I. MS as HMS Ocean passes right to left, steaming through the breakwater to leave Grand Harbour - the crew line the side for leaving port and Fireflies and Sea Furies are ranged aft. A Westland Dragonfly hovers over ...
Trials carried out in Malta illustrating the use of a NL Pontoon to bridge a water gap between LST ramp and the shore when loading and unloading a Centurion tank.
Pontoon approaches HMS ...
Underwater footage of Lord Mountbatten skin-diving and spear fishing in Malta.
Dramatised advertising film for Lux toilet soap intended for African audiences.
The film opens with an African man sitting and playing guitar while two African women sit at his feet and sing in turn. The African man is next shown in his car ...
Ceremonies surrounding the installation of the Queen Mother of Enyeresi.
Scenes in heavily guarded courtroom as Jomo Kenyatta and five other Mau Mau leaders were tried and sentenced.
Dramatisation of the Bakiga people's attempt to cultivate the Kigezi district of Uganda, and their encounter with the Pygmies.
The camera zooms in on a map to an area marked Kigezi. As crowds gather, 'the soldier' reads an article ...
INTEREST. Film shows how the discovery of oil has affected life in Kuwait. Opening shots of a desert sandstorm. Arabs take refuge in their tents. After the storm, a traveller mounts his camel and continues his journey. The centre of ...
INTEREST: Deals with the work of the Lagos Executive Development Board which was formed in 1946 to plan and develop Lagos. The main problems being reclamation of swamp areas provision of residential areas and slum clearance.
"Rl.1." ...
Europeasn are armed in Nairobi, now a "special area"; increased precautions against the Mau Mau.
Story of a police officer in Sierra Leone who has a love affair with a girl during his wife's absence and contemplates suicide.
The Heart of the Matter, based upon Graham Greene’s prize- ...
"Smithers" is sent to Gwelo to investigate business oportunities - then follows an advertising film for Gwelo, tracing its history and facilities.
Native is instructed on irrigation by local Agricultural Assistant.
Annual ceremony of dancing to mark male and female circumcision ceremonies of the Bugusi-Sebei tribe in Uganda. The ceremonies lasted about three days. Footage includes the circumcision, dancing tribes in elaborate costumes, face painting ...
The correct method of harvesting, fermenting and grading of cocoa.
A story told by a member of the B.S.A.P. Ayoung man leaves UK and joins B.S.A.P., the training routine is shown, passing out parade, posted to Eastern district and seen on patrol. A public relations film produced in association with B.S.A.P. ...
INTEREST.
RL.1 Opening shot of a map of Europe and Africa with a route plotted from London to the Gold Coast. Takoradi, one of the Gold Coast's larger towns is shown. Shots of the streets, the shopping centre, ...
This film describes how new life was brought to the immense desert of the Sudan by harnessing the waters of the River Nile, and creating such fertile country as that of the Gezira Cotton Scheme.
The opening sequences give a vivid ...
Life in Malaya during the Emergency.
Jungle scenes during the Communist uprising. A rubber planter and his lifestyle in the Emergency. Tapping rubber and guarding against guerrilla attacks. Driving into Kuala Lumpur by ...
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 ...
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 ...
Tobago, in the Br. West Indies and native occupations and pastimes.
INTEREST. Celebrations in Dar Es-Salaam to mark the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
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.
