Scenes of the journey through the Suez Canal, the crossing from Aden to Djibouti, and the train journey from Dijbouti to Addis Ababa, filmed by Fritz Weiss, German diplomat and Ambassador to Abyssinia.
`Durch Suezkanal und Rotes Meer.' ...
Colonel Mackenzie Rogan inspects Indian bands ready for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley (52ft).
African tribal dancing.
Footage of local life in Southern Nigeria.
Main title. No series number. "Pictures Exclusive to Topical Budget" (6). "A Panorama presenting some of Wembley's Wonders" (10). Iris out to LS of the buildings at the British Empire Exhibition, Wembley, pan left (27). " ...
Amateur footage by Randolph Bezzant Holmes of car trip up Khyber Pass - native caravans en route, camels and nomads; broken-down truck being repaired. Aerial ropeway views.
DRAMA. An African setting. Ellen, a young woman, is forced to marry a rich man she dislikes, Krugg, for the sake of her father. The man she loves, Frank Logan, returns from a jungle expedition too late. On her wedding night Ellen is saved from Krugg's ...
Amateur footage by Randolph Bezzant Holmes of a trip through the Kurram valley south of the Khyber Pass and on the Afghanistan border. Scenes of village life. Cows and sheep on road, buffalo, mule caravans, oxen threshing, winnowing by hand.
INTEREST. A 1924 works outing for employees of Pullars of Perth to the British Empire Exhibition in Wembley, the Cenotaph, and Westminster Abbey.
"THE EXCURSION TO WEMBLEY OF EMPLOYEES OF Pillars of Perth THE FAMOUS CLEANERS AND DYERS." (12). " ...
INTEREST. Scenes in Soho of Italian butcher's shop, the Isola Bella and Salonika Restaurants (38-58); behind Tottenham Court Road, French and Hebrew newspapers on a stand, French bookshop and laundry, chemist's, wine shop and cafe bar, ...
INTEREST. A journey along the Niger river and its tributaries.
Main title missing. Map of Nigeria, the area of the Niger Delta and the rivers Niger and Benue are highlighted (15). Travelling shot from boat on river of the river's edge at Lokoja ...
Main title. "King and Queen escort Ferdinand and Queen Marie through Britain's Dominions at Wembley". Garlands of Welcome at the Indian Pavilion.". A distant shot of the visitors (44). "At Queen Victoria's Memorial". A closer view of the ...
