From Rangoon To Mandalay (1927)

Item title reads: “ From Rangoon To Mandalay. Tens of thousands of pilgrims gather in Burmese Capital for High Priest’s State Funeral.“ Rangoon, Burma L/S massed crowds crushing against the funeral procession. There is a canopied funeral cart, followed by a very tall object. People carry flags. The crowds surge and are packed very tightly. Most people are wearing white clothes, traditional funeral colour. High angle shot in the city street, as they continue to surge around the procession. At one point the crowd wave fans. 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