Edinburgh Castle Installation

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1119A

Date Released

16 Nov 1950

Date submitted

14 Nov 1950

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Trailer: Fires in the Home
2. 2Melbourne’s Big Race
3. 3Sheffield Peace Flop
4. 4King of Nepal’s Flight
5. 5Popular Ambassador Retires
6. 6Remembrance Day
7. *Edinburgh Castle Installation

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Castle Installation (Mute). DESCRIPTION: Sir Gordon MacMillan is installed as the new Governor of Edinburgh Castle. SHOTLIST: KS. GV Edinburgh Castle. Trumpeters - MS - on turrets playing (silent). Panning shot - Sir Gordon MacMillan, new Governor walks onto esplanade. GV of general salute onto esplanade. GV of general salute by troops. Crowds seated around parade ground. CU Sir Gordon saluting. Lord Lyon King of Arms - back view - reading Royal Commission. Lord Lyon hits on door of Castle, door opened. Lyon walks away, into camera. Key of Castle escorted to New Governor, key on cushion. Marchpast of troops, several shots. Troops entering castle, followed by Lord Lyon & New Governor. Inside Castle grounds. Ms Sir Gordon & Lady MacMillan.

Local distribution only

For Scotland only instead of Item 1.

Keywords

Ceremonies

Locations

Scotland

Card file number

54607

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Camera

John Charles Elder

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Length of story (in feet)

135

Story extras:

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