Summary: Newsreel compilation of four stories showing "People, Places, Events".
Description: I. The Army Bagpipe School at Edinburgh Castle; the director, Captain John Maclellan, coaches pipers, including Gurkhas and Sergeant Yeung Chikeung of the Hong Kong Police. Brief history of bagpipe music.
II. Madame Vivian's Wax Museum; various tableaux shown, including tribute to Chinese actress Linda Lin Dai.
III. Madame Tussauds in London - tribute is paid to wax sculptors, here seen at work on model of singer Tom Jones.
IV. Alfred Hitchcock at Pinewood Studios, shooting his latest film "Frenzy" with Barry Foster. A key scene is shown in production, then as it appears in the final film.
Production Details: Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
Movietone (Production company)
Allen, (John Keith) Patrick1927-03-172006-07-28 (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Lin Dai (person)
Maclellan, John (person)
Yeung Chi-Keung (person)
Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph (person)
Foster, Barry (person)
Jones, Tom (person)
British Army, pipers (regiment/service)
British Army, Gurkhas (regiment/service)
Hong Kong Police (regiment/service)
Keywords: arts, British - crafts: Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum (object name)
arts, Hong Kong - crafts: Madame Vivian's Wax Museum (object name)
arts, British - music: bagpipes (object name)
equipment, British military - personal: bagpipes (object name)
recreation, British civilian - cinema: film studios (object name)
GB, Scotland & Edinburgh, Mloth <Edinburgh Castle> (geography)
GB, England & Iver, Bucks <Pinewood studios> (geography)
GB, England & London, NW <Madame Tussaud's> (geography)
Hong Kong & Kowloon (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 935 ft; Running time: 10 mins
