Amateur film shot by a local Bahamian cameraman records the life in the Bahamas of the twenty English evacuee schoolboys evacuated via SS Orduna from Belmont School in Hassocks, Sussex for the period from 1940 to 1944, and shows the Duke of Windsor ( ...
Amateur film without titles shot by the founder of the Belgian Section of the Royal Navy, Lieutenant Victor Billet, records training scenes (drilling and sport) of the First Contingent at HMS Royal Arthur in October 1940, embarkation of members of ...
Amateur film by Major Edwin Chapman-Andrews, with full descriptive titles, shot while based on the staff of the C-in-C Middle East as Liaison Officer with Emperor Haile Selassie .
Film covers the campaign by static ...
I. 'THE FUNERAL OF GENERAL METAXAS.' Formal parade and guard of honour. The reception of visiting dignitaries followed by the arrival of the widow and family of the deceased. Greek civilians wait in line to pay their respects. Commentary outlines the ...
I. British Aid to Greece.
I. 'BRITISH AID TO GREECE.' Quayside views of Greek docks with heavy-lift cranes unloading British military supplies for use by the Greek military. British 4x2 trucks are unloaded. Cut to ...
I. 'BRITAIN IS READY.' British Prime Minister Winston Churchill watches army exercises. A convoy of troop carrying trucks drives along an isolated road towards the intended area of the exercise. Infantry then climb out of the trucks and set up ...
I. 'GENERAL DE GAULLE ENTERTAINED AT BRITISH EMBASSY, CAIRO. General Charles de Gaulle (C-in-C Free French) is entertained by Sir Miles (British Ambassador) and Lady Lampson at a garden party in the grounds of the British Embassy in Cairo. General de ...
I. 'SYRIA AND LEBANON.' Panoramic vista of the Roman ruins at Palmyra as British Bren gun carriers pass under a Roman archway. The Bren gun carriers are supported by British infantry, armed with .45 Thompson sub-machine guns and a .303-inch Bren ...
I. 'ABYSSINIA.' West African infantry cross a rapidly flowing river in Abyssinia as commentary points out that Italian resistance although limited, still needs mopping up. West African troops balance precariously on wooden planking as they cross the ...
The Atlantic Meeting.
'SPECIAL EDITION. PEACE AIMS DEFINED. RECORD OF HISTORIC MID-OCEAN CHURCHILL-ROOSEVELT MEETING PERPETUATED BY CINE-CAMERAS.' British Prime Minister Winston Churchill walks alone on the deck of ...
I. 'NEWS FLASHES-SYRIA.' General Sir Claude Auchinleck (C-in-C Middle East) talks informally to General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson (Commander Allied forces Syrian campaign) during a tour of Syrian battlefields. Auchinleck views the area of recent ...
I. 'CYPRUS.' Title overlaid on map of the Eastern Mediterranean. Views of the rugged coastline of Cyprus, followed by a panoramic view of hills and fields. Cypriot children wade in pools created by a waterfall. Agricultural scenes of grain threshing ...
I. 'RAF SHARK FIGHTER SQUADRON.' RAF ground crews load 50-inch bullets into the nose-mounted Browning machine guns of a Curtiss Tomahawk fighter aircraft of 112 Squadron RAF, which bears "sharks mouth" insignia around its air intake and filter. The ...
I. 'GENERAL SMUTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST.' General Jan C Smuts arrives at Heliopolis airfield (Cairo), where he is met by Sir Miles Lampson, and is introduced to Air Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder, and Admiral Sir Andrew B Cunningham and other officers. Sir ...
Attack and Pursue.
I. 'ATTACK AND PURSUE.' Quentin Reynolds addresses the camera, informing the viewer that he is presenting a "typical day" with the British Army in the Western Desert. Indian troops standing behind ...
I. 'TURKEY.' The celebrations of the eighteenth anniversary of the foundation of the Republic. President Inn arrives at Ankara Stadium in an open topped Jaguar tourer and is immediately surrounded by reporters and photographers. The Turkish President ...
I. 'AROUND TOBRUK.' British Matilda II and Vickers light tanks manoeuvre in the desert near Tobruk. A Matilda Mk II tank drives past the camera position, moving off into desert scrub. German prisoners of war walk with their hands raised past British ...
I. 'SOUTH AFRICA. Exclusive photo report by Maurice Ford.' A short tour of the war time Union of South Africa. South African Air Force (SAAF) Avro Anson aircraft overfly a rugged part of the South African coastline. Aerial views of Durban with its ...
Entering a Pass into Kashmir; scenes in Srinagar; Gulmarg, with Donald and Deirdre; fishing camp on the Naubarg(?) River. Hunting with the Delhi pack. Memorial showing the original site for New Delhi; dancing class in Simla.
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Scenic tour of the high mountains showng snow capped peaks and their rocky gorges and tree lines slopes .Gurkha celebration on return to home village. Moutain village life. Wool trade and the tranport of wool by donkey with big ...
Nancy and Raymond Vernede's Wedding reception sequence. Balua Fair on Ganges at Benares, January 1938 with crowd river bathing scenes. Christmas camps, (Tiger Hunt ) in Terai Forest, 1939 -1941. Tour by Mr Vernede with wife and ...
Made in 1941, the film is a mixture of amateur actors recreating the early history of the goldfields (1920s) and documentary footage of the geography and wildlife of the area, with extensive sequences of a range of levels of gold ...
Footage begins at Gateway to India, with other excellent shots of Bombay.
Extended coverage of Old and New Delhi including a parade outside Viceroy's House, then Agra and Fatehpur Sikri.
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Excellent footage of India beginning in Bombay and ending in Calcutta. Including
street and market scenes, famous buildings, countryside and villages, railways, beaches and rivers. A train journey in Southern India.
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Excellent footage of India beginning in Bombay and ending in Calcutta. Including
street and market scenes, famous buildings, countryside and villages, railways, beaches and rivers.
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Excellent footage of scenes in and around Calcutta.
Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by the donor's father (who worked with British Insulated Cables in the 1930s), during his participation as a ...
Excellent footage of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, the USA, Canada and Portugal.
Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by the donor's father (who worked with British Insulated Cables in the ...
Excellent footage of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, the USA, Canada and Portugal.
Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by the donor's father (who worked with British Insulated Cables in the ...
Excellent footage of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Samoa, Tahiti, the USA, Canada and Portugal.
Production / Donor Details: The film was shot by the donor's father (who worked with British Insulated Cables in the ...
A traveller back from Palestine shows his films to his friends, commenting on th e scenes shown and the way in which they illustrate the Biblical stories and esp ecially the life and sayings of Jesus.
INTEREST. Scenes of official and unofficial engagements during Lord Linlithgow's term of office as Viceroy of India.
R.1 (NEPAL) - 1938. Tiger-hunting in Nepal as guests of the Maharaja; the base was a camp on the India-Nepal border. From a ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: READY FOR ANYTHING QUEEN MARY RECEIVES MOBILE CANTEENS NEWS FROM THE WESTERN DESERT 'BEAUFIGHTERS' IN PRODUCTION NEW ZEALAND GETS V.C. LIFE AT GIBRALTAR RED CROSS SHIP GIVEN BY DUTCH ...
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: AT GIBRALTAR, NEWS IS OF ROYAL VISIT OF INSPECTION KING AND QUEEN SEE MOUNTING EFFORT OF EMPIRE AND U.S. PRESENTING COLOURS TO CANADIANS PRODUCTS OF EMPIRE TRAINING SCHEME STIFF TRAINING ...
Zionist settlements in Palestine.
For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: AT HOME THE STORY IS OF PREPAREDNESS FOR ANY ORDEAL NEW CRUISER VISITED BY HOLLAND'S QUEEN BRAVE SOLDIERS OF GREECE CONTINUE TO AMAZE THE WORLD MR EMNZIES COMES TO BRITAIN BY WAY OF ...
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MR MENZIES GOES HOME TO REPORT BACK FROM GREECE HOME GUARDS, KING'S GUARD GORT TAKES OVER DEFENCE OF ROCK LEASE-LEND AID NEARS CLIMAX ERITREA - THE END
For detailed shotlist contact NFTVA. Items include: STIRLING BOMBERS-FIRST PICTURES LATEST FROM SINGAPORE SUPPLIES FOR RUSSIA LONDON'S NEW LORD MAYOR BRITISH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN USA EMPIRE AND SOVIET ARMIES MEET IN IRAN ARMY EXERCISE IN ...
Amateur travel film.
[From notes supplied by archive donor:]
Road Journey to Srinager, seen from the Takt, seen from the Jhelum river, Dal Lakes, Shalimar Gardens, Trout Hetcheries, Nagmag, Leaving Pahlgam, Lidar Valley, to the Amarnath ...
Amateur travel film.
[From notes supplied by archive donor:]
Sind Valley, Nishat Bagh, Vale of Kashmir, Dal Lakes, Chasmi Bagh, Jhelum river.
Film of British occupation of Madagascar
LS of coastline and ships on the horizon. Shot from destroyer's bridge-forward turrets traversed to port. Rear 3/4 MS of Fiji Class light cruiser. Bridge scenes. Entry into ...
I. "Kisa Haberler". Operation of a fleet mail office: sorting, typical broken packages - one containing some very bruised apples - censors at work.
II. Painting ship - a King George V Class battleship, ...
A picture of the decentralised mass-production methods used to produce the largest possible quantity of Fairmile Patrol Boats from small shipyards around the British Isles (and the Empire) during the Second World War ...
I. Operation Substance. Escort force at sea. HMS Nelson and Ark Royal steam in company with Renown. A Sunderland flying boat circles and flashes a signal. The convoy comes under air attack - flak speckles the sky, a stick of three bombs explodes in ...
I. Fleet Air Arm Over the Desert. Film showing Martlet IIIs of 805 Squadron based at Mersa Matruh (?) in 1941 as a component of the Royal Naval Fighter Squadron. CU of member of groundcrew painting the identification numbers AX 733 on fuselage. MS ...
(1) "Gibraltar's New Governor". Group MS of Lord Gort, Vice-Admiral Somerville and Lieutenant General Sir Clive Liddell.
(2) "Britannia Rules the Mediterranean". LS of fleet at sea. Harbour scenes, Valletta, Malta. MLS, HMS Ark Royal. Hunt ...
Indian infantry moving across the desert carrying out practice operations at Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt. Shots of General Sir Henry Maitland Wilson watching operations.
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British and Indian troops in action around Cheren (Keren), Eritrea.
Troops load up trucks with supplies for the front line on a portion of railway captured from the ...
General Maitland Wilson visits 7th Indian Brigade, 4/11th Sikhs, at Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt. Soldiers putting up tents in desert camp. Bren gun and anti tank rifle instruction. Camp barber at work. Slit ...
