Germany Restores Highlanders’ Drums

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

244

Date Released

5 Feb 1934

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Germany Restores Highlanders’ Drums
2. 2Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is bevy of black cats vying in Dublin for honour of posing as sweepstake model
3. 3Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Edinburgh - Wales beat Scotland 13-6
4. 4Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Croydon - Air Minister flies home
5. 5Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: London - Caged Bird Show
6. 6Australia’s 1934 Test Tourists
7. 7Racing Bobsleighs Corner Too Fast

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Germany Restores Highlanders’ Drums. DESCRIPTION: Instruments left behind at Ostend in 1914 are handed over at Aldershot by Sir Ian Hamilton. SHOTLIST: The Second battalion of the Gordon Highlanders marching with bagpipes and wearing the kilts. Shot of the parade ground and Sir Ian Hamilton reading out message from Hindenburg on the handing over of the drums. Shot of the regimental drummers picking up the drums. Close shot of Sir Ian speaking. Shot of the battalion marching past as Sir Ian takes the salute. The men have fixed bayonets. Marching past camera, and away from same.

Keywords

Politics and government; Music and dance; Ceremonies; Military

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2789

Length of story (in feet)

124

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