Historical introduction (tea in China, its arrival in Europe, etc.) followed by the presentation of tea industry in East Africa; plucking, growing, blending, packing, exports, etc.

Advertising film. Shows the life of an African family in the Transvaal.

An Indian couple, workers on a rubber estate in Malaya, receive a letter which they cannot read. A semi-literate friend, to who they go for help, tells them it contains news of a family bereavement. Luckily the village schoolmaster is able to ...

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 ...

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10:00:18 Scenes on the quayside at Tilbury Docks as soldiers from various regiments and corps in the British Army, including members of a regimental Colour party, board HMT Empire Trooper. Young servicemen are seen ...

Survey of the peoples, customs and economy of Nigeria.

Travelogue of Nigeria. Includes Kano airport, Kano town - the mosque and market; children memorising the Koran; aerial views of Lagos; cocoa and ground nut cultivation; palm oil ...

A review of the then current state of Rhodesia of its past and future prospects - a very optimistic and very white vision.

Modern methods of producing rubber in plantations and factories. Manufacture of rubber into various products with examples.

A look at Tanganyika, later Tanzania. Re-edited in 1961 into TANGANYIKA STORY.

Tour around Cyprus, local customs and living conditions, and aspects of modern l ife.

Incomplete report on Aden, beginning with a series of short interviews with men of the Northamptonshire Regiment, then engaged in patrolling the border between Aden and Yemen. The film goes on to show interviews with the Aden finance minister, Sheikh ...

'Three Nigerian students from different corners of Nigeria come to Ibadan University. While they sit talking in a dance club, the film traces back each of their journeys to the university. Scenes of their homes give a new impression of an ...