Greatest Of All Carnivals (1924)

Nice, France. Title: “GREATEST of all CARNIVALS. Gaily clad revellers - with many weird figures - throng the famous Riviera resort“. High angled shot of the carnival winding through a crowd lined square, in the centre is a float carrying a gigantic model of a girl waving. Panning shot follows the float around the square past large squares. M/S of the float passing the camera, many people in fancy dress dance around it, the figures on the float are Indian. M/S of another float passing, also surrounded by dancers, it carries an automated figure of a man twirling a walking stick. Various shots of people in big head costumes passing the camera. M/S of people dressed as clowns passing the camera, followed by a brass band and more big heads. 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