Mussolini - Rome (1937)

Italy. Various shots of young officer with horse - probably a star show jumper of Italian Army cavalry. Benito Mussolini (Il Duce) and party of his cronies enter. Mussolini inspects horse jump. Vienna, Austria. Flash frame of intertitle: “Vienna in mourning - scenes of pathos and dread when funeral cortege of late Chancellor passes through troop lined streets“. Various shots of funeral procession going through crowd lined streets of city. Probably funeral of Chancellor of Austria, Eugelbert Dollfuss, who was assassinated in 1934. Note: sound track is missing. This item is not mentioned on original issue sheet for 37/91. See record for VIENNA IN MOURNING in 34/62 for more details Dollfuss’ funeral. Origin of shots of Mussolini unknown - any information gratefully received. AH 2001. 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