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    CONTRASTS 1940

    Great Britain

    INTEREST. This appears to be part of a film contrasting scenes in an English village with African village life.

    A woman playing with a baby in a garden. The baby in a pram (88). Old man on a bench smoking a pipe (102). A village ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Designed to illustrate the importance of child welfare in missionary work. Children in Palestine, India, Africa, China and Japan, and some blind children are shown.

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: QUEEN INSPECTS CANTEENS PRESENTED BY THE COLONIES QUEEN SEES COLONIES' HANDSOME GIFTS NEW PLANE FOR BRITAIN SHOWS IT'S PACES ARTIFICIAL SUNSHINE FOR SUBMARINE CREWS LORD ...

     
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    1945: 1) Maize, guinea corn (sorghum) growing; 2) native gathering with dancing; (young men being beaten - Sharo Festival); 3) building a house; 4) African medicine man, dancing on Jos plateau, Nigeria, or eastward; 5) possibly an agricultural ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Scenes of an Indian Durbar.

     
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    Great Britain

    Documentary about the food supply of Britain, how it comes from overseas and the work of Royal Navy in protecting convoys.

     
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    Great Britain

    Life and industries in Nigeria.

     
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    GOING PLACESUSA

    The development of Rhodesia from its discovery. The beauty of the Victoria Falls and the surrounding grasslands are explored.

     
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    CEYLON 1940

    Great Britain

    Life in Ceylon is shown. Elephants are seen and views of Colombo and the walled city of Galle are included.

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: LIGHTS OF LONDON AT DUSK MR EDEN IN THE MIDDLE EAST ARMOURED MIGHT FOR DESERT WAR FIRST V.C.FOR A FIGHTER PILOT JERVIS BAY CONVOY SAFE HOME AIRMEN ARE TRAINING IN SOUTH ...

     
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    1947: 1) Dead person (possibly male), surrounded by family members; 2) Northern Nigerian scenes in modern area; 3) various shots of people relaxing, mostly whites; 1942: 4) Assob Falls(?) swimming scenes; African boys and young men in a kind of Church ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: 2 MEN WITHOUT WINGS BRITAIN'S INCREASING NAVAL STRENGTH BOMBS DAMAGE CANTERBURY CATHEDRAL NEWS IN BRIEF WOMEN ON SERVICE IN KENYA TROOPS ENTERTAINED IN A COACH SERGT. ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: R.A.F. TOPICS INT HE NEWS OLD ORDER CHANGETH - A BIT! ARMY LIFTS VEIL ON LATEST GUNS TROUBLE FOR DUCE WHEREVER YOU LOOK THEY SWEEP MINES AND SKIES, TOO! CANTEEN IN TUBES ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact the NFTVA. Items include: DUNKIRK BOATMEN HONOURED A SOUTH AFRICA'S HOME GUARD KING RECEIVES A 'DECORATION' ALL IN A CONVOY DAY'S WORK TRAINED IN CANADA ...

     
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    USA

    Story of escapades in foreign parts of millionaire's son. Written by Don Hartman and Frank Butler

     
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    Great Britain

    A dramatised reconstruction. Venkata Rao, a caste man, becomes a Christian (renamed Paul) despite his family's opposition, and persecution. He is ordained and despite being beaten by villagers he wins over his family who themselves are ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contatc the NFTVA. Items include: LONDON ENDURES THE GREAT RAIDS NEW ZEALAND BAND PLAYS FOR LONDONERS NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER WAR MINISTER WARNS AGAINST INVASION NEW ZEALAND TROOPS TRAINING IN BRITAIN ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: YOUNG ENGLAND PREPARES CONVOYS CARRY ON PROVINCIAL BUSES HELP LONDON QUEEN VISITS HELP CENTRE TRAINING R.A.F. PILOTS DUCHESS OF KENT AT GREEK SERVICE PIGEONS DO THEIR BIT ...

     
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    USA

    African tribesmen who dress as leopards and fix steel talons to their hands with which to murder neighbours.

     
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    Great Britain

    Documentary about the Cairo/Cape Town mail route.

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: AS AIR BLITZ PETERS, BRITAIN AWAITS ISSUE OF INVASION THREAT KING INSPECTS PUBLIC AIR RAID SHELTERS MR MORRISON INSPECTS PUBLIC AIR RAID SHELTERS FIRST RECIPIENTS OF NEW ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact the NFTVA. Items include: SOUTH AFRICAN ARMY GROWS APACE AIR WAYS AREN'T ALWAYS WAR WAYS BIG BARRAGE YOU NEVER HEAR EDEN VISITS ARMY IN MIDDLE EAST: EGYPT U.S. PILOTS FORM R.A.F. SQUADRON "GRAF ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact NFTVA. Items include: AMERICANS WITH THE CANADIAN ARMY SOUTH AFRICA BUILDS ITS OWN ARMOURED CARS BOMBERS AND GUNNERS IN THE MAKING ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE GROWS ARMY'S ROAD BUILDERS ITALY ...

     
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    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shot list contact the NFTVA. Items include: PERSONALITIES: A TRIBUTE TO MR CHAMBERLAIN AND OTHER ITEMS V.C.OFFICER WINS CITY FREEDOM AND BRIDE POLISH PILOTS VISITED BY AIR SECRETARY EX-AIR CHIEF TO BE GOVERNOR ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Film showing the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and dominions.

    Although more land has been given over to food production, a significant contribution is made by the British Commonwealth of Nations. The ...

     
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    Great Britain

    A day in the life of a 'typical' English family. Intended for African distribution.

    After an opening shot of a policeman walking down a suburban street, we are introduced to a woman inside a house. She wakes up her son, who ...

     
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    Great Britain

    Unedited footage of railway and road traffic in Ceylon. Also footage of the launching of sailing boats from the beaches.

     
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    GOING PLACESUSA

    A survey of Trinidad, its street architecture, arts and crafts and its native population.

     
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    1) Native troops (in Northern Nigeria?) parading at small barracks or guardpost; 2) Africans along a road; 3) river with waterfalls; 4) aerial shots of landscape; 5) white men erecting or standing at some kind of aerial; 6) teaparty in garden with ...

     
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    India

    Documentary on life in the Indian Air Force (IAF) culminates with a plea to Indian audience for more and better planes for the IAF.

    At the headquarters of the Indian Air Force in the Punjab, Hawker Harts of 1 ...

     
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    India

    Second reel only of a short admonitory official film with an anti-rumour or anti-gossip message. It tells the story of a Bombay stockbroker who sells his shares and evacuates the city because of false rumours of aerial ...

     
  • FOOD FROM THE EMPIRE
    GB

    Film showing the food contributions supplied to Britain by various colonies and dominions.

    Although more land has been given over to food production, a significant contribution is made by the British Commonwealth of ...

     
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    GB

    King George VI and Queen Elizabeth review a parade of RAF personnel in the main street of a small English town.

    The unedited film shows the arrival of the King and Queen; they review the parade, pausing to talk to ...

     
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    Italy

    The first two reels of a record of the Italian conquest of British Somaliland.

    Maps illustrate the strategic importance of the area to Britain. Film of the desert terrain show the harsh conditions in which the ...

     
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    India

    Film showing what happens when a boy joins the Royal Indian Navy.

    Footage of India's coastline is used as an introduction. Indian boys arriving to join the Navy are shown next, and the film chooses one of them to ...

     
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    Palestine

    (152A) September 1938 (and 1943): Building of Ein Hamifratz settlement. Preparation of houses to be transported to new settlement; loading equipment. Site before settlement (clock - 4.00 am). Jewish Settlement Police move up to site of new ...

     
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    Palestine

    (191A) October 1939: Harvest in Emek (Jezreel Valley). Alexander Zerd's son on horseback. Wheatfields - harvest by combine and by hand (guarded by armed horsemen). Bringing in the harvest. Jewish Settlement Police on guard. Harvest ...

     
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    Palestine

    (209C) February 1940: "War comes to Palestine", fitting gas masks for children in Tel Aviv.

    (No newsreel no; Box 719-21) Spring 1940: "Civilians alert yourselves", ARP activities in Tel Aviv, building shelters.

    (1B/second series) ...

     
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    Palestine

    (61A) November 1936: High Commissioner Wauchope at official opening ceremony of the Bennison Jewish Hospital near Sharon. Briefly in synch and then being taken around the brand new buildings. The Secretary of the Histradut (the Jewish Labour ...

     
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    GB

    START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed from 28 to 30 April 1940 in the Maldives in the Indian Ocean showing at least three giant sea turtles caught for food by the crew of HMS Kent and the waterfront at Male', the main population centre in the island group, ...

     
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    GB

    START 00:00:00 Colour shots filmed on 20 July 1940 showing HMS Queen of Bermuda, a 22,500-ton ex-Furness Bermuda passenger liner now serving as an armed merchant cruiser for the Royal Navy, during a refit at Durban, South Africa, as HMS Kent slowly ...

     
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    GB

    START 00:00:00 Scenes filmed on 17 September 1940 on the bridge of HMS Kent in the eastern Mediterranean showing Royal Navy officers wearing tropical uniforms and British steel helmets on duty in bright sunshine; among them is a US Navy officer, ...

     
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    GB

    START 00:00:00 Monochrome views of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon filmed in late 1939, showing a French light cruiser identified by Blundell as the Duguay-Trouin at anchor off Hong Kong harbour and the elderly Canadian Pacific passenger liner RMS ...

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    Amateur film shot by C R Miskin while serving with the Tochi Scouts on the North West Frontier of India.

    Notes

    Summary: viewing notes made with C R Miskin in Acquisition file

     
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    GB

    Australian Imperial Forces in Malaya.

    Bathing in sea at night, on guard with Mosquito nets over faces; digging trench, native boy climbs palm tree and throws down coconuts to troops; men get into patrol boat in river ...

     
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    GB

    REEL 1 - Views in Alexandria Harbour show battleships HMS Malaya and HMS Warspite, cruiser and French three-funnel troopship; Short Sunderlands and Fairey Sea Fox aircraft taking off; Mediterranean caique; Leander Class cruiser, various sailing ...