TOPICAL BUDGET 168-1 [Main]


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  • År: 1914
  • Lengde: 3 mins
  • Beskrivelse: I. 'OUR NAVAL LOSSES: Ships of His Majesty's Navy that have encountered the Germans. H.M.S. Monmouth sunk by German Warships off Chili (sic).' Shots of large warship at sea. 'H.M.S. Good Hope took fire during the battle and sank.' Tracking shot around warship's prow. 'H.M.S. Hogue sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea.' Footage of Hogue. (See notes.)II. 'MEXICAN UNREST: The Police of Mexico City are now armed with rifles and will become part of the Cities Military Guard'. Large numbers of Mexico City policemen march past the camera in a formal parade. Passing pedestrians observe them. (The "unrest" alluded to in the intertitle is conspicuously absent.)III. 'THE SOUND OF THE DRUM: The Band of the Grenadier Guards stimulates recruiting by playing Martial Music through the streets'. Shots of the Guards band (and troops) marching through the streets (of London ?).IV. 'LORD MAYOR'S SHOW: Colonial troops who will shortly be in the fighting line, take part in the Historic Pageant.' The Lord Mayor climbs into the coach, which sets off: high angle view of the crowds tightly packed on either side of the road while troops and cavalry march past. Item concludes with shot of the Lord Mayor alighting from the coach.
    I. Reports of sunken warships.II. Mexican police.III. Grenadier Guards Band.IV. The 1914 Lord Mayor's Show, London.
  • Nøkkelord: EFG1914 / World War I / London, Lord Mayor of / Royal Navy, DONEGAL (HMS), armoured cruiser / Royal Navy, Good Hope / Royal Navy, Hogue / Royal Navy, King Alfred / Royal Navy, Monmouth / Mexico City Police / British Army, Grenadier Guards, band / British Army, colonial troops / ships, British naval - cruiser: Donegal / ships, British naval - cruiser: Hogue / ships, British naval - cruiser: King Alfred / ceremonies, Mexican - display: marchpast of police / law and order, Mexican - enforcement / ceremonies, British - display: military parade / ceremonies, British - display: Lord Mayor's Show, 1914 / Mexico & Mexico City / GB, England / London, England, UK
  • Leverandør: Imperial War Museums
  • Rettigheter: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
  • Produksjonsselskap: Topical Film Company
  • Farge: Black & White
  • Sound: Without sound

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