New Orleans Mardi Gras (1947)

Unissued / Unused material. Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Louisiana. America (USA). C/U man in big funny mask with odd eyes. Various shots as carnival queens wave. Various shots of people in costumes such as devils, angels, clowns etc. in amongst crowd. C/U toddler dressed as clown asleep on little car, pan up to father and mother in old fashioned bathing costumes. C/U man with very big false bald pointy head. C/U gorilla. L/S of the parade passing through streets. M/S of the floats. Various shots of the crowds and parade. Cataloguer’s note: date of item: 21/2/1947. 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-