British Union of Fascists (BUF) leader Sir Oswald Mosley seen after he delivers a speech in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. Oswald Mosley steps down from a dais and passes through cheering crowd some of who deliver fascist salutes to him. Crowd is mostly men but includes some women. Background banner behind crowd reads, "Fascism Means War." BUF parade continues along streets of Manchester. Point of view from elevated camera position embedded with men marching in the street, with some cars moving slowly beside the marchers. Oswald Mosley speaks to a man along the road with parked buses behind.
A town in the French Alps, possibly Chamonix, France. A man stands next to a car parked on a platform at edge of a river. River and mountain in the background. Two women tourists walk with a glacier behind them. A columned building is in foreground. Next scene shows a group of mountaineers or boy scouts and possibly guides with packs heading out on a hike or mountaineering trip in the Alps. Views of mountains and valleys. Women walk through forest. Farmer using horses to harvest grain in a field. (Amateur home movie.)
Two landmarks in France: Grounds of La Cour des Adieux at the he Château de Fontainebleau in France. Wide view of various buildings on the courtyard. Horseshoe staircase seen at Cour des Adieux (also known as the Cour d'Honneur). A few people walking on the grounds. Scene changes to Versailles, France, and various buildings on grounds of the Palace of Versailles. A few pedestrians walking on the grounds of the Palace. Next view is looking toward Apollo Fountain and onward toward the Palace, inside the Palace garden at Versailles. A man seated in a horse-drawn carriage. Several carriages on grounds. A man and woman pass on road between rows of trees on garden grounds. (Amateur home movie.)
Scenes in Paris, France during the 1937 "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" (International Exposition of Art and Technology in Modern Life). Traffic on streets with Arc de Triomphe in the background. Eiffel Tower of Paris and grounds of the 1937 Expo in distance beyond. Crowd around Eiffel Tower and visitors riding on compact train cars or a transport trolley to view sites. Fountains of Gardens of Trocadero in distance. Camera pans from ground to top of Eiffel Tower. Next views show the Soviet Pavilion on left, with bronze statue "Worker and Kolkhoz Woman" by Vera Mukhina. German Pavilion by Albert Speer is seen on right with Eagle symbol atop. Views of other pavilions and buildings at the Exposition. (Amateur home movie.)
Cruise ship enters a harbor in Europe. Land as seen from a vessel underway, with cranes in port area for unloading ships. View from upper deck of a ship underway. Ship in harbor. Ship's crew members and passengers on deck of the ship. A woman passenger holds up Keystone A-7 16mm Spring-Motor Driven Wind-Up Movie Camera, which she points at the camera operator filming the scene. The woman then smiles and laughs. Views of passengers and crew members moving about on deck of ship. (Amateur home movie.)
A town on a river in Germany. (Possibly Wiesbaden-Biebrich on the Rhine River, or maybe Heidelberg). Stone arch bridge over a river. River bank with mountains in the background. Sidewheeler excursion boats moving along the river. Men in lederhosen riding bicycles on a tree-lined promenade parallel to the river (possibly the Rheingaustraße). Houses and other buildings on a hillside. Cyclists and a car crossing a bridge in town. Sign on a small wooden building advertising Coca Cola, and another sign advertising milch (milk) from a producer in Nuremberg. (Amateur home movie.)
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