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Title: SCENES AROUND THE ATLANTIC LINERS 'TUSCANIA' AND 'CALEDONIA' DURING SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES FROM GLASGOW AND BELFAST

Reference number: 5640

Date: 1935c

Sound: silent

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 15.40 mins

Description: SCENES AROUND THE ATLANTIC LINERS 'TUSCANIA' AND 'CALEDONIA' DURING SHORT HOLIDAY CRUISES FROM GLASGOW AND BELFAST. Shows activities enjoyed by passengers such as deck games, afternoon tea and a fancy dress party.

See also ref 2279 for footage of SS Tuscania.

Shotlist: shot of the 'Tuscania' at dock, passengers board and throw streamers from deck to people crowded on quayside (1.18) shot from deck, as 'Tuscania' is towed by tug 'Paladin, Glasgow' (1.31) These magnificent atlantic liners provide every facility for a health giving happy and memorable holiday shot of people standing on bow deck of ship, pan up to funnels (2.01) passengers play skipping and tug o' war (2.12) Deck Tennis (2.56) The 10am Refresher tea is served on deck (3.08) Deck Hockey (3.27) ints bridge, shot of man at ships wheel etc (3.38) Land's End shot of same, as seen from ships deck (4.31) ints restaurant (4.40) gvs boxing match on deck (5.22) Patrons of the Noble Art more gvs boxing, sometimes men are blindfolded (6.17) This is not a trick on the part of the operator men box in 'slow motion' (6.35) These exponents of the fistic art carried out their movements in 'Slow Motion' (6.49) Shuffleboard gvs ladies play same (7.18) Afternoon Tea gvs same; shots of young couple dancing on deck, with a small band of violinist, pianist, drummer and banjo (8.23) Holy Isle (8.32) Island of Arran (8.55) Kildonan Light l/s this lighthouse (9.09) Fascinating island scenery of the West Coast of Scotland tracking shot such land as seen from ship (9.31) Sound of Mull (9.55) Table Tennis two young women play on deck (10.20) Fancy Dress Parade brought in by pipes and drums, people in fancy dress enter room (11.31) The Prize Winners they line up (11.50) The Farewell Dance gvs same (12.10) Nearing home 'Ailsa Craig' (12.51) Games for Everybody gvs deck games of 'horse racing' (13.39) 'Cumbrae' light with Millport in the background (13.48) The 'Cloch' light shot of this lighthouse, as seen through ship's porthole (14.31) Home Again people disembark ship (15.06) A last glimpse of 'Tuscania' exts same (15.29) The Cornish Riviera or the Western Islands of Scotland. Whichever you choose, you will enjoy it immensely (15.40)