Armistice (1918)

Armistice Day in Paris, France.



That first delirious Armistice Day in 1918. People in street; double-decker buses going by; horse-drawn cart - some of the people are waving flags. MS from on high of crowd in square. Closer shots people holding hands and running / skipping / dancing round in a big circle.



CU (on ground again) of some people standing on street while vehicles roll by; lots of cheering; waving flags - French; British; American. MS people waving balloons. MS French soldiers. CU part of crowd; women in Red Cross uniforms in foreground.
FILM ID:2344.1

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