Miners’ Gala Day

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1091A
Date Released
4 May 1950
Date submitted
2 May 1950
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Trailer: The Right Time
  2. 2Windsor Pageantry - Garter Procession
  3. 3Their Majesties Visit Festival Site
  4. 4May Day
  5. 5West Indies Ready for the Season
  6. 6Arsenal Celebrate
  7. *Miners’ Gala Day
  8. *President O’Kelly in Rome
  9. *Army Carnival
  10. *Le Macha Fishing Fleet
  11. *Villages Traditional Procession

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Scottish Miners’ Gala - No Film. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the sporting events, watched by thousands. Children riding horses. Pipe band parades. Cycle racing, several shots. Tug-of-War Calderhead & Kingshill, the former won. Several close-ups of same. Judging the "Coal Queen 1950" Ruby Coutts of Edinburgh crowned queen.
Local distribution only
Special for Scotland only.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Scotland
Card file number
53657
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
161
Story extras:
Film clip

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