Ehrenbreitstein

Series

Series Name

Daily Sketch Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

596-1

Date Released

25 Jan 1923

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Germany’s Navy Still Dwindling
2. 2Irish, Sealyhams and Sykes
3. 3Where the Sun Shines ‘Topical’ Cameraman’s Peeps on the Riviera
4. 4Ehrenbreitstein

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "The great fortress on the Rhine which the Americans are evacuating." Shot of the fortress taken from the opposite bank of the Rhine. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "Before evacuation - which has nothing to do with the French advance - Gen Allen and staff went hunting in the snow". Riders on horseback. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "'Packing up’." Soldiers making preparations for departure.

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Weather; Military

Credits:

Camera

Frank W. Purnell

Length of story (in feet)

65

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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