The Master Drink of Rothenburg

Duration: 10 min

Genre: Geography

Creator: Spaulding

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: Sound

Description: Each year this old town re-enacts in pageantry its rescue from the Bavarian invaders, thanks to doughty Burgomeister who won the town's freedom by wagering his head that he could drain a gallon flagon at a single draught. The medieval charm that underlies the real character of the old German towns, uniquely portrayed in this series of Russel Spaulding travel gems, which includes also Nos. 813, 814, 815, 817.

Metadata Source:Bell & Howell Filmosound Library Catalog of Educational Motion Pictures, 1942