Cyprus - A Highland Fling

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1426

Date Released

1 Oct 1956

Date submitted

26 Sep 1956

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Security Council Meets
2. 2Army Shows Its Paces
3. 3Names in the News: President Somoza
4. 4Names in the News: Seretse Khama
5. 5Names in the News: Sir Anthony Eden
6. 6Styles from Vienna
7. 7A New Line for China
8. 8Culture for Flat Dwellers
9. 9Cyprus - A Highland Fling

Story

Story No. within this Issue

9 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Highland Fling (1st Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry). DESCRIPTION: The First Battalion, the Highland Light Infantry laid on their own games or gathering. Following the traditional pattern, the troops carried out a programme of events that certainly made the place look like a corner of bonnie Scotland. SHOTLIST: Pipers. Dancing the Highland fling. Pipers. Tossing the caber. Various shots of caber tossing. Small caber tossed as a joke.

Keywords

Sport; Military

Locations

Cyprus

Card file number

68355

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Davies

Length of story (in feet)

72

Story extras:

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