King Alexander of Yugoslavia and French Foreign Minister Louis Barthou are assassinated in Marseilles, France. On his state visit to France, the king was greeted by the French foreign Minister Louis Barthou. King Alexander and Louis Barthou seen riding in an open car as it moves along the streets of Marseilles. People gather to greet them. The motorcade stops and police are seen responding, after a Bulgarian conspirator shoots the King and the Foreign Minister. Buildings along the sides of the street. People running on the street and close-ups of police surrounding the shooter and pushing back crowds. The assassin is grabbed and beaten by police. View of a the body of King Alexander beside the car with people surrounding, in his final moments near death. Final scene shows the new monarch in Yugoslavia, eleven year old King Peter II, eating a plate of food and smiling for the camera.
German carpenter Bruno Richard Hauptmann arrested in United States. Hauptmann suspected of the kidnapping of the son of American aviator Charles Lindbergh. A trail of marked ransom bills leads to his arrest. Exterior of a house. Men inspecting the ransom bills and other proofs and evidence.
Riots due to Stavisky scandal in Paris, France. Exterior of a building. Soldiers on horses moving around the building. Mob gather and a riot breaks out against the political corruption disclosed by the Stavisky scandal.
Bank robber John Dillinger shot dead in Chicago, Illinois. Exterior of a house. Men move past the house. Dillinger with his girl friend at the Biograph Theater in Chicago. People gather in a large number inside the theater. Dillinger being shot dead in the theater. Dead body of Dillinger lying on a stretcher.
Sea plane loaded with mails in the United States. The government removes the transportation of postal matter from the hands of private companies. Men load mails in the plane. Pilot in the cockpit. Sea plane takes off.
Earthquake near Bihar, India. Thousands of people killed and injured due to the massive earthquake. Aerial view of the affected area. Destroyed buildings and rubble on the ground. Men stand on the destroyed terrace of a building.
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