Rome. 80,000 New Black Shirts

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

814-1

Date Released

31 Mar 1927

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Rome. 80,000 New Black Shirts
2. 2Kent - A Final Test
3. 3Plymouth’s Greeting
4. 4Florida - Aerial Acrobats
5. 5Florida. All-British Motoring Triumph
6. *Visct Grey of Falloden

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 5

Summary

[SUBTITLE]: "Signor Mussolini and his ministers review recruits on the 8th anniversary of the foundation of the ‘Battling Fascisti’." Mussolini and his ministers, all in uniform, reviewing the men. One man steps forward and kisses Mussolini’s hand. He addresses the men. Two pan shots of the big gathering in a square in Rome.

Keywords

Politics and government

Length of story (in feet)

58

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British Film Institute (BFI)

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Notes

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