Lanimer Day

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1567

Date Released

15 Jun 1959

Date submitted

12 Jun 1959

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Antiques Fair
2. 2The Saucer on Show
3. 3Trooping the Colour
4. *Lanimer Day

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lanimer Day. SHOTLIST: Shot of poster. Shot of William Wallace with whose campaign for Scottish freedom at the beginning of the 14th century, the town is closely associated. Sequence of shots of the various items in the procession led by the Lord Coronet, Mr William Bryson, followed by the Provost and Baillies and a band of men and youths carrying Birks (branches of the silver birch).

Local distribution only

For Scotland only instead of item 1. For Regal Cinema Lanark extra length of story 130 ft. (87 sec).

Keywords

Commemorations; Buildings and structures; Music and dance; Celebrations and festivals; Ceremonies; Local government; History and archaeology

Locations

Scotland

Card file number

77411

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Camera

John Charles Elder

Length of story (in feet)

87

Story extras:

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