Pathé News, No. 78 - Production & Contact Info

Pathé News, No. 78 (1916)
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Pathé News, No. 78 (1916)

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El Paso, Texas: Twenty-six thousand men from all branches of the U.S. army parade in the biggest military demonstration in fifty years. Subtitles: 1. Left to right, Generals Morton, Clements and Bell, who stood at the reviewing stand for ...See moreEl Paso, Texas: Twenty-six thousand men from all branches of the U.S. army parade in the biggest military demonstration in fifty years. Subtitles: 1. Left to right, Generals Morton, Clements and Bell, who stood at the reviewing stand for five hours; 2. The massed army filled a space 8 miles long and 400 yards deep. New York City: A large crowd turns out to see the New York Giants win their twenty-first consecutive game, breaking the world's record for straight victories. Subtitle: 1. John McGraw who built up this great baseball team. Salonika, Greece: A contingent of Russian troops arrives at the Allies' Balkan headquarters and now a united army is ready to launch its great movement against the Teutons. Subtitles: 1. General Sarrail, Commander-in-Chief of the Allied Armies in Greece, reviews the new arrivals; 2. Cheering crowds line the streets to watch the proud procession of the troops through the city. Primitive Methods of Farming in America: Subtitles: Modern farming methods have not yet reached the wilds of the Kentucky backwoods, where the oxen are still shod and yoked to plow; 2. The "farm" and the plow are also of a primitive type; 3. The rate of progress is painful, compared to a modern tractor plow. Shadow Lawn, N.Y: Thousands make the journey to the summer capitol to hear President Wilson make the opening address of his porch campaign. Subtitles: 1. He upholds his eight hour policy for the railroads; 2. His ardent admirers are then given an opportunity to meet him. On the Western Front: The Allied Offensive continues with unabated vigor and the huge guns shroud the battlefield with the smoke of their incessant fusillade. Subtitles: 1. The city of Vaux, demolished by the Teuton artillery; 2. German prisoners, captured in their trenches, are sent to rear of the Allied lines; 3. The victorious troops return to the barracks behind the firing lines for a brief rest. New York City: The fall moving season is here and in accordance with popular custom Mrs. Murphy and her son Congo give up their summer quarters for their winter residence. Chicago, Ill: Mayor Thompson starts thirty-two well known runners on a ten-mile Marathon Race to the South Shore Country Club. Subtitles: 1. Sidney Hatch, the winner, receives an unexpected welcome when he finishes; 2. Girls at the Country Fair parade in pretty regalia featured by sailors from Lake Bluff. Phoenix, N.Y: The whole city is wiped out by a devastating fire which seizes every building in its terrible grasp. New York City: A dozen are hurt as a subway express crashes into an empty train on the elevated structure at 207th street. Written by Moving Picture World synopsis See less

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Name	Known for
George Bell Jr. Self Self See fewer	Selig-Tribune, No. 53 (1916)
Sidney Hatch Self Self See fewer	Mutual Weekly, No. 19 (1915)
John J. McGraw Self Self See fewer	Detective Swift (1914)
Charles Gould Morton Self Self See fewer	Pathé News, No. 86 (1916)
Maurice Sarrail Self Self See fewer	Hearst-International News Pictorial, No. 70 (1916)
William Hale Thompson Self Self See fewer	Is Your Daughter Safe? (1927)
Woodrow Wilson Self Self See fewer	The Birth of a Nation (1915)