The film shows the activities of a machine gun battalion: field exercises on horseback, combat, machine gun cleaning, horse riding and equestrian gymnastics, fencing, harnessing the wild mules.
The garrison units of Lisbon perform military exercises near the Jamor river, attended by the Minister of War, and in which artillery and “heavy” machine guns take part.
Documentary film on the daily life in the Military School: classes, sports (swedish gymnastics, leaps, pole vaulting), artillerty exercises, a parade featuring the school’s band.
Incomplet. Views of bathers and beaches of Parede, Tamariz, Conceição and Ribeiro in Cascais. Streets, hotels and chalets of Estoril. Shows, sports and leisure. Fishermen patching the fishing nets.
Non-fiction film on the key-players of the military coup of 28th May 1926, which brought the First Republic (1910-1926) to an end.
Images of the funeral ceremonies of the poet Guerra Junqueiro, gathering a huge crowd who followed the procession from Basílica da Estrela to the Jeronimos Monastery.
Documentary film on the education establishment, its facilities (edifice built in 1914 which now hosts the headquarters of the Guarda Nacional Republicana) and activites.
Images of a gala bullfight, on foot and on horseback, in an unidentified site.
Film frame.
Portrait of the film director
film frame
Film frame.
Film frame
film frame
Lobby card.
film frame
Notes on the Pathé Frères films produced in Portugal to divulge the touristic qualities of the country.
Commentary on the benefits of use of film in the Spanish education system, and the Portuguese delay in the same matter.
Critical analysis on the Portuguese delay in the introduction of use of film aids in the educational system.
On the Pathé Frères delegation to Portugal to film sites for touristic propaganda films.
Notes on the film depicting Sidónio Pais visit to the South regions of Portugal.
News on the production company’s upcoming releases, namely newsreels.
Note on the Pathé Frères embassy to Portugal to film touristic sites