Travelogue of Burma showing Buddhist sites in Rangoon and Mandalay and a look at Burmese life. Includes a teak sawmill and working elephants; child dancers and musicians; and Mandalay market.

Main title and credits (43). Silhouetted palm trees (56). Various busy street scenes in Rangoon showing traffic - ox carts, trams, rickshaws and the occasional car. No Europeans are seen (125). The export of teak is important to Burma; a covered floating dock on the Irrawaddy river (155); another view of river bank with people washing clothes and children bathing, large logs can be seen on the bank (172); piles of teak logs by a saw mill (176); interior of the saw mill (187); an elephant manouevres large logs (255). Various views of the Queen's Convent (Nandaw?) in Mandalay including MS carvings in teak (335). In the Great Royal Park of Mandalay two young girls perform a traditional Burmese dance accompanied by musicians. The dancing is intercut with the musicians playing traditional instruments (464). Views of pagoda and statues of Buddha in the Royal Park (535). Mandalay market scenes - stalls, porters, ox carts, people (646). Woman smoking pipe (657). Another woman smoking a very large cigar (680). A man carves statues (of varying size) of Buddha in marble and alabaster (732). The temple complex at Arakan - the Maha Mya Muni; two large, carved lions guard the entrance; views of the temples and gilded tower (801). Bronze statuettes and bells left by devout pilgrims (844). Further temple scenes (869). Temples and statues overgrown with vegetation (911). LS The Kuthodaw - temple complex near Mandalay containing 729 marble tablets with Buddhist scriptures; views of some of the tablets (934). Ende (937ft). Film ends abruptly though narration continues over end title.

Note: Dutch intertitles throughout; flashing to end of film.