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An account of the contribution made by the Imperial Tobacco Company towards raising the living standards of many thousands of ...
Documentary on the choice of the Atlantic island of Ascension as a tracking station for satellites and rockets and its ...
A survey of the involvement of India's Home Front in the war effort.
An opening sequence of blackout, ARP ...
The film celebrates the operations of the Bata shoe company highlighting, in particular, the welfare provided for its ...
The making of Star lager from Nigeria.
The film opens with the Star lager trademark as local music plays. As three ...
Against the backdrop of the castles of the Gold Coast, the film shows the life of the local inhabitants.
The commentator ...
The story of an African boy born in a village in Northern Rhodesia that is revolutionised by the growth of ...
The production of cocoa beans in the Gold Coast and their shipment to England.
After an opening title explaining that 'most ...
Promotional film for Rhodesian tobacco.
The film opens with shots over tobacco fields, before showing African labourers working on the fields ...
Film about the Dunlop Rubber Co's worldwide activities, particularly in its 13 rubber estates in Malacca. The film looks at ...
A commercial for Co-op tea in the guise of a documentary about tea production.
The film shows how tea ...
An industrial process film for Tate and Lyle, showing the growth and processing of sugar cane, from the fields of ...
A study of Northern Nigeria as it prepares for self-government.
The commentator introduces Africa as the 'continent of the future' before ...
The cultivation and export of bananas in Jamaica.
Opening in January as local ploughmen plough a large field in readiness for ...
The film show the day to day running of the Titaghur Jute company, which is in Bengal on the banks ...
The tea plantations of Ceylon.
17th century map of Ceylon. Commentary states that the island has been known to traders ...
Construction of a harbour capable of berthing 32.000 tons tankers to serve the B .P. oil refinery at Little Aden. ...
How oil palm is produced in Nigeria.
The film opens with a map and a shot of a local plantation, as ...
Lime juice production. Made to mark the centenary of the sponsoring firm, L. Rose & Co. Ltd., The sponsor's estates ...
Survey of the life of the islanders and their reaction to modern life.
INTEREST. The growing, collection and processing of tea in Ceylon.
No main title. Tea bushes planted out by natives under European ...
'Three Nigerian students from different corners of Nigeria come to Ibadan University. While they sit talking in a dance club, ...
Lime production on the Gold Coast and the manufacture of lime juice.
The film opens with shots of locals collecting fruit ...