The Burning Of Smyrna (1922)

Smyrna, Turkey. Note: There are no titles for this item. C/U of dignitary wearing suit and spectacles. Various shots of large crowds, many of the men are wearing fezzes, some wave them in the air in celebration. Intertitle reads: “The first flame bursts in the Armenia quarter“ L/S’s of refugees on small boats. L/S’s of destroyed buildings and debris in Smyrna. 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 of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.