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Scottish Ploughman (c. 1955)
 

Courtesy of Scottish Screen Archive

Main image of Scottish Ploughman (c. 1955)
 
16mm film, 11 mins, colour, silent, educational
 
Sponsor SEFA Joint Production Committee
 Scottish Film Council
Produced by SEFA (Edinburgh Group)
 
Scottish Screen Archive collection

A working day in the life of a Scottish ploughman, shot at Smeaton Farm, Dalkeith.

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One of a large number of classroom teaching films made under the auspices of the Scottish Educational Film Association, in this case to illustrate the typical life of a farm ploughman. It is an evocative, unromanticised portrait of rustic, simple living. The ploughman's work is earthy, as is his home and leisure: tea from the stove, thick-sliced farm loaf and a bothy music session with another friendly farm-hand to finish the day.

Kenneth Broom

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Scottish Ploughman (13:33)
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