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Marriage By Proxy.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Marriage.
France.
France. Armee.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (39 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1915.
Summary:
"MARRIAGE BY PROXY. The French authorities are allowing soldiers serving at the Front to nominate a friend to act for them at their wedding ceremony. A French `poilu' taking the part of a bridegroom for his chum." (9). A couple, after the service, wait for a car, they are watched by a small crowd. The car pulls up and the couple enter. The other guests leave.
Notes:
Issue number: 224-1 ; Story number within issue: 3 of 4
Note; Contained in 1914/18 WAR NEWS ITEMS.
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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