A journey along the West African coast to Lagos and scenes in Lagos.
No main title. "At sunrise we arrive off Freetown, Sierra Leone..." (12). Sunrise (14). Africans swimming from canoes (33). "Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone ...
"INCIDENTS DURING HIS VISIT TO FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE". Two shots of official ceremonies during which the Prince is not seen recognisably. "CHOCOLATE GIRL GUIDES". African girl guides and the Prince talking to their leader. " ...
A detailed look at rice cultivation in Burma.
The film opens with a globe, on which Zanzibar is highlighted. The titles outline the role of the island as 'one of the most important centres for the commerce of the Indian ocean' as the film shows shots of a local market. ...
INTEREST. Scenes of African life in the Congo.
Main title (5). A mother sitting on the ground and surrounded by baskets tends her baby. She has decorative scarring on her back (41). CU of man's head with scarring on the forehead ...
Scenes of the life of the people of Palestine, contrasting the ancient and the modern.
AMATEUR. Scenes in an Indian wildlife park.
A couple, in colonial style clothes, stand behind a tapir. The man strokes and pats the animal (17) [slight jump in film]. The same couple stand on a river bank with another, similarly ...
INSTRUCTIONAL. Opens with views of mountains and coastline (67), a stream crossed by a wooden bridge and fringed with luxuriant vegetation (105) and an old Fiji warrior with his war club (134). Views of Suva from above ...
"A GOLD COAST ROMANCE - Police Corporal Williams and his dusky bride, from the Exhibition native village, married at St. Johns Church, Wembley" (2). Williams and his wife along with their best man walk through a row of white ...
ACTUALITY. An amalgamation of two events featuring the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley. The opening of the exhibition by King George V (23/4/1925) and the royal visit with King Ferdinand and Queen Marie of Rumania (14/5/ ...
TRAVELOGUE. The Blue Nile; monuments of Wadi Halfa.
The Blue Nile (9-14); the ancient monuments south of Wadi Halfa (22-29); further shots of the tombs and temples (34-62); natives and donkeys and children seated on the ground ...
