Segment from the weekly Elekta-journal 1929 No. 15 captures the funeral of poet Otokar Březina in Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou on 28 March 1929. The coffin with the deceased is loaded onto a hearse in front of the building of the local Sokol branch. The funeral procession includes church dignitaries, Sokol representatives and volunteer firefighters. Minister of Social Welfare Jan Šrámek and literature scholar Miloslav Hýsek are among those present. The funeral procession stops in front of Otokar Březina´s house.
The segment captures the funeral of Minister of Social Welfare Josef Gruber held in Prague on 7 May 1925. The flag of mourning is raised above the National Museum. The coffin with the late minister is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession is led by university and church dignitaries. The procession continues across Wenceslaus Square to Charles Square, passing the building of the General Teaching Hospital on Vyšehradská Street. The segment ends with an image of Vyšehrad Cemetery and funeral wreaths by the cemetery arcades.
A segment produced by the Excelsiorfilm-Praha company captures the funeral of Eduard Vojan, an actor of the National Theatre, which took place in Prague on 3 June 1920. The camera captures crowds of mourners on National Street. The funeral procession with Eduard Vojan´s coffin sets off from the National Theatre towards the Vinohrady Cemetery. The route is lined by a dense crowd of onlookers.
Segment from the weekly Deglův žurnál (Degl´s Journal) 1928 No. 43 captures the ruins of the Jakesch department store on the corner of Biskupská and Na Poříčí Streets in Prague. The almost finished building collapsed on 9 October 1928. Forty-six workers and casual passers-by were buried under the rubble.The funeral of the victims was held in Prague on 16 October. It was attended by almost 100,000 people. The commemoration was opened with a speech by the Mayor of the City of Prague, Karel Baxa (silent). The camera follows the funeral procession through Prague. The segment concludes with footage of the debris of the building being cleared.
The segment captures the funeral of theatre director František Neumann held in Brno on 27 February 1929. The coffin is carried out of the building of the Mahen Theatre and loaded onto a horse-drawn hearse. The funeral procession moves along the streets of Brno towards the railway station, where the coffin is placed in a special funeral carriage. The train leaves for Prostějov, Neumann´s final resting place. The footage includes two versions of the film capturing the same event.
Segment from the weekly Deglův žurnál (Degl´s Journal) 1928 No. 15 captures the funeral of the theatre actor Vendelín Budil held in Pilsen on 29 March 1928. The coffin is carried out of the Church of St. Bartholomew on Republic Square. The funeral procession makes its way through the city, stopping in front of the Tyl Theatre, where mourners deliver their speeches. Footage of the speech given by actor Alois Charvát (silent). The mourners include the late actor´s wife Krescencie Budilová and actors Jiří Steimar, Anna Steimarová and Rudolf Deyl Sr. Mourners arrive at the cemetery. The funeral ceremony will continue with the interment of the remains of the late Vendelín Budil in the family tomb at Olšany Cemetery in Prague.
Segment from the weekly Deglův žurnál (Degl´s Journal) 1929 No. 38 captures the funeral of Antonín Selnar, Jaroslav Böll and Jaroslav Pekárek, airmen of the 1st Regiment of T. G. Masaryk, who died a tragic death during a military exercise near Přední Chlum on 5 September 1929. The funeral ceremony was held on Charles Square in Prague on 10 September 1929. The coffins with the deceased are carried out of the building of the General Hospital and transported on aircraft fuselages along Ječná Street towards I. P. Pavlov Square. The segment includes bird´s-eye views of the crowded streets of Prague.
Segment from the weekly Elekta-journal 1929 No. 5 captures the funeral of writer František Herites held in Prague on 22 January 1929. The flag of mourning is raised above the National Museum. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession, which includes church dignitaries and Sokol representatives, heads to the Main Railway Station, from where the coffin will be transported to Vodňany to be interred in the family tomb.
A segment from the Elektajournal Production Company captures the funeral of writer Josef Holeček held in Prague on 9 March 1929. The coffin is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession with a horse-drawn hearse makes its way along Vinohrady Street towards the final resting place at Vinohrady Cemetery.
The segment captures the funeral of writer Karel Matěj Čapek-Chod held in Prague on 7 November 1927. The funeral procession sets out from the National Museum and continues along Vinohradská Street towards Olšany Cemetery. General Rudolf Medek is among the mourners.