Peaceful Years Reel 2 (1919-1938)

The Times, “London-Paris Air Service“. Biplane takes off with passengers. “Peace Conference Opens. M. Clemenceau Pushes Ahead“. Delegates arrive at Versailles for Peace conference, Hour glass dissolves to Surrealist painting of conference room. Massive parade in Red Sugar, CU Lenin addressing crowd. Italian fascists with guns next to train, and marching in Rome. Mussolini in top hat and tails. Watch on the Rhine, British troops in Germany. Political meeting in Trafalgar Sq. Idle railways due to strike. Massive long bus queues in Trafalgar Sg. Avro flights, London to Birmingham. Lorries used for public transport due to Bus Strike. Liverpool Dock Strike, boarded up shops and troops and tanks in the streets. Caption; “1,750,000 Unemployed“. Downing Street, Lansbury and Bevin arrive at . Police and demonstrators in Downing St. LLoyd George. Bonar Law becomes PM. Stanley Baldwin in garden. Ramsey McDonald and 1st. Labour Government. News presses “Storming of the Stadium“. Crowds climbing into Wembley for
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