Another Edison actuality film with a title that pretty much says it all. >From one slightly elevated angle, a great throng of spectators are shown leaving their seats at a military review at Longchamps. Some of the people in the crowd are aware of the camera, and one man in particular hams it up a little. A pretty woman stands on a chair too and we get to see her dressed in her best. The clothes are great. One sees why this era is referred to as the gilded age. It must have been awfully stifling, though, for those women in the July heat of Paris, to be walking around in so many layers.
Surviving print has good picture quality and is very clear and crisp. Distinct faces are even discernible (although there aren't any names given to them). Worth watching, especially for anybody who likes the period costumes.
Surviving print has good picture quality and is very clear and crisp. Distinct faces are even discernible (although there aren't any names given to them). Worth watching, especially for anybody who likes the period costumes.