The Ex-Kaiser In Exile (1925)

Item title reads - Ex-Kaiser in exile. Pathe Gazette presents first and exclusive pictures of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II at Doorn, Holland. Intertitle - ’These pictures are the first to be obtained since his dramatic flight into Holland, 7 years ago.’ L/S of snow on the ground outside a big house, the door opens and ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany walks out with his lady, a man and woman with a child are also with him, they walk down the drive with their dogs. He is wrapped up in a fur coat and walks out into the snow and further down the path, various shots as they make their way through trees and into an archway. Intertitle - ’a stroll through Doorn.’ L/S as they emerge from the arch through the middle of a building and carry on walking, the dogs run about. They turn the corner and we watch them carry on down the lane. M/S as they walk through snow covered trees and past the camera. M/S of them in the town as they walk past shops and buildings, a man takes his hat off to the ex-Kaiser. Wilhelm does the same to another man who is walking along. M/S as they walk through a gate into a snow covered field, various shots as they walk through a path, it is snowing quite heavily as they turn a corner and walk up the drive, he bows to the lady and throws bread to the ducks. M/S as the strokes his Alsatian, it jumps up at him. M/S of the ducks on the snow covered pond, he also feeds some bread to his Dachshund and Alsatian. Intertitle - ’as he was - “all highest war lord“.....’ Archive material of the Kaiser during the war, he salutes as troops march past him. Missing intertitle - ’as he is now - in exile.’ Cut to M/S of him stood in the snow talking to the lady. He looks at the camera. 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), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.
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