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Title: VICTORY FESTIVALS PARIS

Reference number: 6592

Date: 1919 - 1929

Sound: silent

Colour: bw

Fiction: non-fiction

Running time: 16.40 minsc

Description: Compilation reel of nine different films spliced together - Victory festivals in Paris, Niagara Falls, Elephant having a bath etc.

Shotlist: THE VICTORY FESTIVALS. Paris, July 14th 1919. The Municipal Officers of Paris receive the Marshals at the gates of Paris. Gvs same. The dead accompany you. Together you pass under the arches of glory. Men in military uniforms shaking hands and kissing. The Marshals ascend the Avenue de la Grande Armée. Men on horseback. Never to be forgotten moments, Marshall Joffre and Foch pass under the Arch de Triomphe. Gvs same. Liberty guides our steps...here is Pershing, the generalissimo of the American armies. Gvs same. Then come the standards which seem to shimmer with glory. U.S. soldiers marching. Here are the Belgians small in numbers but great of heart. Gvs same. Marshal Sir Douglas Haig precedes the British colour. Gvs same. The soldiers and sailors of our latin sister - Italy. Gvs same. The Serbians who made very heavy sacrifices in defence of right. Gvs same. The Tchecko-Slovakians who paid for their liberty with their blood. Gvs same. Continued in No.3. Pass on Poilus under this Triumphal Arch the height of which is hardly in proportion to your glory. Gvs arch. Here is Marshall Petain who said at Verdun: "We'll get them yet!" C/u face, more soldiers. General Mangin, the head of the dark troops. Gvs black soldiers marching under arch. General Gouraud the glorious wounded soldier of the Dardanelles. Gvs same. Under our flags to which victory hastens on hearing your masculine accents. Continued in No.4. Here is Admiral Ronarc'k and the marines of the Yser. Gvs same. The Foreign Legion and the Moroccan Division. Gvs same. The Eastern Theatre Army whose victorious offensive led the way to the fall of the Central Empires. Gvs same. The Artillery, the Polius support. Gvs same. The Cavalry, the "Goumiers" (Arab soldiers ) who were also honoured. Gvs same. The Tanks which did their share to boost the enemy out of France. Gvs same. Sacred love of our Country, lead and uphold our brave avengers...Continued in No.5. Place de la Concorde. Procession of troops. The triumphal procession reaches Place de la République. Gvs same. Marshal Foch is present at the dismissal of the troops. Gvs same. This is the end...our Poilus are going to rest themselves from their weariness. Troops marching. Our Great Leaders. Marshal Joffre victor of the Marne. C/u. Marshal Foch whose admirable genius brought about the capitulation of Germany. C/u. Under the arches of the Arc de Triomphe lies today, the Unknown Warrior, an anonymous symbol of the heroes who gave all their blood for their country. Gvs. To die for one's Country is the finest destiny and the one most worthy of envy. The End.
NIAGARA FALLS. The Niagara river takes its source from Lake Erie and falls into Lake Ontario. Gvs river. 23 miles beyond Lake Erie, the river descends rapidly, thus forming the celebrated Falls. Gvs same. These Falls separate the United States from Canada. Gvs Falls. The American Fall measure164 Feet in height and 1000 Feet in width. Gvs Falls. The Canadian Fall (the Horse Shoe Fall) is 150 Feet high and2751 Feet in circumference. Gvs Falls. The Falls discharge 18,000,000 cubic feet of water per minute and have a force of 5,000,000 horse power of which only one tenth is used at present. C/u Falls. The waters plunge into an abyss about 1000 Feet wide, then through a deep ravine with perpindicular banks into Lake Ontario (15 miles). Gvs Falls, river. The speed of the water at the spot known as "Whirlpool Rapids" is about 27 miles per hour. Rapids. The Falls of Niagara are considered among the most imposing works of nature. (Charles Duplet Warner). The End.
(HAREM) The house is built around the "Patio" or courtyard. People in courtyard, men seated at table with hookah....smoking his Narghileh.... C/u. Arab women are allowed to receive their women friends. Woman opening door. As their faces are uncovered at these meetings, the master of the house is not allowed to be present. Woman looks at camera. A servant prepares. Women drinking tea. They talk about the thousand and one trifles which go to make up Arab life. The End.
VENICE THE JEWEL OF THE ADRIATIC AND ITS CANALS. The Mole. Gondolas glide gracefully along the blue. Gvs Gondolas. The Rialto. Gvs bridge. The canal is lined with beautiful old palaces belonging to the Venetial aristocracy. Gvs same. The Palazzo Canal which flows between the prison and the Law Courts. Gvs same. The
Bridge of Sighs which resembles a "Cenotaph suspended above the water". Gvs same. "Gondola, symbol of Venice, Graceful and black as a bird." (Madame A. Daudet) Tracking shot from gondola. "Old Canals, old Palaces And old bridges on the still water." (Madame Daudet). Gvs from bridge. "Old Palaces, Imposing doorways, White stairways, Of the Knights of old." (Alfred de Musset) Gvs canal. "Not a boat moves" (Alfred de Musset). Gvs same. The gondola glides silently over the silvery water. Tracking shot from gondola. Superb roofs, cold marble Enshrouded in gold. Here lies Venice!" (Alfred de Musset). See the monuments of Venice.
THE PARIS OPERA SCHOOL OF DANCING. Exercises at the bar. Gvs ballerinas. Small and large circles with the leg, bent and free. Gvs same. Rising on the toes and large circles with the leg. Gvs same. Elevations, runs and Auvergnian dance steps. Gvs same. Carriage of the arms. Gvs same. Exercises in the centre. Gvs same. The art of dancing consists of agility in the arms and legs and suppleness of the body, qualities which must be maintained by continuous and strict training. The End.
THE ELEPHANT'S BATH. The sacred elephants of India are the object of a veritable religion. Every morning they are taken to bathe.
Men on elephants backs guiding them into river. These giants of the jungle are acquainted with the laws of hygiene. Elephant throwing water over itself, then rolling in water. Afterwards come the air bath and the sun bath. Gvs same. Obedient to the voice of his "mahoud", the elephant inspires both fear on account of its strength and sympathy on account of its gentleness. Gvs elephants. The sacred elephants represent the elite and aristocracy of their race. The End.
AN ALPINE GLACIER. La Mer de Glace (The Sea of Ice). The snow that falls on high mountains gets transformed into granular layer (névé or firn), next into bubbly ice, and lastly into compact or solid ice. Compact ice slides slowly down depressions, flowing like a frozen river : this is a GLACIER. The MER DE GLACE comes down from the mass of mountains about the MONT BLANC summit. Here it is as viewed from the FLEGERE (altitude 1877 meters - 6156 feet). Gvs same. Map of the Mer de Glace. The three white splashes represent (from right to left) the Giant, Leschaux and Taléfre glaciers. Map. Depressions wherin the snow accumulates are called RECEIVING BASINS. A comparatively small part of Receiving Basin. Gvs same. A climber and two guides ascending the snowy slopes of the Giant glacier's Receiving Basin. Gvs same. THE GIANT'S GLACIER. where the Receiving Basin is situated. Map. The Giant's Glacier (altitude 3400 metres - 11154 feet). Brief view. The Giant's needle overtops the glacier, its summit disappearing in a cloud (altitude 4014 meters - 13169 feet). Gvs same. The LESCHAUX GLACIER. Located east of the Giant's glacier. Map. The GRANDES JORASSES (in the middle) and the Leschaux needle (altitude 3778 meters - 12395 feet)(on the left) overtop the glacier. Gvs same. TALEFRE GLACIER. Regions the Leschaux glacier (map). Map, gvs. The surface of a glacier is not smooth. Gvs same. When the bed of a glacier is narrow, the ice splits, opening long and deep LONGITUDINAL CREVICES. Gvs same. A gaping longitudinal crevice in the Giant's glacier. Gvs same. A huge longitudinal crevice 30 meters (98 feet) deep. Gvs same. Another crevice. Observe the vertical grooves furrowed by the drain waters from melting ice. Gvs same...[More gvs glacier, several more intertitles] The End.
CHEESE-MAKING IN HOLLAND. Dutch cheese consists of a firm paste of skimmed milk fermented.... [Detailed overview of intricate and traditional cheese-making process. Several frequent intertitles.] End.
TEA. For cultivation, this shrub is not allowed to grow more than two metres (78 in) high. .... [Detailed overview of intricate and traditional teapicking and manufacturing process. Several frequent intertitles.] The End.