"THE CALL TO THE COLOURS. Departure of the young men of Paris for military service". Long shot of French troops at a rail station. Long pan right showing a civilian crowd with bags standing before gendarmes. Medium shot of civilians in flat caps and suits mugging to the camera. Some kiss women, one holds up a ticket. Others cajole each other and wave to the camera. Behind them there is a sign that reads: 'Entree Exclusivement Reservee Aux Militaires'. Medium shot of a man kissing a woman. Sequence of shots showing civilian men handing over tickets as they pass military men and gendarmes and proceed into the station.