The Bridal Path
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Bridal Path is a novel by Scottish
author Nigel Tranter
, first published in 1952. In 1959 a film version The Bridal Path
was released.
The story begins on Eorsa
, an island in the Inner Hebrides
of Scotland
. Ewan MacEwan, a widower and father of two, is in need of a wife. Related to everyone on the island, he heads to the mainland in search of a suitable woman. His adventures are bizarre and comedic, involving poachers, police, imprisonments and escapes.
, George Cole and Gordon Jackson
, it was produced and directed by Frank Launder
and Sidney Gilliat
.
Geoffrey Willans
co-wrote the screenplay, but died before the film was released.
The film was shot on location around Oban
, Easdale
and Appin
. It premiered in Edinburgh
.
. Republished in 1992 by B & W Publishing
.
Scottish people
The Scottish people , or Scots, are a nation and ethnic group native to Scotland. Historically they emerged from an amalgamation of the Picts and Gaels, incorporating neighbouring Britons to the south as well as invading Germanic peoples such as the Anglo-Saxons and the Norse.In modern use,...
author Nigel Tranter
Nigel Tranter
Nigel Tranter OBE was a Scottish historian and author.-Early life:Nigel Tranter was born in Glasgow and educated at George Heriot's School in Edinburgh. He trained as an accountant and worked in Scottish National Insurance Company, founded by his uncle. In 1933 he married May Jean Campbell Grieve...
, first published in 1952. In 1959 a film version The Bridal Path
The Bridal Path (film)
The Bridal Path is a 1959 British comedy film directed by Frank Launder and starring Bill Travers, George Cole and Bernadette O'Farrell. It is based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Nigel Tranter...
was released.
The story begins on Eorsa
Eorsa
-Geography:Eorsa lies in Loch na Keal on the west coast of the Isle of Mull, to the east of Ulva. It is part of the Loch Na Keal National Scenic Area, one of 40 in Scotland.-History:...
, an island in the Inner Hebrides
Inner Hebrides
The Inner Hebrides is an archipelago off the west coast of Scotland, to the south east of the Outer Hebrides. Together these two island chains form the Hebrides, which enjoy a mild oceanic climate. There are 36 inhabited islands and a further 43 uninhabited Inner Hebrides with an area greater than...
of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
. Ewan MacEwan, a widower and father of two, is in need of a wife. Related to everyone on the island, he heads to the mainland in search of a suitable woman. His adventures are bizarre and comedic, involving poachers, police, imprisonments and escapes.
Adaptation
The novel was adapted for film by the British Lion Film Corporation in 1959. It starred Bill TraversBill Travers
William Lindon-Travers was an English actor, screenwriter, director and an animal rights activist, known professionally as Bill Travers.-Life and career:...
, George Cole and Gordon Jackson
Gordon Jackson (actor)
Gordon Cameron Jackson, OBE was a Scottish Emmy Award-winning actor best remembered for his roles as the butler Angus Hudson in Upstairs, Downstairs and George Cowley, the head of CI5, in The Professionals....
, it was produced and directed by Frank Launder
Frank Launder
Frank Launder was an English writer, director and producer, who made more than 40 films, many of them in collaboration with Sidney Gilliat....
and Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat
Sidney Gilliat was an English film director, producer and writer.He was born in the district of Edgeley in Stockport, Cheshire. In the 1930s he worked as a scriptwriter, most notably with Frank Launder on The Lady Vanishes for Alfred Hitchcock, and its sequel Night Train to Munich , directed by...
.
Geoffrey Willans
Geoffrey Willans
Herbert Geoffrey Willans , an English author and journalist, is best known as the co-creator, with the illustrator Ronald Searle, of Nigel Molesworth, the "goriller of 3b and curse of St. Custard's"....
co-wrote the screenplay, but died before the film was released.
The film was shot on location around Oban
Oban
Oban Oban Oban ( is a resort town within the Argyll and Bute council area of Scotland. It has a total resident population of 8,120. Despite its small size, it is the largest town between Helensburgh and Fort William and during the tourist season the town can be crowded by up to 25,000 people. Oban...
, Easdale
Easdale
Easdale is one of the Slate Islands, in the Firth of Lorn, Scotland. Once the centre of the British slate industry, there has been some recent island regeneration....
and Appin
Appin
Appin is a remote coastal district of the Scottish West Highlands bounded west by Loch Linnhe, south by Loch Creran, east by the districts of Benderloch and Lorne, and north by Loch Leven...
. It premiered in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
.
Release details
First published in 1952 by Hodder & StoughtonHodder & Stoughton
Hodder & Stoughton is a British publishing house, now an imprint of Hachette.-History:The firm has its origins in the 1840s, with Matthew Hodder's employment, aged fourteen, with Messrs Jackson and Walford, the official publisher for the Congregational Union...
. Republished in 1992 by B & W Publishing
B & W Publishing
Black & White Publishing is an independent publishing house based in Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. Since 1999, it has produced a range of titles with over 300 in print, including over 30 in the award-winning Itchy Coo imprint. Books published include biography, sport, humour, general non-fiction,...
.