James McKechnie

The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), transcends its narrow wartime propaganda to portray in warm-hearted detail the life and loves of one extraordinary man (imdb)

The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky. (imdb)

This is a pioneering attempt at devising an appropriate visual accompaniment for four songs.

An overview of sports played in Scotland, including the benefits to its citizens and the facilities used.

Production of steel components at William Beardmore & Co's Parkhead Forge, Glasgow. Made for screening at the 1938 Empire Exhibition.

An MP who had been reportedly killed in action during the war, unexpectedly returns to his family, only to find that his wife has been persuaded to take his seat in the House of Commons.

A British documentary on the good health of the people in Scotland.

A documentary short on The Festival in London.

Scripted by poet Dylan Thomas, this affecting docu-drama recalls the incendiary bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940. The film focusses on reconstruction and morale: we see the city's rebirth through the eyes of a young local couple planning for their future, and an engineer interested in the new housing drive. This is one of several 1940s films introducing cinemagoers to the good old 'prefab'. (https://player.bfi.org.uk)

A look at the manufacture of propellers in a foundry in Ayrshire, Scotland.