A segment from the Elektajournal Production Company captures the funeral of bishop Josef Gross held in Litoměřice on 24 January 1931. The funeral procession moves through the streets of Litoměřice.
A segment from the weekly Fox Movietone News 1937 captures the funeral of Renata Tyršová, Sokol founder Jindřich Fügner´s daughter and Miroslav Tyrš´s wife held in Prague on 26 February 1937. The funeral procession comprising masses of Sokol officials comes out of the historic Sokol building in Sokolská Street and continues across Wenceslaus Square. Minister of Industry Josef Václav Najman, Senator of the National Assembly František Soukup, Minister of National Defence František Machník and Minister of Social Welfare Jaromír Nečas walk behind the coffin.
Segment from the weekly Deglův žurnál (Degl´s Journal) 1930 No. 7 captures the funeral of opera singer Ema Destinnová in Prague on 3 February 1930. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the Pantheon of the National Museum. The funeral procession with inscriptions of the artist´s most famous roles pauses by the National Theatre. The procession continues along the Vltava Embankment to Vyšehrad. The segment concludes with footage of the funeral ceremony at Vyšehrad Cemetery.
The segment captures the funeral of politician and Chairman of the Agrarian Party Antonín Švehla held on his farm in Hostivař on 15 December 1933. The coffin with the body of the deceased is loaded onto a horse-drawn hearse. The mourners include President Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, Senator František Soukup, former Prime Minister František Udržal and Deputy of the National Assembly Rudolf Beran. The memorial event opens with a speech by Prime Minister Jan Malypetr (silent). The funeral procession exits the farm and heads to the Hostivař Cemetery. Mayor of the Czechoslovak Sokol Society Stanislav Bukovský and Senator František Soukup deliver speeches over Švehla´s grave (silent).
Segment of the Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1938 No. 18 captures the funeral of politician, former Minister of National Defence and Prime Minister František Udržal held in his native village of Dolní Roveň u Pardubic on 28 April 1938. Images of the mournfully decorated family house. The funeral ceremony opens with speeches by Prime Minister Milan Hodža and Deputy of the National Assembly Rudolf Beran. The mourners include Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies Jan Malypetr, Generals Jan Syrový and Ludvík Krejčí, entrepreneur Jan Antonín Baťa and Senator František Soukup. The coffin with the deceased, draped in the national flag, is carried onto a horse-drawn hearse. The funeral procession makes its way through the streets of the village to the local cemetery. A cushion with Udražal´s honours is carried behind the hearse. In addition to his relatives and state officials, the procession includes generals of the Czechoslovak Army, military attaches, Czechoslovak soldiers, church dignitaries and Sokols. Despite the inclement weather, the streets are lined with crowds of onlookers. At the cemetery, the coffin is lowered into a grave. A plane flies past the church tower. The segment closes with an image of Udržal´s family tomb.
Segment of the Československý filmový týdeník (Czechoslovak Newsreel) 1937 No. 1 captures the funeral of politician and journalist Jan Herben held in Prague on 29 December 1936. The funeral procession makes its way through the streets of the city. Literature historian Miloslav Hýsek, theatre director Jaroslav Kvapil and a number of university dignitaries walk behind the coffin. The procession stops at Olšany Cemetery, where the coffin with the late Jan Herben is interred in his grave.
Special issue of the Československý zvukový týdeník (Czechoslovak Sound Newsreel) No. 39 from 1937 captures the final farewell with the first Czechoslovak President T. G. Masaryk held in Prague on 21 September 1937. Shot of the mournfully decorated castle courtyard with the coffin draped in the national flag. President E. Beneš delivers a speech over the coffin (original sound). The grand funeral procession makes its way through Prague to Wilson Railway Station. It is led by the Inspector General of the Czechoslovak Armed Forces, General Jan Syrový, on horseback. The late president´s son Jan Masaryk, grandsons Leonard and Herbert Revilliod, E. Beneš and representatives of the Czechoslovak government walk behind the coffin. The funeral procession stops in front of the Wilson Railway Station. This is followed by a parade of troops in front of the coffin, attended by the family, diplomats, French Prime Minister Léon Blum and others. The coffin is then carried through the station building and loaded onto the platform of a special train dispatched to Lány. The train departs, mourners are along the track. The coffin is interred at the local cemetery in Lány.
Segment of the Československý zvukový týdeník Aktualita (Czechoslovak Aktualita Sound Newsreel) 1939 No. 1 caputres the funeral of writer Karel Čapek at Vyšehrad Cemetery in Prague on 29 December 1938. The coffin with the deceased is carried out of the Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and across the cemetery to the grave. Theatre director Vojta Novák delivers a speech at the grave. The coffin is lowered into the grave. The mourners include Karel Čapek´s widow, actress and writer Olga Scheinpflugová, his brother-in law, journalist Karel Scheinpflug, writer Ferdinand Peroutka, Karel Čapek´s brother, painter and writer Josef Čapek, actor Hugo Haas, poet and theatre critic Hanuš Jelínek, poet Josef Hora, sociologist Miloslav Disman and others. The segment conludes with the Czech anthem.