A special edition of the Elektajournal from 1933 dedicated to the fifteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic. The introduction consists of a short retrospective composed of archival materials obtained in the streets of Prague on 28 October 1918. Footage of the parade on Wenceslaus Square on 28 October 1933. Raising the Czechoslovak flag in front of the Municipal House on Republic Square. Philips Radio vehicle with loudspeakers on the roof. Philips microphone. President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk and Minister of National Defence Bohumír Bradáč during a military parade on Wenceslaus Square. The ceremonial parade heads down 28 October Street and National Avenue to Smetana Embankment. MPs František Soukup, František Staněk and Prime Minister Jan Malypetr watch the ceremony from a grandstand by the Rudolfinum. Shots of a Czechoslovak Army military parade; the parade consists of infantry, soldiers with bicycles, horse-drawn cannons and armoured cars. Flyover by military aircraft. Parade of scouts in front of President Masaryk in the third courtyard of Prague Castle.
Report from the celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held in front of the Municipal House in Prague on 28 October 1932. The gathering was attended by troops and legionnaires. A Philips Radio broadcast vehicle stands in front of the entrance. The segment includes a silent recording of a speech given by the Former Secretary of the National Committee and current Chairman of the Senate František Soukup.
Segment from the celebration of the fifteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held on Old Town Square in Mladá Boleslav. A ceremonial line-up of the local military garrison. General Šípek delivers a speech before the municipal council, soldiers and inhabitants of the town. This is followed by a parade through the town, attended by the troops, representatives of the Sokol community, the local fire brigade, the gendarmerie, nurses and members of other town associations. Footage from a footrace through the streets of Mladá Boleslav to the Monument to the Fallen, won by Mr Mlejnek. Footage from the celebration in Kosmonosy, the place linked with the ground-breaking ceremony for the Resistance Memorial. The ceremony was attended by representatives of local associations and corporations as well as the county association of Czechoslovak legionnaires.
Report from the celebration of the fourteenth anniversary of the Czechoslovak Republic held in Prague on 28 October 1932. An aerial view of a parade in front of the Old Town City Hall. Gathering in front of the Municipal House on Republic Square.
Professor and Minister of Finance Karel Engliš in a garden in a segment from Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Film Weekly Newsreel) 1934, issue no. 10. Engliš, first on his own and later with literary critic Miloslav Hýsek on Bohumil Veselý's balcony.
The segment captures the funeral of Bishop Antonín Podlaha held in Prague on 18 February 1932. The coffin with the deceased is loaded onto a horse-drawn hearse. The funeral procession with church dignitaries makes its way across Hradčany Square, the first and second courtyards of Prague Castle and then stops in the third courtyard in front of the St. Vitus Cathedral.
The segment captures the funeral of the Mayor of the Czechoslovak Sokol Society Josef Scheiner held in Prague on 15 January 1932. The segment starts with an image of the monument to Miroslav Tyrš and Scheiner´s funeral announcement. The funeral procession sets out from the historic Sokol building in Sokolská Street. The coffin is flanked by a Sokol guard of honour. The camera offers a close-up of the wreath from Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk. The funeral procession comes out of the Sokol building in Sokolská Street and continues along Ječná, Žitná and Mezibranská Streets. After dusk, the procession moves on across Wenceslaus Square in the effective light of street lamps and burning candles.