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Views of the C-in-C Middle East, Secretary General of the South Arabian League, Acting High Commissioner and various ...
How the Govt. of Singapore has set about the gigantic problem of housing Hong ko ng's swelling population.
Celebrations, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark the introduction of self-government in Western Nigeria in November 1957.
The film opens ...
A justification of the Anglo-French 'intervention' in Suez.
Introduction sketches background: Britain's "thankless and difficult" task in Palestine mandate; ...
The visit of Winston Churchill to Jamaica in January 1953.
The film opens with the arrival of Winston Churchill at ...
This film describes how new life was brought to the immense desert of the Sudan by harnessing the waters of ...
Film showing the resettlement of Chinese squatters from the edge of the Malayan jungle, away from the Communist ...
The care and management of dairy herds in Jamaica in order to maximise milk yields.
Over agricultural shots, a Jamaican voiceover ...
The claims made by South Africa on the protectorates of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland.
The film begins by offering a historical ...
Dramatised propaganda film, in which a villager refuses to be vaccinated by the visiting sanitary inspector and contracts smallpox.
'Alabi, a ...
"One of the greatest tasks facing many countries today is to give back to the land its lost ...
Coverage of the Colonial Exhibition in Oxford Street held during Colonial Month in the summer of 1949 to 'spread the ...
Film showing Malaya before, during and after the war.
The film shows: how people from many races have settled ...
The historic past, cultural and economic present and potential future of Palestine are all portrayed as (mainly implicit) ...
Short documentary about Bassein, a fishing village 25 miles north of Bombay on the shores of the Arabian ...
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
Credits. Map ...
A film made for African audiences showing how Basuto troops are occupied in the Allied cause.
A title reads 'Middle East: ...
Film about the Allied victory in Burma.
Introduction briefly outlines the geography and climate of Burma, and the extent ...
INTEREST. The work of a district officer or magistrate in the province of Bengal.
Map of India showing the province of ...
Reel 1: Model of India, filmed at low angle with crawl of text; RAF Film Production Unit presents Life in ...
The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...
Opening with a map of the area, the film depicts aspects of village life as local women carry baskets and ...
Bodh Chandra Singh, Maharaja of Manipur, is crowned in a traditional ceremony at Imphal.
Outside a large, stately building ...
India' s most popular instruments.
Title card: 'Musical Instruments of India' over picture of instruments. Rolling script: 'Part of the ...