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Title: glasgow taxi driverS outING

Reference number: 2852

Date: 1960 (?)

Director: [d. Eddie McConnell]

Sound: mute

Original format: 16mm

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 8 mins, c

Description: Children on their annual outing from glasgow to Troon, transported by glasgow taxi-drivers in fancy dress. Jimmy Logan is seen talking to the children. [Footage used by John Grierson in "This Wonderful World"].

Shotlist: No credits; pan down tenement wall to bus, with band playing on roof of a bus (0.10) c/u cut-out of Punch tied to car; children playing with streamers; taxi drivers in fancy dress waiting by their cars (0.26) Jimmy Logan passing by in an open-topped car; awarding a trophy (for fancy dress?) (0.42) c/u signs "Fae Glesca tae Bonny Troon We never let the Kiddies Doon" and "Sea and Wave Us Off to Troon!"; gvs taxis progress through glasgow; brief shot of taxi decorated with tartan and pictures of cartoons "Lobey Dosser" and "Rank Bajin" (1.59) shot taxis passing by on country road, children waving to camera (2.25) stationary taxis, gvs taxi drivers giving out milk cartons and boxes to children (3.14) children gathered at country crossroads wave to taxis; workers dressed in white hand out "Milkybars" (4.05) brief shot seagull (4.10) shots taxis driving through Troon, fancy dress cowboy and cowgirl (4.43) gvs children alighting (5.40) gvs children and some adults seated in deck chairs for the show; comic turn as sailor; gvs crowd reaction c/u children in the crowd (6.52) men in fancy dress handing out ice-cream, brief shot of band (7.24) brief shot of a speech to the crowd (7.30) gvs crowd dispersing; taxi-drivers in fancy dress (8.01) shot of seagull (8.12) gvs small boys with legs strapped playing by the sea; small girl with strapped leg being given a carry along a small pier (9.22) shots of sea bathers and pony rides; toddler and dog paddle in the shallows (9.40) pan over horse nosing stuffed horse head mounted on taxi, up to rider in cowgirl fancy dress (9.49) shot of parked taxi with "Edinburgh Delegation" sign in window; decorations blowing in the wind (10.20)