An episode of the glorious patriotic series, born after the Armistice: the martyrdom of a girl from Marcinelle, shot by a German soldier because she threw her brioche at a starving soldier in captivit...
The hospital ship is at anchor, with other vessels in the far distance. On the bridge a nurse, assisted by a sailor, is handling the wheel.Princess Alexandra Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, wife of Pr...
A procession of Chasseurs, led by priests and choirboys, makes a pilgrimage to a cemetery near the battle zone, where, as the civilian congregation watches, a monument is dedicated "To Our Dead".The s...
I. The film contrasts quotes from a German newspaper given as 'Westphalia Daily News' reporting the damage or destruction of prominent landmarks in the centre of London with film of those places taken...
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...
An unidentified news report about various aspects of the First World War. Great emphasis is being placed on the British Army and the recruitment of soldiers.
The film opens with Marshal Joffre talking to General Pershing. It then shows French soldiers in the rear area peeling potatoes, moving around woods, saddling pack horses to take them for a ride, and ...
I. (Reel 1) The Royal Naval Air Service at Felixstowe. First their marching band. Then aircrew running a Curtiss H.2 flying boat, possibly one of the first two purchased from the Curtiss company, out...
Wide shot of a hospital room during doctor's rounds. In the centre, a Muslim patient in a robe and with a fez on his head sits on a bed. To the left of him stands a group of five doctors with doctors ...
Wide shot of men sitting at a table in a hospital room. Sakař (actor: Jindřich Plachta) is standing at the head of the table with raised arms, speaking to the group. Sitting to the left of him is Vy...
Medium shot of an Austrian soldier, Dr. Šrámek (actor: František Smolík), Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová), and other doctors standing by a desk in an office.
Wide shot of an Austrian soldier, Dr. Šrámek (actor: František Smolík), Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová), and other doctors standing by a desk in an office.
Medium shot of two nurses. Tonička (actress: Truda Grosslichtová) is holding a wash basin with a sponge and Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová) is washing the face of a lying patient. In the backgro...
View of a hospital room. Infantryman Sakař (actor: Jindřich Plachta) is lying on a bed with a bandaged neck and closed eyes. Leaning over him to the left is infantryman Tlamicha (actor: Theodor Piš...
In the foreground, Lieutenant Rjepkin is lying on a hospital bed. Two doctors and Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová) are standing over him. Dr. Klíma (actor: Karel Veverka) has a stethoscope i...
Medium shot of Nurse Mathilde (actress: Adina Mandlová) in civilian clothing and Dr. Šrámek (actor: František Smolík) in an officer's uniform. They are standing in a corridor.