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Guests leave the cathedral after the service, a guard of honour is formed by men in various military uniforms raising swords to make an arch. The bride and groom walk under, smiling very happily. (clip) [74961472]

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Locations:

  • Glasgow

Subjects:

  • Ceremonies

Genres:

  • Newsreel

People/organisations:

  • Green's Film Service / Green's Topical Productions
  • Scottish Moving Picture News / British Moving Picture News

Decade:

  • 1910s

Title: SCOTTISH MOVING PICTURE NEWS: Wedding of John Glaister and Isobel Lindsay

Reference number: 2833

Date: 1918, May

Production company: Scottish Moving Picture News/ Green's Film Service

Sound: silent

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 0.52 mins

Description: The wedding of Captain John Glaister and Isobel Lindsay at Glasgow Cathedral on 25th May, 1918.

Emeritus Professor John Glaister held the Regius Chair of Forensic Medicine at Glasgow University for 31 years.

Douglas Lindsay was best man. See also ref. 1659 BRITISH MOVING PICTURE NEWS: Wedding of Alys Couper and Douglas Lindsay.

Shotlist: The Marriage of Captain John Glaister, R.A.M.C., to Isobel Rachel, only daughter of Sir John Lindsay, J.P., D.L., Town Clerk of Glasgow, took place at Glasgow Cathedral. Shot of bride and groom coming out of Cathedral and walking under crossed swords of guard of honour; married couple pause in front of camera, smiling, followed by bridesmaids, guests and minister (0.52)

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