Promo for the Red Cross' involvement in the First World War.
I. A troopship carrying Lieutenant-General John Pershing and US soldiers comes into Dover harbour, where it is met by the local garrison commander. Then a formal ceremony in London, in which Pershing ...
A sign in the town of Breisach, "1789-1918 Ici commence le pays de la Liberté", is shown to the camera. French and German soldiers converse and fraternise together quite happily on a bridge over the ...
I. 'TRIAL OF CASEMENT Crowds waiting outside Bow St. Police Station in the vain hope of obtaining a glimpse of the prisoner.' HA to entrance of the station where a small crowd has gathered by the door...
Two hundred Russian officers captured at the battle near Lyck, and dressed in winter uniform, move under German guard past wooden building. Other prisoners at the same place include a Russian Orthodox...
I. 'GUNS FOR SALONIKA: Unloading an enormous gun from a transport and mounting it on its gun carriage'. The barrel of a large calibre gun is lowered on ropes and pulleys over the side of a ship. Austr...
I. 'LEWIS ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN. Troops on the Macedonian front anxiously watch the effect of the machine gun fire on an enemy aeroplane.' Australian troops look up into the sky as a man fires Lewis - the...
I. 'THE CYCLIST'S CORPS. The 25th County of London (Cyclists) carrying out 'An Attack' near their training headquarters in Middlesex.' Soldiers cycle past along a country road. Men fire prone from beh...
Marching soldiers and black robed woman with hat. Next to her is Jiří Voldán (actor: Vladimír Ch. Vladimírov).
Mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) and two policemen.
At the door stands mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) with the guard. On the bunks sit prisoners.
Maryša (actress: Suzanne Marwille) sits on bed, Jiří Voldán (actor: Vladimír Ch. Vladimírov) in a semi-sitting position. Another man sleeps.
Farewell at the train to the front. From the left - Mrs. Tomešová, Mrs. Jandová and Mrs. Bártová.
An illustrative part: An unknown soldier carries a woman - symbol of Slavic patriotism.
A group of civilians and policemen. In the middle stands infantryman Kubík (actor: Václav Kubásek) on suit. Next to Kubík stands a woman on skirt and shawl.
Mother of Jiří Voldán (actress: Marie Ptáková) between two policemen in uniforms. Behind her stands secret policeman.