Italian troops enter Addis Ababa as Emperor Haile Selassie flees country / ITALY: Il Duce ...(1936)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit As Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie flees the country in 1936, Italian troops begin the invasion of Abyssinia. Full Description: ETHIOPIA (formerly ABYSSINIA): Addis Ababa: EXT **Orginal commentary overlaid throughout SOT** AIR VIEW / AERIAL of city of Addis Ababa / General view of statue of King Menelek II / Close shot of Emperor Haile Selassie wearing pith helmet) / Various views of Selassie and his family boarding train which will take them into exile / Steam train leaving station / Ciitzens waving goodbye / High angle views of city as rain falls / High angle views of refugees from Addis Ababa fleeing city in rain / Various views of Ethiopians (referred to as ’natives’ in the voiceover) rioting and looting after departure of Emperor (good shots) / General views of the British Legation building and British officers (wearing pith helmets) / Various views of Indian Sikh (Pu