News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1407

Date Released

21 May 1956

Date submitted

17 May 1956

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Forty Years On
• 2. Princess Margaret Opens School for the Blind
• 3. Nautilus at Sea
• 4. The Trumans’ European Tour
• 5. Arms for Germany
• 6. Beauty in Glasses
• 7. A Princess Marries
• 8. Desert Harvest
• 9. War Time Hangover
• *NATO Chief in Scotland

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: General Grunther in Edinburgh. SHOTLIST: Arrival of General Grunther at Turnhouse Airport who is met by Roy Thomson. General Grunther is greeted. RAF guard of honour. Edinburgh Castle - inspects the Royal Scots. General through ranks. LS of castle. SCU American memorial in Princes Street Gardens. Various shots.

Local distribution only

Special for Scotland instead of last two items.

Keywords

Aviation; Ceremonies; Military

Locations

Edinburgh; Scotland

Card file number

66997

Credits:

Commentator

David Lewis Jacobs

Camera

John Charles Elder

Story extras:

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