Soviet’s Salute to Shakespeare!

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

765-2

Date Released

26 Apr 1926

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1England’s Youngest Councillor
2. 2Soviet’s Salute to Shakespeare!
3. 3Will She Be an English Lenglen?
4. 4Cup Final 1926

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

[1ST SUBTITLE]: "Russian Emblem among Flags of the Nations unfurled at Stratford, on Poet’s Birthday." Looking down Stratford street with crowds. Flagpoles all down street with flags rolled up. [2ND SUBTITLE]: "The Soviet officials". Close shot of two elderly men. Pan to third. Close shot of the three by their flagpole. Return to shot of the street. All the flags are unfurled. Close-up of two flags. [3RD SUBTITLE]: "Representatives of the Nations leaving Shakespeare’s Birthplace". Crowds in the street. Dignitaries pass down middle of the road carrying wreaths and led by town crier.

Keywords

Commemorations; Celebrations and festivals

Length of story (in feet)

58

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Film Archive

Name

British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).

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