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Highland Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2307A
Date Released
23 Aug 1973
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Highland Games
  2. 2Helping the Blind
  3. 3Birdman Rally

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Highland Games. DESCRIPTION: The City of Edinburgh’s 27th Highland Games, held at Meadowbank Sports Centre. SHOTLIST: SV massed bands zoom out to GV. SV bands past camera. SLV massed bands. SV man connecting band. SV man playing trumpets. SV Chief Provost opening games at Meadowbank stadium. SV Chief Provost with Mayor of Munich opening games. SV crowd. SV official timekeeper. SV men on steps. SV pan men’s hurdles about to start pan with them over hurdles. SV Nos 5 and 1 shaking hands. LV zoom into SV girls highland dancing. SV wrestling in progress. 13 SVs. Girls’ feet highland dancing. Wrestling in progress. Girls’ feet. Wrestling in progress. Highland dancing in progress. Winning wrestler. SV hammer throwing in progress. SV pan hammer through air. SV tossing caber in progress. SV another man receiving pole. SV pan man about to toss caber. SV winner of tossing caber.
Keywords
Sport; Athletics
Locations
Edinburgh; Scotland
Card file number
99320
Credits:
Camera
David Lowe
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:

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