Tunes of Glory?

[rsvpiper]

This has probably been asked before but having just got a DVD of the film, I was wondering which tartan the portrayed unit wears, now I recon the unit's tartan is the Scots national but the colours look a bit off in the DVD. Over to you

[macwilkin]

This has probably been asked before but having just got a DVD of the film, I was wondering which tartan the portrayed unit wears, now I recon the unit's tartan is the Scots national but the colours look a bit off in the DVD. Over to you

Nope; Brown/Hunting Scott.

http://www.lindaclifford.com/Scott.html

I don't believe that the Scottish National Tartan was around in 1960 when the movie was made.

T.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Todd's the man.

[Woot22]

My favorite Alec Guinness flick right next to Bridge On The River Kwai.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

My favorite Alec Guinness flick right next to Bridge On The River Kwai.

Naw... Kind Hearts and Coronets takes the cake in my book.

[macwilkin]

My favorite Alec Guinness flick right next to Bridge On The River Kwai.

I used to love that movie until I read the true story of Col. Phillip Toosey:

http://www.juliesummers.co.uk/colonel.php
http://www.diggerhistory.info/pages-...s/ww2/kwai.htm

T.

[ForresterModern]

"Kiltie, kiltie, cauld bum!!"---best line in the whole movie.

[ThistleDown]

The kilts from Tunes of Glory had a second appearance in Leslie Neilsen's "Wrongfully Accused". They were all so embarassed by that exposure, after their illustrious first performance, that they fled back to some wardrobe dungeon in London. Too bad, because they were well made 16 ounce 8-yarders.

Rex

[macwilkin]

The kilts from Tunes of Glory had a second appearance in Leslie Neilsen's "Wrongfully Accused". They were all so embarassed by that exposure, after their illustrious first performance, that they fled back to some wardrobe dungeon in London. Too bad, because they were well made 16 ounce 8-yarders.

Rex

They were also in "Carry on up the Khyber".

T.

[BobsYourUncle]

Nope; Brown/Hunting Scott.

http://www.lindaclifford.com/Scott.html

I don't believe that the Scottish National Tartan was around in 1960 when the movie was made.

T.

Sorry Todd, close but no cigar. The Scott tartan is probably the closest registered tartan, but, in fact, the tartan used in Tunes of Glory was a one-off made for the film. James Kennaway, who wrote the book on which the film was based, served in the Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders. According to Director Ronald Neame, in an interview contained in the DVD extras, the production company asked permission to film at Stirling Castle of the Colonel commanding at the time the movie was to be made. When the Colonel realized that the movie version Colonel was to have an affair with an actress of ill repute, permission was declined. They were able to film at the Castle, but had to alter the roof in post production. LIKEWISE they could not use the A&SH cap badge, insignia or tartan [Government sett]. They could not use the tartan of any actual regiment, so they made one up for the movie. Some decades later, a stage production of Tunes of Glory was put together, and the producers tracked down the original kilts and cap badges, which were one offs for the film. The account of the stage production search for the originals appears here: http://archive.thisiswiltshire.co.uk...13/259111.html

Cheers!