MULTAN PUNJAB INDIA, 1935
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 4526).
Synopsis
Amateur film with titles, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), records Indian life and monuments in Multan (Punjab), Karachi, Taj Mahal (Agra) and Delhi.
"Date picking colony at work": Indian climbs up date palm to gather dates. Close-up views of date-picking families with children in their encampment. Camels and goats pass. "Golf professional at Multan": Indian (servant?) swings golf club (presumably at request of amused cameraman). "Karachi 1935 Seines": Indians on stone steps. Indians fishing in dhow-type vessels in harbour. "Karachi during Monsoon": Heavy sea breaks against shore and sea walls; Indian on fishing boat furls sail. "Sacred Crocodile Pool at Karachi": crocodiles in mud. "Multan to Delhi. Caravan of Camels. Motor Buses": heavily laden bus negotiates badly rutted unpaved road, easily traversed by camel train. "Taj Mahal at Agra, 1935": various views of the building from different angles (poor focus), and of Indian visitors. "Simson Ganj": arched gateway in Indian town (possibly linked to cameraman's family - father James was in Bengal Civil Service). "Delhi Main Street - Sacred Cows obstructing the Way": cow in street. Hindus at Great Mosque. "Imperial Delhi. Viceroy's House": Exterior view of Lutyens' palace, with mounted Indian guard.
Titles
- AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL ALEXANDER SIMSON (Alternative)
- MULTAN PUNJAB INDIA, 1935
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1935
- Running Time:
- 15 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- ca 350 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- cameraman
- Simson, Alexander Macdonald (Colonel)