Holy Island Wedding Issue Title Is Take Your Choice (1943)

Part of issue TAKE YOUR CHOICE. Holy Island, off Northumberland coast. L/S of island. Various shots of ruins of priory on island. L/S of church. Various shots of marriage of local girl Doreen Tuff and Stanley Frad of Royal Marines. The couple have a traditional Holy Island wedding: the bride is given a horseshoe on leaving church, she them jumps over petting stone, Stanley must pay toll to oldest inhabitant, guns are fired above the bride and groom’s head, Stanley throws money to village children and a plate of cake is broken over bride’s head (ouch!). Good shot of couple kissing, Stanley is wearing his uniform. M/S of wedding car driving off through sea, a “Just Married“ sign is attached to bumper. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters