Carlo Silvestri loves Granata, a beautiful courtesan; to could meet her, he does not hesitate to squander the family fortune. To save the family honour, Carlo’s father is forced to leave the ancestr...
(Reel 1) It is 1914 and the outbreak of the war. Mr Smith, a prosperous businessman, is starting to lose staff who have volunteered for the Army and he refuses women replacements. He also prevents his...
I. 'VENICE IN ARMOUR. How the historic architecture of the beautiful city is protected against possible air raids.' HA pan over the Doges' Palace - the main staircase is heavily sandbagged and some of...
The hospital is of prefabricated buildings, signposted as the "Hôpital Benevole I Bis". The film captions emphasise that all the employees are women, some of whom are seen walking in the snow outside...
I. 'THE QUEENSLAND CONTINGENT: The Prime Minister of Queensland and Brigadier General Sellheim inspect the statue which is to be erected in Brisbane, in memory of Queenslanders who fell in the South A...
I. 'THE VICTOR OF JERUSALEM. General Sir Edmund Allenby who has rescued the Holy City from Turkish domination, reviews one of our mounted brigades.' Aids hold General Bailloud's horse as he mounts. MS...
I. 'GERMAN SUBMARINE COMES TO LONDON. The German submarine-minelayer U.C.5 captured by the British Navy, moored off Temple Pier'. MS off the port quarter of UC.5 secured alongside the pier - old Londo...
I. MS of group posed for the camera - Amelie is a tall woman, taller than the two civic dignitaries who stand to either side. The ex-Queen inspects the Guides (they are very young - Brownies ?). A sma...