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Celebrating 900th Anniversary of Saint Stephen - Prewar Hungary

Reel Number: 221073-05

Color: Black and White

Sound: SIL

Year / Date: 1938

Country: Hungary

Location: Budapest,szekesfehervar

TC Begins: 04:25:30

TC Ends: 04:31:08

Duration: 00:05:38

Celebrating 900th Anniversary of Saint Stephen - Prewar Hungary Saint Stephen - first King of Hungary - celebrations at St. Stephens Cathedral, Budapest. Ornate train with double cross on front carrying the Holy Crown arrives - crown carried in procession through Budapest streets watched by townspeople. Guards & soldiers marching. Crown transferred to Cathedral. 04:27:42 Szekesfehervar ancient Hungarian town where ruins of St. Stephen’s Cathedral are - Hungarian officials arriving for meeting of Hungarian Parliament. Interior minister Keresztes arriving. Admiral Horthy’s wife arriving in national costume. Shots of meeting. Chamber of Deputies and Chamber of Magnates sitting together. LS. Count Szechenyi and Pres. Kornis of chamber of deputies. CU Horthy in armchair. Bela de Imredy then Prime Minister receiving bill and presenting it to Regent. Members of parliament. Regent’s wife with sons and daughter. Horthy and Imredy. 04:28:52 Procession in Budapest streets - Police band - Flags. Policeman. Regent in procession. Holy Crowns guards and Regents guards. Priests take Holy Crown in slow procession to Coronation church. Brief shot River Danube at night with bridges lit up. Pre - WWII. Eastern Europe. Religious Ceremonies. Traditions. Ceremonial Robes. 1930s.

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