Philadelphia - The Quaker City (1931)

Title missing - Issue sheet reads: “USA. Philadelphia - The Quaker City. Gives itself up to the spirit of Carnival at annual gorgeous and fantastic Mummers’ Parade.“ Philadelphia, United States of America (USA). Parade of people in fancy dress costumes through City streets. Closer shots of person dressed in Egyptian costume dancing. More shots of people in procession in various costumes. Lots of the people are ’blacked-up’ to look like African Americans. 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