EDINBURGH
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Title: EDINBURGH
Reference number: 4611
Date: 1955*
Director: d. T.B. Sansom
Sound: silent
Original format: 16mm
Colour: bw
Fiction: non-fiction
Running time: 16.18 mins
Description:
A comprehensive tour of Edinburgh in the 1950's. Includes street scenes, many of which include children playing in tenement back courts; prefabricated houses at Duddingston, interiors of a hospital; interiors of a busy pub in Rose Street, Highland Games at Murrayfield Stadium, street scenes at Festival time and interior shots of a paper mill.
Mr T. B. Sansom was a member of the Edinburgh Cine Society, and won many awards. This film has been Specially Commended by Amateur Cine World.
Credits:
This film has been specially commended by Amateur Cine World
ph. members of the Edinburgh Cine Society
p. T.B. Sansom
Shotlist: title credits (0.35) shot of Princes Street and Princes Street Gardens, Edinburgh (0.51) The Glories of the Fabulous Past shot of bus driving along street, some of the houses are heavily scaffolded (1.11) horse drawn carriage driving along street (1.25) little boys playing in street (1.32) static horse and cart in front of Holyrood (1.42) gvs around the back courts of tenements in Canongate, White Horse Close, including shots of children playing, women pushing pram (2.42) c/u street signs for Lawnmarket, Wardrop's Court (2.54) brief shot of two cats sitting at barred window (2.57) boys playing football, and girl sitting on swing in back court (3.16) brief shot of Candlemaker Row (3.31) exts gates of Greyfriars Church (3.52) brief shot of children and elderly people loitering on the Grassmarket (4.03) shot of children playing (4.10) exts Castle Trades Hotel, and men standing about outside (4.28) Houses of a Different Kind gvs prefabricated houses at Duddingston, includes children playing in makeshift tent and brief shot woman going to collect water in bucket (5.21) The Sabbath is a day of Prayer and Rest exts St. Giles Cathedral (5.49) an empty Princes Street, save for a few buses (6.01) Time Now to leave the Past and turn to the Future. The Arts, Medicine...... exts frontal shot of the Royal Scottish Academy (RSA), a man sits drawing on steps outside (6.25) ints art class, gvs women painting (7.44) brief shot of books displayed in bookshop window, "Doctor in the House" by Richard Gordon at the front (7.48) ints hospital ward and doctors and their students examining various patients (9.04) The Sports - Rugby at Murrayfield, The Games, Curling, The Festival, in its Season gvs Highland Games in Murrayfield Stadium, including tossing the caber, marching pipe band, Highland dancing etc (10.22) ints curling rink (11.12) various posters advertising events at the Edinburgh Festival, gvs busy streets at Festival time (13.03) view down Rose Street (13.20) ints a very busy Paddy Crossan's pub, including a member of the Salvation Army (13.29) There are the scenes and of such historic stature are the actors. Behind the scenes are the industries that make the city tick brewery workers roll beer barrels across a courtyard (14.41) ints paper mill, where paper is seen on great rollers and women lay sheets out flat (15.35) As evening approaches and the smoke comes from the city chimneys it is time to say farewell to Auld Reekie view over the rooftops with their smoking chimneys (16.10) The End (16.18)