City Of The Kings Hanover (1938)

Full titles read: "CITY OF THE KING'S HANOVER"



High angle shots of the the streets and old buildings of Hanover in Germany. M/S's of people riding bicycles through he streets. Good M/S's of half timbered buildings. This footage is contrasted with a L/S of the modern planetarium building. L/S looking down a street at the building reveals nazi swastika flags hanging outside some of the shops. Very good L/S and M/S of the magnificent town hall building. L/S of several picturesque fountains and lake in the state hall gardens



L/S looking down Herrenhausen Alee which the commentator describes as a "lime bordered avenue a mile and a quarter long." L/S of large Palace which we are told was a former summer residence of the Georges of England. L/S's of the surrounding gardens which are based "on the model of the gardens of Versailles.



L/S's of pelicans and flamingos in a lake. Good M/S of gentlemen in smart suit, a small bird sits on his hand (could be a sparrow) while another sits on the end of his pipe. M/S of small boy feeding several goats through a fence. M/S's of Polar bears in the garden zoo.
FILM ID:1164.14

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