Britain Mourns Tinted (1925)

Item title reads - Britain mourns ..... Alfred Lester - great comedian. M/S of Alfred stood by a wheelbarrow and some flowers, he uses a stethoscope to listen to a flower and looks concerned. He walks round and takes his watch out then feels the ’pulse’ of the flower’s stem, he looks very surprised and puts the watch back in his pocket. Note: this item is yellow tinted. 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.