It's common knowledge that Scotsmen are macho enough to pull off wearing a skirt - perhaps it's all that caber-tossing. This disarmingly simple film concentrates on the tartan cloths of various clans rather than the men who wore them, and is an early filmic reminder of their huge importance to both Scottish national identity and the thriving tourist industry north of the border. The film's unique selling point was that pioneering filmmaker G. A. Smith showed off the vibrant designs in Kinemacolor, among the earliest colour film processes that didn't involve meticulous hand-painting. And no dangly bits in sight.
Donald MacTavish, the last chieftain of his clan on an island off the coast of Scotland, dies at sea. This leaves his only daughter, Marget, to assume the responsibilities of leadership. Marget's burden is partially eased by her blossoming romance with Jamie Campbell. But there is a secret from Jamie's past that neither of them know about.
A clan chief seeks revenge on the jealous Duke who outlawed him.
In the Jacobite Rising of 1745, the Young Pretender Bonnie Prince Charlie leads an insurrection to overthrow the Protestant House of Hanover and restore his family, the Catholic branch of the House of Stuart, to the British throne.
Pompous J. Piedmont Mumblethunder greets his nephew from Scotland who arrives in kilts. He is immediately taken to a tailor for a pair of proper pants.
When a mysterious figure appears to cause a series of disruptions at the Frisbie Home in New York, word goes out to Scotland Yard that the Fuzz-Faced Phantom is at work. Soon, Charley MacNeesha and his assistant MacGregor are sent across the ocean to investigate.
'Scots star sings songs in music hall setting.' (British Film Catalogue)
Aspiring young Scottish politician John Shand enters into an unusual agreement with the wealthy Wylie family -- if they fund his education, he must marry their daughter, Maggie. Staying true to his word, John weds Maggie and begins a successful career, thanks largely to his savvy wife. The couple's relationship is placed in jeopardy when John faces temptation in the form of the lovely aristocrat Lady Sybil Tenterden.
Un giovane si trova per caso depositario di un pericoloso segreto di spionaggio affidatogli da una donna morente. In base a tali confidenze egli si mette alla ricerca di un certo professore per avvertirlo del pericolo che corre. La polizia, ritenendolo reo della morte della donna, lo insegue. Per due volte egli è arrestato e per due volte riesce a fuggire. Finalmente dopo drammatici episodi può smascherare i veri colpevoli.
Stanlio e Ollio si recano in Scozia per ricevere un'eredità, ma per sfortuna loro ottengono solo una cornamusa. Si arruoleranno poi nell'esercito e verranno mandati in India dove riusciranno a compiere un'azione eroica nonostante la loro goffaggine…
La famiglia di un uomo d'affari americano lo convince ad acquistare un castello scozzese per disassemblarlo e spostarlo in America, dove sarà ricostruito. In realtà il castello è solo parte dell'affare, dato che in esso c'è ancora un antico fantasma che lo infesta.
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.
La neo-vedova Maria Stuarda torna in Scozia per reclamare il suo trono, ma è osteggiata dal fratellastro e dai suoi stessi signori scozzesi.
In late 18th century Scotland, Annie Laurie and William Douglas love each other, but their clans are on opposite sides of the country's civil war. Their love is made immortal through the title song of this film.
Un sindaco inglese molto autoritario vuole diventare deputato, ma un giornalista riesce a fargli calare le arie rivelando il modo dispotico in cui si è comportato sequestrando Patrizia, la cagnolina d'una povera ambulante.
The 'Farmer Poet' Robert Burns, after a bad romance, pens "Auld Lang Syne" to much fanfare and courts high society at the expense of his blossoming relationship with beautiful Jean Armour. Soon a marriage is arranged for Jean, and Robby must race to her side before she is married off.
Robert Louis Stevenson's hero David Balfour joins rebel Alan Breck Stewart in 18th-century Scotland.
An English comedian is infuriated by a Scottish comedienne's impersonation of him
Allied spies and Nazi Agents insinuate themselves at a Scottish cottage (converted to a wartime hospital) with interests on an inventor's nearly perfected bomb sight.
Esiste un cane migliore in tutto lo Yorkshire? Ogni giorno Lassie aspetta Joe all'uscita della scuola. Ma un giorno lei non è lì e a Joe viene data una terribile notizia: Lassie è stata venduta dalla sua famiglia che è diventata troppo povera.