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Title: FLYING SCOTSMAN: Jimmy Guthrie 1897 - 1937

Reference number: 3800

Date: 1997

Director: d. Alec Paterson

Production company: Hawick Film & Video Group

Sound: sound

Original format: VHS

Colour: bwcol

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 21.10 mins

Description: A celebration of the life of motorcycle racing champion Jimmy Guthrie. Actuality footage of events in Hawick to commemorate his centenary, including opening of an exhibition and unveiling of plaque.

Credits: Hawick Film and Video Group wish to thank the following for their assistance in the making of this film: The Guthrie Family, Alan Graham, Jimmy Steel, The Museum Staff,
commentary by Alan Russell
w. Scott Renwick and Alan Russell
camera Alec Paterson, Scott Renwick, Alan Russell
ed. and d. Alec Paterson
[cover design by Margaret Anderson]

Shotlist: title; [b&w] montage of press and photos of Hawick motorcycle racing champion Jimmy Guthrie (2.18) ints Hawick Museum, gvs exhibition of vintage motorcycles and memorabilia in honour of Jimmy Guthrie (2:36) Borders Museum Curator makes speech of welcome and introduction (3:42) Mrs Guthrie and Jimmy Guthrie Jnr open the exhibition by unveiling memorial plaque, she is presented with flowers (5:34) Mr Jimmy Steele of the Hawick and Borders motorcycle club presents Mrs Guthrie with commemorative plaque (6:01) gvs around exhibition, featuring vintage motorbikes, trophies, awards, press cuttings (9:09) exts Denham Green, Sunday 22nd June and the 36th Veteran & Vintage Run organised by Hawick and Borders Car and Motorcycle Club; gvs cars and motorbikes (10:24) gvs vehicles on the run (12:49) shot of the Guthrie Memorial Statue at Molten Lodge Park, Hawick, and a short service conducted by Rev Lindsay Thomas of Trinity Church in honour of Jimmy Guthrie; shot of a wreath being laid by Mrs Guthrie (16:20) c/u AA road signs for Jimmie Guthrie Motorcycle Show Car Park and Centenary Exhibition; gvs park with entertainments and attractions such as stalls, fairground attractions and the Hawick Pipe Band (19:41) [b&w] photo of Jimmy Guthrie's funeral cortege [col] c/u his gravestone (19:53) shot of memorial statue (20:14) ecs (21:10)