The Ex-Kaiser In Exile (1925)

Item title reads - Ex-Kaiser in exile. Pathe Gazette presents first and exclusive pictures of ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II at Doorn, Holland. Intertitle - 'These pictures are the first to be obtained since his dramatic flight into Holland, 7 years ago.' L/S of snow on the ground outside a big house, the door opens and ex-Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany walks out with his lady, a man and woman with a child are also with him, they walk down the drive with their dogs. He is wrapped up in a fur coat and walks out into the snow and further down the path, various shots as they make their way through trees and into an archway. Intertitle - 'a stroll through Doorn.' L/S as they emerge from the arch through the middle of a building and carry on walking, the dogs run about. They turn the corner and we watch them carry on down the lane. M/S as they walk through snow covered trees and past the camera. M/S of them in the town as they walk past shops and buildings, a man takes his hat off to the ex-Kaiser. Wilhelm does the same to another man who is walking along. M/S as they walk through a gate into a snow covered field, various shots as they walk through a path, it is snowing quite heavily as they turn a corner and walk up the drive, he bows to the lady and throws bread to the ducks. M/S as the strokes his Alsatian, it jumps up at him. M/S of the ducks on the snow covered pond, he also feeds some bread to his Dachshund and Alsatian. Intertitle - 'as he was - "all highest war lord".....' Archive material of the Kaiser during the war, he salutes as troops march past him. Missing intertitle - 'as he is now - in exile.' Cut to M/S of him stood in the snow talking to the lady. He looks at the camera. FILM ID:442.28 FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT http://www.britishpathe.com/