1942 Tourism Film about Scotland

**NewGuise** · 15th November 09, 09:09 PM

The final line refers to "Scots the world around - brave, honoured, and gay." At least I can identify with one of those adjectives... ;)

**jdriskill3** · 15th November 09, 10:13 PM

Interesting film. Everything but the last bit of the women dancing was filmed in the 1940's. The women dancing appears to be 1920 to 1930's with the jerking hand crank motion of the movie camera of that period.

**celt72** · 15th November 09, 10:57 PM

I really enjoyed watching that. Thanks for posting.

**Ancienne Alliance** · 16th November 09, 04:38 AM

I really enjoyed this.

Thank you.

Best,

Robert

**Bigkahuna** · 17th November 09, 10:04 AM

Very interesting film. Thank you.

**Jack Daw** · 17th November 09, 12:09 PM

Which one was Jock Scot?

**Kiltman** · 17th November 09, 08:33 PM

Thanks for the link. I loved the film.

**Jock Scot** · 18th November 09, 01:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jack Daw

Which one was Jock Scot?

Well, I suppose I was somewhere around in 1942, but some hundreds of miles north(for a lot of the time) from where most of the film was taken.

I don't think that was filmed in 1942(pre 1939 more like), where are the uniforms? Where are the sandbags?Where are the taped windows?Where is the barbed wire? Where are the gas masks and bags that everyone had to carry?Where are the tin helmets? Where are the barrage balloons? Where are the shore defences?We were in the third year of a World War, fully mobalised, armed and by that time, very dangerous!

**cessna152towser** · 18th November 09, 03:09 AM

Great little video, I always enjoy veiwing Scotland through the eyes of the North American visitor. In 1942 film was still plentiful in USA and Canada while it was difficult to obtain here in Scotland. My late father left a fabulous photo archive of his service years in Canada with the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan including periods of leave when he also visited areas of the USA, yet, after his head injury in 1943 which resulted in him being shipped home, he left no record of the final two years of the war.

**Fast Eddie** · 25th November 09, 02:44 AM

Interesting film clip - and while the date of 1942 may be the year it was produced, I would echo the questions posed by Jock Scot... Aside from the Braemar section in the video, and the one gentleman strolling toward the camera in Dumferline, their appeared to be no one in a kilt. Certainly fun to watch, and I "rewound" the last parts to check out the kilts and accessories a few times. Thanks for sharing!!!