Ideal Home

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1639

Date Released

31 Oct 1960

Date submitted

28 Oct 1960

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England V Spain
2. 2Flood Havoc
3. 3The Motorist’s Nightmare
4. *Ideal Home

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ideal Home Exhibition. SHOTLIST: Countess Haig arriving with Lord Provost of Edinburgh, the Rt. Hon. Greig Dunbar. Countess Haig being presented with stockings at Patrick Thompson’s stall. Countess Haig looking at a room decorated by Kenneth McKellar. Countess Haig looking at a room decorated by herself. Same talking to Sir Compton Mackenzie with the room in the background which he had decorated. CU Sir Compton Mackenzie. Shot of Countess Haig room. Boat building stall - working on a Melville Marine Mustang. Countess signing visitor’s book. LS one of the avenues. Shot of one of the avenues. Shot of entrance to exhibition. Several shots of Avon Jet Engine. Shot of King Potato. 2 shots of making glass animals. CU of finished articles. New Zealand stall - sampling cheese. Same. Several shots of stalls.

Local distribution only

Extra for Scotland

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Mass media; Aristocracy; Industry and manufacture; Local government; Writers; Exhibitions and shows

Locations

Edinburgh

Card file number

81300

Credits:

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

John Charles Elder

Length of story (in feet)

77

Story extras:

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