American Soldiers’ French Lesson (1914-1918)

World War One. American soldiers’ French lesson. Pan across large group of US soldiers; some standing; some sitting; in a large semicircle. CU instructor in a suit & hat; standing in front of signs with French phrases; gesturing with a pointer at comments about ’Cette guerre’ and ’Ce siege’. Shot of the US guys all waving their hats around- pan across ( one guy standing in front just grinning; thinking of how he’ll be able to parler avec les mademoiselles francaises.) More shots of the soldiers listening intently to the lesson. Repeats same footage. Education; language. school of sorts. 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