World War One. American troops' parade in London. LS from high crowd milling around. MS crowd pan rt. US soldiers marching past. Closer shot same. DS like 1st; crowd milling. British Army band approach down st. past houses; US troops follow. People on front...
World War One. American troops' parade in London. LS from high crowd milling around. MS crowd pan rt. US soldiers marching past. Closer shot same. DS like 1st; crowd milling. British Army band approach down st. past houses; US troops follow. People on front balcony; upper class house. Troops march in square at Buckingham Palace. King George V; his mother Queen Alexandra and Duke of Connaught stand a few yards. away watching.
Pan left w/ troops. King and British officers inspect some troops. CU King talks to Prime Minister David Lloyd George by palace gates. They meet US (?) generals; Queen Alexandra in BG. US troops march over Westminster Bridge. (unrelated shot then) Aerial shots of crowd, as in opening; pan to parade; etc. cont. repeat shots parade past houses; at palace; on bridge. USA. royalty.
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