| ROMANCE OF GRETNA GREEN young couple getting married in Gretna Green, Dumfries. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7024 | |
| Catalog #: | 49986 | |
| Clip Number: | 49986-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 129 | |
| Timecode: | 01:38:41 - 01:40:00 | |
| Location: | Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland | |
| Year Shot: | 1938 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Love, Romance, Courtship LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Scotland WEDDINGS: Elope WEDDINGS: Traditions | |
| Description: | GREEN ROMANCE OF GRETNA GREEN Just in time to witness a ceremony. Young couple getting married in Gretna Green, Dumfries. Several shots of picturesque, romantic scenes at Gretna Green, Dumfries, Scotland. L/S of Mr Macintosh (the proprietor of Gretna Hall) walking down steps and greeting a young couple as they step out of a car. They walk inside the Hall. Good L/S's of the Hall. M/S's of the wedding service underway at the nearby Blacksmith's. The couple kneel down next to an anvil whilst the Marriage-smith conducts the ceremony. He suddenly strikes the anvil with a hammer which signifies the moment the husband is to put the ring on his new wife's finger. The commentator says 'And they live haphazardly ever after' Nice depiction of an Anglo wedding tradition. This couple seem to be eloping (elope). They are wearing street clothes instead of the usual bridal gown & tuxedo. They also do not have a wedding party or other guests. | |
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