An elaborate pageant honors Joan of Arc on the anniversary of her victory at the battle of Orleans in 1492, Paris, France. The Statue of Joan of Arc, priests and dignitaries near it. Wreath placed at her memorial. A procession marches on the street with armed infantry troops, band of musicians and troops of cavaliers. Two boys and other spectators watch the procession.
Models display transparent gowns made of cellophane at a fashion show in Paris,France as people watch them.
Excerpts from concert by Paul Wittgenstein, pianist, who lost his right arm during World War I. He plays Maurice Ravel's Piano Concerto for the Left Hand, at Salle Pleyel, Paris, France. Wittgenstein is dressed formally, in white tie, and wears glasses. Camera focuses exclusively upon his hand while playing. View of Baldwin piano.
A non skid automobile in Paris, France. A new non skid automobile being tested. The car drives on a sidewalk. Other cars parked along the side of the road in the background. The non skid car drives down a road and a car coming from the opposite direction manages a narrow escape as the non skid car swings from one side of the road to the other.
Basilique du Sacre-Coeur, the Roman catholic Basilica in Paris, France, on the butte Montmartre. Clouds hover over the domes of the monument. People walk by a building on the street. Sign on a building reads "Commune Libre Maison du Vieux Montmartre Communale." People seated in roadside coffee shops and French cafes. A man paints on the side walk. View of an artist studio (fragment of sound is heard) where a nude woman model is posing for sculptors as they work. Men search garbage cans. A man in a dark alley. A gypsy woman reads a man's palm. A cat. Crowded roadside cafes. Men and women drink and smoke. Two men sit on the sidewalk and drink. A man in a tarboosh or fez serves a couple. An idle taxi cab driver sleeps in his car. Men and woman talk and eat in street side cafes.
(Only Fragments of Sound.) Night time in Paris, France. A neon sign at a night club in Paris for Le Rat Mort. Visitors seated at tables. Acrobatics performed on stage. Neon signs at clubs and cafes. People seated at tables inside a restaurant. Women follies dancers perform in the center. Men and women seated and talking. A woman dances. Couples dance with each other. The moon over a lit tower. People outside a club in the rain as a car approaches. Workers on a raft in the water and in a tunnel carrying hand lanterns.
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