FROM RUSSIA TO CONSTANTINOPLE, SYRIA, PALESTINE AND HOME

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 351391).

Synopsis

Amateur footage of the record of a journey from Russia to Britain.

Loading wheat at Odessa. Sunset over the Black Sea. Constantinople, loading of maize. Varna, unloading at the quay. The entrance to the Bosphorus. Quarantine station. Tender coming alongside. Constantinople, view from ship and view of harbour. Street scenes. Close-up of the Golden Horn. More general shots of the city. Mosque of Achmer II. Egyptian obelisk on site of Hippodrome. By the Sea of Marmora. Train across Asia-Minor. Through the Taurus mountains. North Syrian villages. Brummana, (Broummana) the end of the school term. Mrs. Davidson receives the guests. Close-up and pan of a matriculation class. Arrival of Marshal Fox. Unloading melons at Beirut. Close-up of camel's head. Views from Brummana. Two girls say goodbye. Close-up of Roger, Irene and Rachel Saltan. Views of mountains through trees around Brummana. Professor Bacon and his daughter say goodbye to the Davidsons. Arab travellers at Hasbeyeh on donkeys. Street scenes in Beirut. Children at Brummana Flower Show. Children dancing around a maypole.

 

Titles

  • FROM RUSSIA TO CONSTATINOPLE, SYRIA, PALESTINE AND HOME (Alternative)
  • FROM RUSSIA TO CONSTANTINOPLE, SYRIA, PALESTINE AND HOME
 

Technical Data

Year:
1931
Running Time:
15 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
402 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
Great Britain
 

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