GUTHRIE COLLECTION - GANGTOK AND SIKKIM TRIP - c. 1935
This film is held by the BFI (ID: 442926).
Synopsis
Amateur footage of Sikkim, India. Including the gardens of the British officials and the officials themselves. Preparations for a trip. A man filming with a 16mm Bolex camera. A variety of local officials. Presentation of the white scarves ceremony. Polo and tennis. A Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway steam train. Crossing a suspension bridge. Views of the mountains from the Residency at Gangtok.