TOPICAL BUDGET 338-2

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 643377).

Synopsis

Incomplete Issue. Items include:

IN TARGET LAND "Recording hits from guns great and small" (56ft).

THE ETERNAL CAMEL "The desert still defies Man to invent a transport substitute for the camel which marches to War in Palestine today as it did thousands of years ago". Long shot from high viewpoint of long line of camels carrying stores. Rear view as they pass up slope. Closer shot. Filmed by Harold Jeapes (57ft).

(FRANCE'S MOROCCAN TROOPS) "On their way to a theatre of war" (53ft).

VENICE IN WAR TIME "Its thousand canals used for the transport of men and munitions". Filmed by Raymond? (56ft).

ARMY OF THE ALPENSTOCK "Italy's brave mountain troops, bristling with bayonets and crooks, are like gay, gallant, fighting shepherds on the march". Buglers. Men on parade. Men standing at ease and smiling at the camera. Men marching in a field while officers take the salute. Medium close shot of two of the men. Filmed by Raymond? (60ft).

 

Titles

  • ARMY OF THE ALPENSTOCK (Alternative)
  • ETERNAL CAMEL (Alternative)
  • IN TARGET LAND (Alternative)
  • VENICE IN WAR TIME (Alternative)
  • TOPICAL BUDGET 338-2
Series Title:
TOPICAL BUDGET
 

Technical Data

Year:
1918
Running Time:
2 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
169 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Company
Topical Film Company
 

Countries