Banks And Braes Reel 1 (1930-1939)

Scottish Travelogue - reel 1. Devised and arranged by Walter Anthony. Photography: Frank Bundy. Sound Recording: G.W. Adams. Film Supervision: A.C. Hammond. Singer and Commentator: Tom Kinniburgh. Musical setting by: Idris Lewis. Played by Pathe Orchestra and the Pipers of the Scots Guards. C/U of graphic map of Scotland. Robert Burns is mentioned. Various towns are marked on the map - places where “Great Scotsmen“ were born. Various shots of Scottish landscapes with what I presume are hanging posts. Roman wall separating England from Scotland. C/U of signs over a “Marriage Room“ in Gretna Green. It states that over 10,000 marriages have been performed there. Narrator states: “Think of it, 10,000 battles begun here.“ Various shots of the Blacksmith outside the famous Blacksmith Shop and Marriage Room. Picturesque Scottish landscape. Robert Burns song accompanies shots of the Scottish countryside. Waterfalls, fields, rivers, water mills, etc. Devil’s Beef Tub is visited. High angle sho