Scots Foregather for Cowal Games

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
117
Date Released
31 Aug 1931
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cowal Highland Games. DESCRIPTION: Thousand pipers five their best at Dunoon for biggest gathering of the Clans. SHOTLIST: Long shot of the gathering. Girls dancing Highland Fling. CU Feet dancing same. LS of the dancing. Close shot of Caber throwing. Close shot of man running past camera and hurling pole. Long shot of the Pipers marching. Close shot of the pipers marching past camera.
Keywords
Sport; Music and dance; Women; Celebrations and festivals; Athletics
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1388
Length of story (in feet)
105
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Scots Foregather for Cowal Games', British Movietone News Issue No. 117, 31 Aug 1931. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/3194 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)