Look Back On 1922 (1922)

Item title reads - Look back on 1922. A review of the most important events of the year. Intertitle - ’Do you remember? In January - The huge fire in Hartlepool.’ M/S of the fire blazing away, the camera pans across it. M/S of wrecked homes, the camera pans down what is left of the buildings, a few walls are still standing, there is rubble in front of them. Intertitle - ’Pope Benedict died and Pope Pius was elected.’ M/S of Pope Pius XI speaking to Cardinals, people kneel as he passes. L/S of St. Peter’s Square in Rome, full of people, the camera pans slowly across them. L/S of Pope Pius on the balcony at the Vatican. Intertitle - ’Do you remember? In February - Irish Peace was signed and British Troops commenced leaving Ireland.’ L/S of the troops packing up and preparing to go. Intertitle - ’How we cheered Princess Mary on her wedding day.’ L/S as the royal coach drives past cheering crowds into the grounds of Buckingham Palace. L/S of crowds waving. M/S of Princess Mary, her husband