The participants of and shots of the Kenya Himal Chuli expedition of 1955.
Shot of the Himal Chuli (Himalchuli Mountain) in Nepal. The Participants - John Howard and the photographer of the expedition Arthur Firmin and John Lane, ...
A detailed study of African town and village life showing the work of the Methodist Mission in three main areas, Nairobi, the highlands and the coastal region, commemorating 100 years of Methodism in Kenya.
A visit to the bush area on the outskirts of Kenya, with glimpses of sisal making and wild game.
AMATEUR/INTEREST. Kenyan landscapes and wildlife.
Trees, green hills and lake, medium shot of elephants, herd of elephants on plain with car in middle, gazelle, birds, medium shot of giraffe, gazelle, zebra, medium shot of rhino by ...
A Garden Party in Nairobi for the 80 delegates (representing 50 Empire and Commonwealth legislatures) visiting Nairobi for the Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association.
Amateur. A journey from Khartoum, Sudan to Lake Chad.
Traders in market square selling onions etc Ancient ruins in desert - Egyptian (?) carvings on stonework. Local Sudanese working in corn field. Men with camels and donkeys ...
Deals with the mission of an engineer who has to build a railway in the African jungles aftet two of his colleagues have gone missing.
Backed by Columbia since 1953, Irving Allen and Albert (Cubby) Broccoli’s Warwick Film Productions ...
Story of half-caste's officer's devotion to duty, his love for General's daughter. Filmed in Cinemascope. Based on novel by Talbot Mundy.
Action adventure based on H. Rider Haggard's novel. Jessie Huston hires famed adventurer Allan Quatermain to trace her father who has disappeared during an African expedition.
Sir Mortimer Wheeler discusses his visit to the ruined city of Zimbabwe, legendary source of King Solomon's gold and subject of much mystery, controversy and speculation.
Sir Henry Curtis, Allan Quatermain and Captain Goode set of to explore the unexplored regions of darkest Africa. Many dangers befall the group in search of treasure - Savage natives, volcanic eruptions, giant prehistoric ...
Shows in detail the ceremony of the Changing of the Guard, the barracks of the troops, and their preparations-grooming horses, putting on uniforms.
Documentary on wild animals in Kenya's game reserves. The film's underlying pur pose is to gain support for the idea of nature conservation.
Kenya, 1950. A white policeman takes in a murdered black priest's son to live with him and his wife as a houseboy, or "kitchen toto".
The correct method of harvesting, fermenting and grading of cocoa.
Film depicting the working up of HMS Ocean on passage to Korea, and air operations onboard HMS Glory.
Introductory sequence draws attention to the post-war RN programme for the ...
A look at the Metro-Cammell factory in Birmingham which designs and builds a variety of metro trains, looking in particular at the planning and building of the 'Kowloon Connection', a metro system between Hong Kong and Kowloon. The designing and ...
Various aspects of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaya.
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Documentary about yearly Barotse migration.
Yearly rise of the flood waters on the Zambezi necessitates a seasonal migration - Kuomboka - from the Barotse's Capital on the Plains, Lealui, to the ...
Tom and Sukie arrive in Malta to spend the holidays with their father, an archae ologist digging for a legendary golden statue of Calypso on the island of Gozo. He fails to meet the children who mke friends with Jiminy, a Maltese boy, ...
Queen's Birthday celebrations 1962 with various European and African dignitaries. Baby Michael learning to walk. Holiday footage at the seaside.
Production / Donor Details: Mr King served with the Bechuanaland Protectorate ...
1.Air views of the bush. 2. Chobe Game Researve Elephant & Giraffe from air. 3. Gymkhana: sack race, children learning to ride, bareback race by adults on ponies. 4. Volkswagen van travelling through countryside, Norton to ? Bungalow ...
1. Spectacular views of the Victoria Falls. Some poor visibility due to spray. Shows both the Falls, the canyon and the rainbow created by the spray.
2. Exterior views of an older style wooden bungalow set in the area of the Falls. ...
The Admiral's parade and a passing out parade on the police parade ground (Gaberones/or Francistown) in 1958, and family footage of a children's Guy Fawkes party and the arrival of Father Christmas.
Production / Donor Details: Mr ...
European families enjoying cricket and swimming. European family in bush and by a water hole catching fish. A farewell parade for a local European dignitary.
Production / Donor Details: Mr King served with the Bechuanaland ...
A visit to the Molepolole Lion Sanctuary, with shots of cubs and a tame monkey. Also a visit by the High Commissioner to a local village: his arrival in a small Air force plane, his tour of the village with local dignitaries, and his ...
Tour from Serowe to Maun region including a visit to a local village Girl Guide and Brownie Troop, and the trip by road following the river course and detailing local river traffic and the countryside.
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1. Air flight to Ghanzi. 2. Views of air strip and airport architecture. 3. European Girl Guides. 4. Army award ceremony attended by the Commissioner.
Production / Donor Details: Mr King served with the Bechuanaland Protectorate ...
The High Commissioner and wife officiate on a ceremonial occasion. A new car. Parade of African Girl Guides.
Production / Donor Details: Mr King served with the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police at ...
Scenes of Nata Old Bridge, Monarch Mine Bridge & Baobab tree. Scenes of a swimming Gala in Francistown (Various 1960's swimming costumes).
Production / Donor Details: Mr King served with the Bechuanaland Protectorate Police at ...
Mainly family footage including - African coast line, baby on beach, sea birds and vultures, European school's sports day (Francistown) European sports club - showing golf, cricket and bowls taking place.
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Rhodesia: miscellaneous views
Production / Donor Details: Miss Theresa Cunningham Knowles taught music at St. John's High School, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 1954-55 and was senior music and art teacher at Chisipile, ...
Sea voyage from Europe to East Africa, via Suez Canal April - May 1958
Production / Donor Details: Miss Theresa Cunningham Knowles taught music at St. John's High School, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa 1954-55 and was senior ...
Political broadcast. An extract from a routine post National Executive meeting press conference. Morgan Phillips, James Griffiths and Hugh Gaitskell answer questions from the press.
Topics covered ...
Visit by Lady Limerick to BRC, , Penang, Malaya 1953.
Shot of Union flag; outside gathering: chairs lined up/women in RC uniforms sitting on chairs. Man (middle aged, glasses, balding) give speech on platform. Lady Limerick with ...
Hong Kong 1997. A man returns to his place of birth to find work but, unable to find a job, he decides to help others emigrate. A street cleaner seeking a better life becomes his first client.
The work of the land development officer shown in a dramatised account.
Deals with developments in Qatar, an ancient sheikhdom in the Persian Gulf which is largely desert. Shows how Doha, the capital city is being largely rebuilt.
A travelogue advertising Rhodesia as a tourist destination. Main scenes include wildlife in game reserves, Victoria Falls, the ruins of Zimbabwe (presented as a "mystery"), and the Matapos Hills. The Kariba Dam is also shown, with ...
Some of the hospitals, child-welfare classes, schools, teacher-training colleges, etc., run by the Anglican churches and missions in the five dioceses of Central Africa (including Zanzibar). Also includes footage of a leper settlement; a ...
Documentary about the penguins (gentoo, Magellan, rockhopper and king) that use the Falkland Islands as a breeding ground and the other sealife that prey on them.
Tobago, in the Br. West Indies and native occupations and pastimes.
Marking the independence of Zambia in 1964, the aspects of the country, its potential as a devleoping country and something of its people.
Film showing Sarawak, the youngest colony of the British Commonwealth.
The film indicates that a hundred years ago Sarawak was a land of poor peasants and fishermen and that its first white Rajah (Sir James ...
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Wildlife adventure in an African game reserve.
