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Expert advice given to villagers to plant and grow vegetables for better yield and produce. Very similar to IT PAYS ...
Travelogue. Aerial tour of Africa affording novel views of animals and wild life.
Unedited Rhodesian footage.
A map pinpointing the location of Rhodesia in the African continent; scenes of black Rhodesians; whites ...
Anthony Smith and cameraman Douglas Botting fly by balloon from Zanzibar to the mainland of Africa.
Record of Baptist Missionary Society tour led by Herbert Janes (later Sir Herbert Janes). Various parts of Southern Africa (including ...
ACTUALITY. Pottery making, weapon making, cattle driving and the formal greeting of the Barotse people.
Titles (10). MS African women sitting ...
Dancing competitions and various masks. Umu-Chuku, Mbaku & Amanuke. Grandfather Maw, Enu-Ugwu-Abaw; Spirit maidens (Aghogho Mmonwui); District Officer mask (Onyeocha)?; ...
A short story for children about a Basuto-boy herdsman and his adventures in dealing with cattle thieves.
The second reel (of ...
A film made for African audiences showing how Basuto troops are occupied in the Allied cause.
A title reads 'Middle East: ...
An animated map is shown, followed by general views of the country, and its peop le and their work. Concluding ...
Scenes from Basutoland.
The intertitles outline a history of Basutoland, interspersed with shots of a Bushman and a tribal leader, before ...
ACTUALITY. Ambulances and British troops crossing the Tugela River over the pontoon bridge near Trichardt's Drift, during the British retreat ...
White farmer Des Bawden and black barrister Sottayi Katsere participate in a programme which considers whether all races can live ...
INTEREST. A native of the Mashanne tribe plucks, with tweezers, the beard of a native of the Dabarra tribe (85). ...
Local people and coastal scenes on the Gold Coast around Elmina.
Production / Donor Details: Film shot by Walter Henry Beasley ...
Story of adventures of three brothers in the Foreign Legion, each of whom is taking the blame for jewel theft ...
Three brothers shoulder the blame for a theft, and join the Foreign Legion.
The installation of Sekgoma Khama as chief, 28th May 1923. Shows the main ceremony with British officials and the attendant ...
The making of Star lager from Nigeria.
The film opens with the Star lager trademark as local music plays. As three ...
DRAMA. Young officer rescues sweetheart from native uprising on plantation.
Captain Williams visits a plantation in the tropics to see his ...
INTEREST. The market at Blantyre and street and market scenes in Zomba.
Credits for series (11). Map of Africa highlighting the ...
INTEREST. A trip along the Zambesi in a steamer.
Titles for the series. (10) Map of Africa. (26) CU area around ...
INTEREST. Railways in Nyassaland.
Titles for series. (9) Iris opens on a map of Africa highlighting the area. (31) CU area ...
"INTEREST. Travelogue" The film opens with a map of Africa with pointer showing places on the railway line (89-117)(150-166); Lobito ...