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Title: OPENING OF ABERDEEN AND PRINCES STREET SALONS JAMES ALLAN & SONS LTD

Reference number: 7697

Date: 1948 / 1949

Director: filmed by Mr. Allan

Sound: silent

Original format: std. 8mm

Colour: bwcol

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 14.14 mins

Description: Amateur promotional film for James Allan & Son's shoe shops, showing the opening of a new store in Aberdeen and the unveiling of their refurbished store in Edinburgh.

The Allan family had about a dozen shoe shops and a shoe factory trading under the name of James Allan and Son and Allan Brothers. See also refs. 7696 and 7698

Shotlist: [shotlisted from mini DV - manual control track]

[bw] OPENING OF ABERDEEN SHOP - DECEMBER 1948 - tracking shots from train carriage crossing Tay Bridge, approaching Dundee - shots inside train carriage, c/u shots of woman and two men - Aberdeen - shots of well-dressed man and woman on street - gvs at Aberdeen harbour, including coal boat 'Thrift', and trawler PD49 'City of Edinburgh' (1.20) gvs of frontage of James Allan & Son shoe shop at 257 Union Street, Aberdeen from across street and from pavement outside, pedestrians passing, women waiting at front door and looking in window - c/u pan of shop sign - pan across shop windows showing 'Ministry of Works' next door (2.20) THE NEW SHOP BEFORE THE OPENING - int gvs of shop, showing balcony and fitments - 2.11.49 - GETTING READY - shots from balcony of managers and staff in shop - c/u of watch showing 9am - manager opens door and a crowd of customers flocks in - gv of shop front (4.00) PRINCES STREET 1949 - OPENING OF NEW SALONS - c/u of invitation card to Mr & Mrs S.F. Allan to the preview of the modernised premises at 123 Princes Street, Edinburgh - gvs of frontage of James Allan & Son shoe shop at 123 Princes Street, Edinburgh - pan across window displays - shot of man making speech, older woman unveiling new salon - shots of guests chatting, staff behind counter - shots of older man making speech and guests applauding - shots of woman making speech, guests applauding and girl presents bouquet of flowers to women, members of Allan family? - gvs of buffet in shop, guests chatting and eating (8.05) c/u shots of various members of staff posing for camera - shot of ext of shop, customers queuing on street, door opens - int gvs of shop and staff, crowd of customers coming in - shots of male staff members - c/u shot of boot emblem on wall - shots from balcony of customers being fitted for shoes (12.15) [col] shots from balcony of customers being fitted for shoes, woman paying at cash desk - gvs of busy shop and customers - c/u of Bambi decorated panel on wall - gvs of children's department upstairs - gvs of workshop, cobblers at work (14.14)