Emperor Inspects His Troops (1947)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. Ethiopia / Abyssinia. Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, inspects troops at Addis Ababa. CU a cannon firing a salute. LS the Negus alights from his car. MS LS troops marching past. CU Good close up studies of individual soldiers. MS the personalities on the reviewing stand, include Prince Makonnen and the Duke of Harrar. CU On his right stands his son, Crown Prince Asfaw Wassen. VS Shots of soldiers on parade. CU Head and shoulders of the Emperor taking the salute. Possibly connected with 47/8 - MD FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-193