International Festival Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1055A
Date Released
25 Aug 1949
Date Other
Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Mrs Morrow-Tait Home
  2. 2Great French Forest Fire
  3. 3Fatal Crash Mars Silverstone Car Race
  4. 4Rodeo Up Set
  5. 5Helicopter Manoeuvres
  6. 6The African Domain of Ruth Williams
  7. *International Festival Opens

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Musical Festival. DESCRIPTION: The Edinburgh International Festival is opened with a procession to St Giles Cathedral. SHOTLIST: St Giles Cathedral. Mayor (Sir Andrew Murray) and dignitaries walk in procession to Cathedral. Departure from Cathedral. Speeches - Festival declared open. In front of Holyrood House the Duke of Hamilton greets foreign guests (M Pierre de Gaulle & the Burgomaster of The Hague).
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of Item 1.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Edinburgh
Card file number
52400
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
114
Story extras:
Film clip

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