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Topical Budget 260-1: Sir Douglas Haig at the Front (1916)
 

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"SIR DOUGLAS HAIG AT THE FRONT. His arrival for special presentation" Flash title. A car drives up and stops outside a building in front of which soldiers and civilians stand. Medium-long shot of General Haig alighting from the car. He salutes and moves off. Medium-long shot of Haig and other officials walking in front of a line of soldiers who stand to attention with their rifles. Some tents are visible behind them.