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Title: EDINBURGH

Reference number: 6285

Date: 1946*

Director: filmed by J. Douglass, A. Craig

Production company: Scottish Productions Ltd

Sound: mute

Original format: 16mm

Colour: col

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 17.50 mins

Description: An historical record of Edinburgh showing the Castle, the Royal Mile and Holyrood Palace (with Queen's Garden party in progress). Also shows some of the industrial and commercial aspects of Edinburgh at that time including banks and insurance offices. Trams can be seen in the streets.

Please note the film held at National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive is mute, ie. soundtrack is missing.

Credits: ph. & technicians. R. Christie, H.Moss, A.McLeod, John O. Russell
comm. Robt. J. Buchanan
m.dir. Herbert Wiseman
m. John Holton

Shotlist: credits (0.38) elevated view of city from afar (1.02) map of Edinburgh on Firth of Forth, changes to indicate 11 1/4 miles by 8 miles in width, of Edinburgh's boundaries (1.18) looking up at castle from various angles (1.38) closer view of castle, people in foreground (1.47) c/u statue of the Bruce and William Wallace, gvs people on castle ramparts, cannons in b/ground (2.30) first world war memorial in Edinburgh castle (2.51) elevated view from ramparts over city (3.04) view looking towards Calton Hill, gvs Edinburgh skyline, lane (3.34) sign above doorway dated 1633 (3.39) back courtyard with washing hanging out (3.44) illustrated map of the castle, red line indicates route down Royal Mile to St Giles Cathedral (3.58) ext St.Giles (4.08) march led by policemen of dignitaries in traditional costume (4.41) map indicating council chambers adjacent to St.Giles (4.49) ext. council chambers, people walking past (4.56) map indicating adjacent Mercat cross, view of the same (5.08) map indicating adjacent Parliament buildings (5.15) ext. view same (5.21) map indicating route to John Knox's house (5.32) ext. view same (5.36) map route to Tolbooth (5.45) ext. view same (5.51) elderly woman shaking rug out (5.56) woman pouring juice into bucket, child at basket table looking on (6.06) street scene at Tolbooth, people passing (6.15) map route to Holyrood Palace (6.29) ext. view same from afar (6.41) ext. gates (7.01) view from roof of people exiting into garden. Dull weather (7.20) pan crowd on grass. Several white hatted officers (7.33) ext. ruins of Holyrood Abbey (7.38) man and girl looking close-up at inscription behind bars, gvs people in int. abbey ruins (7.57) street scene, Princes street looking towards Scott monument. Tram passes (8.16) elevated view, poss from Scott monument of Princes street (8.28) street level view Forsyth's corner building, trams pass (8.33) ext. Binns shop, people passing (8.41) c/u sign in shop window 'If your name is here we have your tartan' (8.49) elevated view gardens Princes street (9.14) people in f/ground view of gardens, flowers spelling 'Schubert' and 'Beethoven' as well as large clock (9.26) pan people looking from staircase, closer view flowers (9.44) int. bank, man emptying sack of coins and counting them (9.50) c/u bank notes and coins including Commercial Bank of Scotland pound note (9.55) gvs ext. buildings of various banks and insurance companies Pearl, Sun, etc (10.39) ext, Henry Robb ltd shipbuilders, gvs yard (10.58) view from yard of bay (11.05) c/u Darinian steamer (11.10) puffer leaving dock, thick black smoke (11.18) Rutland, Leith, steamer, pulling up at docks (11.36) unloading of bales of hay by crane and manual handling (12.00) crane lowering sacks (12.19) view harbour, small fishing boat to fore (12.25) c/u wooden fish boxes , W.Johnston & Co. Newhaven, Edinburgh, gvs fishing boats at Newhaven (12.34) on board boat, large fish being winched off and onto back of lorry (12.47) view through cottages to water (12.56) ext. sign Cramond Inn, street (13.10) ext. church (13.19) sign Zoological Park, people entering (13.30) gvs wolves, lion, polar bear, penguins, bears - food being thrown at bears (14.48) street scenes Edinburgh, gvs traffic and buses (15.13) large sign, Scotland, ext. exhibition. Gvs large buildings (16.11) tram passes , gvs streets (16.27) c/u books, statue of Sir Walter Scott in the monument (16.35) brief view clapperboard - 'shot No. 78' (16.46) monument on Calton Hill?, gvs houses where famous people have lived, plaques outside - Thomas Carlyle (17.05) pan buildings (17.21) statues Edinburgh castle (17.22) procession people in Royal Standard costume (17.26) aerial view Princes street and gardens (17.29) c/u Edinburgh coat of arms. The End (17.50)