Edinburgh Festival

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1577A
Date Released
27 Aug 1959
Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Edinburgh Festival. SHOTLIST: Princes Street (key). Same (2). ‘Edinburgh Festival’ Poster. Another poster (3). CU Sir Compton Mackenzie. CU poster ‘Why the Chicken’. Actor rehearsing. CU same. LS rehearsal of ‘The Thraie Estaites’. CU same. MS fooling around the John Knox statue. LS procession to St Giles. CU same (3). Back shot same. MS Princess Royal arrives at Usher Hall. LS street.
Local distribution only
For Scotland only instead of Item 5.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies; Local government; Performing arts; Writers
Locations
Scotland
Card file number
77984
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
John Charles Elder
Length of story (in feet)
101
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Edinburgh Festival', British Movietone News Issue No. 1577A, 27 Aug 1959. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/23194 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)