On 18th Anniversary Of The Battle Of The Marne (1932)

Full title reads: “Meaux. On 18th Anniversary of the Battle of the Marne. Mr Walter Edge - American Ambassador - presents noble Battlefield Memorial - gift of the American Nation.“ Meaux, France. C/U American stars and stripes flags and the French tricolour fly together. Dissolve to large stone statue. A crowd is gathered around the base of the war memorial of which the statue is part. Tilt up the statue. Camera holds on the face of the female figure. A military bands plays the French and American national anthems. Soldiers stand to attention in ranks. C/U of some of the soldiers. Mr Walter Edge, the United States Ambassador to France makes a speech from a podium. Cut away to French dignitaries. Cut away to French and American flags flying. Closer shot of Edge making his speech about the donation of the memorial to the French people. Cut away to building on the River Marne. Shot of the River, shot of haystacks in fields, library shots of French troops marching to battle. C/U of inscript