Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Reunion in Scotland

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
971
Date Released
12 Jan 1948
Date submitted
8 Jan 1948
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 7
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Re-Union in Scotland. Royal Scots Regiment Return Home From India. DESCRIPTION: The Royal Scots Regiment arrives in Glasgow from Pakistan. At Edinburgh Station they were welcomed by the Lord Provost. SHOTLIST: KS MS Scots Pipers marching (playing) along quay. MS ship at quay side. MS Major General Hakewill-Smith addresses (silent) troops on ship. MS ship rails lined with soldiers. Soldiers disembark. Aboard train, pulling out of Glasgow station. Fade out and fade in to Waverley Station, Edinburgh, train halts. Lord Provost Murray mingles with officers and men of regiment. Cut-ins of crowds behind rails. Several shots of couples embracing, kissing etc.
Keywords
Politics and government; Ceremonies; Military
Locations
Glasgow; Edinburgh
Card file number
49654
Credits:
Camera
John Charles Elder
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
77
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Reunion in Scotland', British Movietone News Issue No. 971, 12 Jan 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/14873 (Accessed 12 May 2025)