Pathegrams No. 1: Oddities of 1927

This silent Pathegrams Review (No. 1) from 1927, a Pathé production, stitches together eclectic newsreel snippets. Four-Footed Fortunes showcases Arizona sheep shearing, followed by The Two-Legged Horse Race, featuring ostrich races filmed by Alvin V. Knechtel. Grainy New York City footage transitions to Charles Lindbergh’s ticker-tape parade, titled New York Welcomes the Air Heroes, with Mrs. Fitzmaurice, Patricia, and Mrs. Koehl arriving on the Steamer Dresden. Chorines reveals musical comedy auditions on a rooftop, with chorus girls in stunts and poses, blending rural quirks with urban spectacle.