Highland Gathering in Rocky Mountains

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

70

Date Released

6 Oct 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Lord Northcliffe’s Memory Honoured in Fleet Street
2. 2Army Undertakes New Service
3. 3Five Hundred Mile Race at Brooklands
4. 4Highland Gathering in Rocky Mountains
5. 5Berlin Communists Celebrate Gains
6. 6Pall of Tragedy Hangs over Nation - R101 Last Pictures

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Highland Gathering in Rocky Mountains. DESCRIPTION: Canadian Scots gather at Banff to celebrate in the traditional manner. SHOTLIST: Shots of the Highland Regiment marching and playing the bagpipes. Close shots past camera. Girls in Highland garb dance the Sword Dance. Close shots of feet dancing around the crossed swords. Other shots of the dancing.

Keywords

Women; Ceremonies; Fashion and costume; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

884

Length of story (in feet)

117

Story extras:

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