Britain ‘Rocks’ Paris - "Mad-Mad" Ball

Series

Series Name

Pathe News

Issue

Issue No.

66/98

Date Released

8 Dec 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Great Rugby - Wales V Australia
2. 2Cattle Come to Town
3. 3Rhodesia Crisis
4. 4Britain ‘Rocks’ Paris - "Mad-Mad" Ball

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

One of the wildest, gayest balls staged in Paris by disc millionaire Eddie Barclay had a distinctive British flavour with guests in fancy dress depicting some of the characters and costumes which make Britain British.

Keywords

Celebrations and festivals

Locations

Paris

Footage sources

Pathe Journal

Length of story (in feet)

160

Story extras:

Film clip

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Notes

Pathe now also handles the Reuters Historical Collection, which includes the British Paramount, Empire British, Gaumont Graphic and Gaumont British newsreels.

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