X-Ray Campaign

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1500A
Date Released
6 Mar 1958
Date submitted
3 Mar 1958
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Opening of X-Ray Campaign. SHOTLIST: Scenes at bandstand, while waiting for the torch bearers who have run in relays from Aberdeen to arrive with the X-Ray torches. Shots of Highland Dancers and the Band of the Black Watch. After the campaign has been opened by the Rt. Hon. JS MacClay. Secretary of State for Scotland, the torchbearers arrive and are received by the Lord Provost of Edinburgh, who leads the procession to Big Top erected in Princes Street gardens. The tape is cut by an 8 year old boy and girl. Shots of people being X-rayed.
Local distribution only
Scotland only instead of item 2.
Keywords
Politics and government; Music and dance; Health and medicine; Children; Fundraising; Ceremonies; Local government; Military
Locations
Edinburgh
Card file number
72986
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Charles Elder
Length of story (in feet)
96
Story extras:
Film clip

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How to cite this record

'X-Ray Campaign', British Movietone News Issue No. 1500A, 6 Mar 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22260 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)