At Paris’s “Smithfield“ (1931)

Full title reads: “France. At Paris’s ’Smithfield’. Quaintly garbed market porters give Sultan of Morocco typical welcome.“ Paris, France. Market traders carry the carcass of a dead cow at head of procession. Many other market traders and porters stand around - some wear odd shaped traditional hats. Some members of the Sultan Mohammed V’s party can be seen looking on. A North African military band play as Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef of Morocco walks around large meat market. Large crowds are watching him. 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
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