Edinburgh’s Festival

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1264A

Date Released

27 Aug 1953

Date submitted

Aug 1953

Date submitted

23 Aug 1953

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Festival. DESCRIPTION: Year by year, the Festival has grown in popularity. One of the items on the programme is a production of Hamlet, which stars Claire Bloom, Richard Burton and Fay Compton, who are seen during an interval between rehearsals. The Skirl of the pipes at Murrayfield usher in the Highland Games. Another attraction of the Festival is the Tattoo with its marching and counter-marching. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Elevated GV Edinburgh. Shots of flags and decorations on buildings. CU Scottish coat of arms. Notice about the Festival. Shots of foreign visitors in streets. Fay Compton, Richard Burton. Claire Bloom at rehearsal in costumes for Hamlet. At Murrayfield pipe band playing. GV band marches into camera. Tossing caber at Highland Games. Torchlight Tattoo by Scottish Command. Various night shots of marching and counter marching.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Displays; Celebrations and festivals; Athletics; Ceremonies; Performing arts; Military

Footage sources

Gaumont
British Paramount
Pathe

Card file number

59617

Credits:

Camera: John Charles Elder
Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

150

Story extras:

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