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Opening with a map of the area, the film depicts aspects of village life as local women carry baskets and ...
Film showing the resettlement of Chinese squatters from the edge of the Malayan jungle, away from the Communist ...
How the Govt. of Singapore has set about the gigantic problem of housing Hong ko ng's swelling population.
An illustration of the role of African servicemen in the Second World War. The King's African Rifles and the Royal ...
INTEREST. The film shows a practical experiment to establish a new African settlement in tsetse-fly country.
The film opens with a ...
A survey of the strategic situation of the British Empire in the Far East in the face of ...
ACTUALITY. A train arrives in a station.
A train arrives at Flemington station, Melbourne, coming from the distance left to right, ...
Short documentary about Bassein, a fishing village 25 miles north of Bombay on the shores of the Arabian ...
A film made for African audiences showing how Basuto troops are occupied in the Allied cause.
A title reads 'Middle East: ...
Documentary on the Gold Coast, showing the building of a new harbour at Takoradi, and the construction of roads and ...
A film addressing the geographical conditions, agriculture, and industries within British Guiana.
A title explains that 'the low marshy coast of ...
Film about the Allied victory in Burma.
Introduction briefly outlines the geography and climate of Burma, and the extent ...
The visit of Winston Churchill to Jamaica in January 1953.
The film opens with the arrival of Winston Churchill at ...
Coverage of the Colonial Exhibition in Oxford Street held during Colonial Month in the summer of 1949 to 'spread the ...
Bodh Chandra Singh, Maharaja of Manipur, is crowned in a traditional ceremony at Imphal.
Outside a large, stately building ...
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
Credits. Map ...
A tribute to the Indian troops who had fought in the Libyan campaign.
Over film of Indian troops marching ...
Main title (1). "A cinematographic record of the magnificent & historical ceremonies of December 12th, 1911." (7). In a large ...
INTEREST. The work of a district officer or magistrate in the province of Bengal.
Map of India showing the province of ...
The care and management of dairy herds in Jamaica in order to maximise milk yields.
Over agricultural shots, a Jamaican voiceover ...
The ethnic groups, ceremonies and industries of Malaya.
Rl. 1. BBFC certificate (11). Credits and main title "FIVE FACES". "A film ...
The town of Darjeeling, showing its life and work. Re-edited material from DARJEELING (Secrets of India series).
Censor certificate (18). ...
The claims made by South Africa on the protectorates of Bechuanaland, Basutoland and Swaziland.
The film begins by offering a historical ...
An account of the slave trade in the West Indies, and the islands' development since emancipation.
Copeland Grant, seated in a ...
Film showing what happens when a boy joins the Royal Indian Navy.
Footage of India's coastline is used as ...
St. James's Park and its environs.
Opening LS view of St. James's Park, Piccadilly; traffic passing Marble Arch (92). Entrance to ...
A history of the Great War, focussing on troops from the Empire.
An opening title outlines the scenes depicted within the ...
A brief look at an Indian Army Regiment (15th Punjab).
Material includes reveill; arms drill; bayonet practice; signals training ...
Members of the 'Savage South Africa' troupe at Southampton Docks.
The film shows a group of Africans (Zulus) in full tribal ...
Reel 1: Model of India, filmed at low angle with crawl of text; RAF Film Production Unit presents Life in ...
Film about the Axis air offensive against Malta.
British supply effort, upon which the island is dependent, is rendered ...
Development programmes in Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika illustrate that "even in the midst of war, Great Britain does ...
Set in Samoa, the film records the daily life of the protagonist as a ceremonial feast is prepared.
Fa'angase, a ...
India' s most popular instruments.
Title card: 'Musical Instruments of India' over picture of instruments. Rolling script: 'Part of the ...
A street busy with pedestrians and animal-drawn carts is filmed from a static camera position. Many of the Indian men ...
Film on local life in the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast, in particular the Konkomba country.
After briefly outlining the ...
Colour documentary showing the migration of a Barotse tribe from Mongu to Limulunga during the seasonal floods.
The film opens with ...
The historic past, cultural and economic present and potential future of Palestine are all portrayed as (mainly implicit) ...
No main title. Men in military uniform disembarking from a small launch. A second launch from which the Prince and ...
Views of the C-in-C Middle East, Secretary General of the South Arabian League, Acting High Commissioner and various ...
ACTUALITY. Garden party given by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India during the Calcutta `season'.
Main title (10). The garden party guests ...
Celebrations, attended by the Princess Royal, to mark the introduction of self-government in Western Nigeria in November 1957.
The film opens ...
Dramatised propaganda film, in which a villager refuses to be vaccinated by the visiting sanitary inspector and contracts smallpox.
'Alabi, a ...
A justification of the Anglo-French 'intervention' in Suez.
Introduction sketches background: Britain's "thankless and difficult" task in Palestine mandate; ...
The work and training of the (Royal Bombay) Sappers and Miners; film stresses the military importance of their ...
"One of the greatest tasks facing many countries today is to give back to the land its lost ...
The construction of a supply route through Burma's jungles and mountains by US troops under General Joseph Stilwell ...
This film describes how new life was brought to the immense desert of the Sudan by harnessing the waters of ...