Gaiety In Memphis (1936)

Full title reads: “Gaiety In Memphis. Salute to Carnival King Cotton and his Queen.“. Cotton carnival at Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America (USA). Various shots of carnival going through crowd lined streets. Glamorous women pose gracefully on floats. Some wear period costumes, others floaty dresses. Floats have large model flowers, butterflies and horses on them. Various shots of crowning of Carnival King and Queen. Someone hands them a massive model key - the key to the city. The Queen blows a kiss of camera. N.B. Item found in Unidentified Gazettes reel. May be missing item from 36/44 (LNER version). 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