Cowal Gathering

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1056A
Date Released
1 Sep 1949
Date Other
Aug 1949
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cowal Highland Gathering. DESCRIPTION: The Annual Highland Games at Cowal. SHOTLIST: TS arena as massed band march round. MS band past including girl members. MCU 2 shots band playing. MS band march past. MS prizes on table. MS man throws hammer. GV girls Highland dancing on platform. GV piper. MS older girls in Highland dance competition. GV. CU Sir Harry Lauder clapping. GV girls at end of dance. GV wrestling contest. GV caber carried on. LS tossing the caber, GV ditto.
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of Items 1 & 2.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Scotland
Card file number
52469
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
194
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Cowal Gathering', British Movietone News Issue No. 1056A, 1 Sep 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15922 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)