (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Douglas Eadie.  (22 mins)

The Spirit of Scotland (1979) sp. Films of Scotland on behalf of Long John International, p.c. IFA (Scotland).  (20 mins)

Sport in Scotland (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Scottish Film Production, d. Stanley Russell.  (10 mins)

The Sun Pictures (1965) sp. Films of Scotland and the Scottish Arts Council, p.c. Campbell Harper Films, d. David Bruce.  (15 mins)

Tayside (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and the Tayside Development Authority, p.c. Ogam Films, d. Oscar Marzaroli.  (29 mins)

They Made the Land (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Gaumont British Instructional, d. Mary Field.  (20 mins)

Three Scottish Painters (1963) sp. Films of Scotland, Scottish Committee of the Arts Council, the British Council, p.c. Templar Film Studios, d. Laurence Henson.  (22 mins)

A Town Called Ayr (1974) sp. Films of Scotland and the Royal Burgh of Ayr, p.c. Pelicula Films, d. Mark Littlewood.  (20 mins)

The Water of Life (1972) sp. Films of Scotland and William Grant and Sons Ltd, p.c. IFA (Scotland).  (17 mins)

Water, Water Everywhere (1967) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. IFA (Scotland), d. Edward McConnell.  (26 mins)

Wealth of a Nation (1938) sp. Films of Scotland, p.c. Scottish Film Productions, d. Donald Alexander.  (17 mins)

Weave me a Rainbow (1969) sp. Films of Scotland and the National Association of Scottish Woolen Manufacturers, p.c. Templar Film Studios, d. Edward McConnell.  (30 mins)

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Author: Richard Butt Images are drawn from the SCRAN database.