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Where Big Bertha Hit Paris (1918)

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Where Big Bertha Hit Paris, France. Huge German gun nicknamed Big Bertha bombs Paris from 71 miles away. The first attack occurred on Good Friday; 1918; and continued there after. Scenes of the destruction. A few men in front of bombed building (heads off-screen) one steps down through rubble to stand in centre of screen facing camera; dusts off hands. CU another bombed building - arch doorway wall with boards etc sticking out of plaster; rubble in front. Weird looking jumble: looking up at a bent balcony; w/ shutter crashed through balcony; and some kind of metal supports from building sticking through the plaster below. Then shot of bearded man in FG looking rt; crowd of Parisians in BG; pan rt. - the bearded guy and another by some big vehicle; or machinery. CU (probably looking into building without front wall) of a dog on staircase; facing camera; with an old man standing beside staircase to rt; rubble below. Man speaks; gesturing; puts his pipe in his mouth; he climbs up over rubble; as the

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