Tunes of Glory

[davidlpope]

For what it's worth, I could have sworn that the tartan used in the movie was the "Brown Scott" sett. At first it seems like there's no way that could be the tartan, but when you look a little closer (and account for whatever "technicolor" process they were using in movie at that time) I think it is.

[Wompet]

My attempts at screen captures aren't working, but I did Googled another.
the pipers were wearing the same tartan as the rest of the kilts and the officers' trews.


So, (until I get my own captures to turn out), a supposedly military tartan with a blue and black background, and red and white overcheck. Cpl. Fraser's plaid contains almost a full repeat where it crosses his chest.

[Wompet]

I stumbled across the "Scott Brown" tonight (I didn't realize it was also the Scott Hunting).
I will agree with davidlpope, the sett looks the same. But where the Scott Hunting has green in the undercheck, "Tunes of Glory" has dark/navy blue.
Could the coloring process used in filming have changed the tint that much?

[Wompet]

Nevermind - I found a picture of Scott Hunting Modern where the colors match:


Thanks everyone for your help (and putting up with my wonderings).
Now to add this to my wish list.

[SnakeEyes]

Just a thought here... Since the first film-captures we were shown are in black and white, is it possible that maybe the movie itself was originally black and white? Maybe the film has been colourized, and the colours they used weren't quite right? Like I said, just a thought. I don't know if the film has always been colour, or even how the colourization process works.

[AL-58]

Just a thought here... Since the first film-captures we were shown are in black and white, is it possible that maybe the movie itself was originally black and white? Maybe the film has been colourized, and the colours they used weren't quite right? Like I said, just a thought. I don't know if the film has always been colour, or even how the colourization process works.

The promo stills used to promote B/W movies were often colour photos. So it is possible that the colour stills you have are still accurate and not from a colourised movie.

Al