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Documentary showing life in the Women's Royal Naval Service, described by Wrens in their own words.
The demands and ...
Opening with a map of the area, the film depicts aspects of village life as local women carry baskets and ...
The variety and responsibility of life in the WRAF.
Airwomen of the WRAF are introduced at an Operation Flight ...
How the Govt. of Singapore has set about the gigantic problem of housing Hong ko ng's swelling population.
Gives a picture of the daily life of men and women native students at Achimota College on the Gold Coast, ...
RAF publicity film and travelogue, ostensibly shot be a ground engineer, and amateur cine enthustiast, who also narrates.
A ...
A survey of the strategic situation of the British Empire in the Far East in the face of ...
"This C.O.I film is a Crown Film Unit Production of vital interest to all peace-loving peoples today, for the "Alien ...
Impressionistic account, without commentary, of day-to-day life onboard HMS Coventry as she sails from Portsmouth to Hong Kong ...
'Action' drama set in the period of the confrontation with Indonesia.
Establishing scenes show enemy soldiers carrying out an ...
DOCUMENTARY. The life of British scientists stationed in Graham Islands in the Falkland Islands Dependencies.
Installation on Ascension Island of a British-built tracking station, with its huge aerial for reception of signals from outer space.
DOCUMENTARY. Tanganyika on the eve of independence. An interview with Julius Nyerere.
DOCUMENTARY. A record of Jamaica at the time of its independence.
A record of Trinidad at the time of its independence.
An account of a typical days work by an English policeman in a provincial city - Leicester.
Short documentary, with a recruiting aim, showing the work of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
"The Space Age ...
A film depicting the Caribbean islands - West Indies, British Guiana and British Honduras - and highlighting the traditional customs ...
Naval publicity and recruitment film.
The hero, Terry Gardner, is discontented with his job on a building site, where ...
An outline of the campaign in Burma from the abortive Japanese 'March on Delhi' offensive of 1944 to ...
The work of a cocoa farm in southern Nigeria. On a cocoa farm in southern Nigeria, ripened pods are cut ...
A short history of the island is followed by views of the countryside and people in town and village.
Credits. Map ...
DOCUMENTARY. A maternity hospital is built by natives in the Eastern Nigerian village of Umana.
Rl.1 Opening shots of the natives ...
Recruitment film for the Royal Navy, focusing on the "Dragon Squadron", based in Hong Kong. The Dragon Squadron is responsible ...
Shot in Uganda, this film deals with the activities of Makerere College, which provides higher education for Africans from all ...
DOCUMENTARY. The people, resources and industries of British Guiana.
RL.1 Credits (78). A chart showing the location of Guyana, the 'El ...
The geography, peoples and products of British Guiana. A shorter version of the 1951 36 minute film.
The development of the Falkland Islands dependencies under British administration; the lives of the men stationed there.
Two items on the logistic aspects of the campaign in Burma: the "bloodless battle" of the latter stages ...
A film which contrasts the old and the new outlooks in Kenya. An elder of a coastal village has a ...
A film which shows the primitive conditions of the people of the northern region of the Gold Coast. It shows ...
Incomplete version (the beginning is missing) of a film about the return home of Fijian soldiers who took ...
Film showing the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and dominions.
Although more land has been given ...
Film showing the variety of roles in the Royal Navy by illustrating four seamen, each working in a ...
Film made by the COI for the National Council for the Supply of Teachers Overseas. Shows how African children live, ...
Life in a village of the Hausa people (Mohammedans), who live in the northern part of Nigeria. The men and ...
West Indians serving in Britain during World War II talk about their work in the armed forces and in civilian ...
A Central Office of Information film outlining the planned development of the Gold Coast over the next ten years.
Over footage ...
A short film on the expansion of the Royal Indian Navy in the 1930s in both shipping and ...
Political and social life in India.
Credits. Crowd of Indians. Commentary states that among the contradictions of India a new ...
Arrival of the editors of leading Indian newspapers, on a goodwill tour run by the Ministry of Information, ...
A brief picture of the training of India's army and a record of its service overseas through the ...
Government information film on East Africa.
A brief historical survey introduces the foreign racial elements - Arab, European and ...
The construction of the Kariba Dam; opening by Queen Elizabeth, Queen Mother 17/5/60; removal of wildlife from the affected area ...
The rle of medical staff in the Royal Navy.
The various kinds of medical staff in the Navy are ...
This film describes the adventures of the famous convoy to Malta in August, 1942. It shows some general views of ...
Film about the Axis air offensive against Malta.
British supply effort, upon which the island is dependent, is rendered ...
'Adventure' film and indirect recruiting appeal for the British Army.
Two soldiers, Jeff Woodley and Kip Dormer, relax with ...