| Shrine Parade. 100,000 Nobles Strut in Gotham Convention. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 1560 |
| Catalog #: | 351364 | |
| Clip Number: | 351364-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 024-473-02 | |
| Timecode: | 00:55:17 - 00:56:42 | |
| Location: | New York | |
| Year Shot: | 1951 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: Arabs CULTURAL GROUPS: Stereotypes JOURNALISM: Newsreel LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York State ORGANIZATIONS: Fraternal, Shriners PARADES AND PROCESSIONS: Organizations | |
| Description: | The big town extends its biggest welcome to 100,000 visiting nobles of the Shrine, here for their annual get-together. Thousands turn out to greet the visitors and to enjoy their precision marching, plus their amusing antics, in colorful parade. Shiners march. CU Arab (?) man playing flute-type instrument. Little girl (African American) watches the parade and claps. Silly stunt with spinning car; a few unusual floats. Man dressed as sword-wielding Arab pretends to threaten newsreel cameraman. Establishing shot - The Shriners Parade walking down the street's of New York. MS - A large sign carried in the parade, "Moslem Detroit". MS - 'Sign /Banner' Brooklyn, New York, Kismet Temple.' MS - 'Sign' - Luxor, Saint John, N.B Canada. MS - A Shriner from Karnah Temple standing in an open convertible waving to the crowd.. CU - A Shriner playing the recorder marching in the parade. MS - The Shriners driving their wacky car in the parade. CU - 'Sign' El Hasa, Ashland Ky. "coming" round the mountain" - two Shriners dressed up as moon shiners. Their car stops, Graney at the wheel, steam shoots out of the radiator. CU - A big base drum "Moolah Temple Band, St. Louis MO. CU - A huge bean pot. ALeppo, Boston. MS - A little Ferris Wheel, Ya Raab Yaarab. CU - Man dressed up a desert Arab with a saber in his hand. High Angle Shot - The Shriner Parade. | |
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