X-Ray Campaign

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1500A

Date Released

6 Mar 1958

Date submitted

3 Mar 1958

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rugger - England’s Great Win
2. 2Ideal Homes
3. 3A Fine Old Sport
4. 4Sixth Round - Fulham V Bristol R
5. 5Australia - The Royal Visit
6. *Ireland V Scotland
7. *X-Ray Campaign

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of X-Ray Campaign. SHOTLIST: Scenes at bandstand, while waiting for the torch bearers who have run in relays from Aberdeen to arrive with the X-Ray torches. Shots of Highland Dancers and the Band of the Black Watch. After the campaign has been opened by the Rt. Hon. JS MacClay. Secretary of State for Scotland, the torchbearers arrive and are received by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who leads the procession to Big Top erected in Princes Street gardens. The tape is cut by an 8 year old boy and girl. Shots of people being X-rayed.

Local distribution only

Scotland only instead of item 2.

Keywords

Politics and government; Music and dance; Health and medicine; Children; Fundraising; Ceremonies; Local government; Military

Locations

Edinburgh

Card file number

72986

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Charles Elder

Length of story (in feet)

96

Story extras:

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