Alas Poor Sister Jane (1927)

Item title reads: Alas poor sister Jane. All Liverpool laughs at students mock funeral of the University Liverpool M, S of a group of students carrying a white coffin in a mock funeral. A minister looks suitably serious and a crowd of students in the streets, wearing top hats make up the mock funeral procession. C, U as words are read and a song sung. Note: A student stunt. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136, 000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (19101932), Empire News Bulletin (19261930), British Paramount (19311957), and Gaumont British (19341959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.