France’s “Wembley“ (1931)

Full title reads: “Paris. France’s ’Wembley’ opened by President Doumergue.“ Paris, France. Various travelling shots of parade lead by car carrying French President Gaston Doumergue. Horsemen in Arabian costume are in the parade. They drive past a large Far Eastern style building. Car draws up and the President gets out. The President makes opening speech for the Paris International / Colonial exposition / exhibition. Other French politicians including Pierre Laval and Paul Doumer are there, along with a man presumably from one of France’s far eastern colonies. 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 (1926-1930)