Various scenes on the Niger Delta. River trade. Music. Blacksmith. Mission hospital. Varoius shots of church-going Africans in European dress, numerous African church ministers, African choirboys.
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Various dances and masquerades, possibly at a funeral. Funeral celebrations and sacrifices. Dancing and masks. Final part of film.
Production / Donor Details: George Thomas Basden was a missionary in Nigeria 1900-1935, and ...
We see many views of the rock from different aspects. Views of the town show public buildings, street scenes and items of historical interest. The village of Catalan Bay, St. Michael's Cave, tennis, sailing etc., and evidence of the army and navy ...
Depicts work of London Missionary Society at the Union Boys' High School at Bishnupur, near Calcutta, India.
TRAVELOGUE. Life and work of the peasants of Cyprus. This film consists of material shot for the 1929 film CYPRUS, re-edited and with a sound commentary.
Credits (18). A car drives along a mountain road in Cyprus. A camel caravan. Car approaches ...
Depicts life at mission schools in Samoa, including Papuata Girls' High School, Leulumoega Fou Boys' High School, Malua College and Atauloma Girls' High School.
Rafai fakirs performing rituals - dislocation of eyeball and skewering of neck, cheeks and head.
ACTUALITY. Two tigers, photographed from a tree, prowl along a river bed and lie down in the water (154ft).
A colonial sports day in India (probably in Jodphur), an obstacle race, bicycle race and motor car race. An airfield with a biplane.
Winter quarters at Simla. The family at home - Craigdhu playground with crawling lessons for a baby (Sheila Mary?). Skating at Blessington - the pond; "S.G. does her piece" - skating moves; leapfrog. Winter at Simla 1929, Sheila at Christchurch Lodge; ...
Amateur footage of a journey through China and a visit to Hong Kong.
Rickshaws. Harbour scenes in Hong Kong (?). High level shot of harbour. A Chinese family. Street procession. Harbour scenes, junks, sounding for depth. Up river scenes. Rural ...
ACTUALITY. Shots of various birds and reptiles in Northern India.
Forest (16). Flock of birds flying in circles (23). Two white storks swimming and fishing on a pond (66). A succession of birds of various species feeding on a patch of grass. ...
