Maurice Chevalier, famous French comedian and actor, arrives back in Paris, where he intends to make a film with René Clair called "Silence est d'Or" ("Silence is Golden"). C/U of the Dakota aeroplane carrying Chevalier taxiing into...
Maurice Chevalier, famous French comedian and actor, arrives back in Paris, where he intends to make a film with René Clair called "Silence est d'Or" ("Silence is Golden"). C/U of the Dakota aeroplane carrying Chevalier taxiing into land at the aerodrome. Various shots of Chevalier disembarking and shaking hands with fans and press on tarmac. He makes statement in French into microphone.
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