An army captain wanders, wounded, into a Bedouin tent, and is nursed by the Sheik's daughter, whom he marries.He returns to the army as the battle of El Alamein begins. He is killed during an act of heroism and is unable to see his child. Years after ...

A colour travelogue intended to encourage tourists to visit the Eastern Districts of Rhodesia.

The film shows the the great ruins of Zimbabwe, follows a car journey to Umtali, before travelling through the fruit growing north and then on ...

A study of the Malay people living in a Borneo village. Showing fishing and village life.

The recruitment, training, and passing out parade at the Southern Police College in Nigeria.

A city (Nairobi?), swept, bedecked and decorated in preparation for the visit of The Princess Margaret in 1956. Streets lined, and a fleeting glimpse of the princess in the passing procession of cars. Scenes of the congestion ...

Chartered aircraft crash in Malta, February 1956: general view of wreckage showing personnel clearing debris.

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Summary: cataloguing incomplete as the film has not been viewed - information is taken from CNI ...

Film on the Copper Belt region of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), specifically the interaction of Christianity and commerce in this region and the work of the United Mission to the Copper Belt (in which the London Missionary society was a partner). The ...

Includes shots of a harbour, ships and buildings. Street scenes in Zanzibar showing local people, rickshaws, children, policemen and other local life. Shots of the British Embassy, gardens and army bands. It shows a pier being built ...

Various scenes in and around Zanzibar Airport.

Various scenes of Aden harbour showing local boats and naval ships. Some film shot from on board a boat.

A summary of the activities of the United Africa Company, part of the sponsor's group. Import of raw material from Africa to Britain and export of manufactured goods to Africa. The design and production in Manchester of patterned cloth for ...

Kenya: churches, clinics, gold mining (surface), blacksmithing, pottery making and dancing.

The First Lord of the Admiralty's visit to Malta, January 1956.

First Lord with C-in-C Med and members of staff. Arrival on board HMS Birmingham, Ulysses and Saintes; inspection of Guard of ...

The First Lord of the Admiralty's visit to RNAS Hal Far, January 1956.

First Lord arrives, inspects Guard and meets Heads of Departments. He also visits 809 Squadrons (Venoms) and meets ...

DOCUMENTARY. The first journey of the commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition to set up a base camp on the Weddell Sea.

RL.1 NOV. 1955: Ship "Theron" leaves London. Leader of party Vivian Fuchs, Edmund Hillary and members of ...

I. "1805-1955 Salute to Nelson." The 150th Anniversary of Trafalgar.

II. "Personalities in the news." Lord and Lady M in Washington.

III. Lord M on tour in Canada.

IV. The Royal Pakistan Navy's Commander in Chief welcomed to Britain ...

I. "Personalities in world news." Lady M leaving on a Far East tour.

II. "India Greets Earl Mountbatten' Lord and Lady M visiting India.

III. Lord M officiating at an Indian Polo Association match.

IV. Lord and Lady M stop in Sydney ...

Soldiers from the Gurkha Regiment and the King's Own Scottish Borderers arrive for a Far East defence conference.

HMS Bulwark sails from Grand Harbour at 0900 on Monday 10 December, 1956, to the accompaniment of bands and cheering parties from the other ships. The camera is on HMS Eagle

LS off the ...

Kumasi. Buying vegetables on allotments. Forestry work at camp Tinto, Bepu. Opening of the Assizes at Accra. Kumasi market. A murder Trial at Accra Court House. European adults & children at play. A Timber Mill. The Community Center & ...

Various scenes of a match at the open meeting of the Kumasi Golf club.

Production / Donor Details: Mrs. Harley lived in the Gold Coast during the 1940s-50s, where here uncle was a High Court Judge.

Film of Sisal production in Tanganyika filmed over a period of 18 months during 1955-56(?)

Production / Donor Details: The donor Mrs Holmes was born in Arusha, Tanganyika in 1925, and was a Colonial Nursing Sister in Tanga, ...

Film of Sisal production in Tanganyika filmed over a period of 18 months during 1955-56(?)

Production / Donor Details: The donor Mrs Holmes was born in Arusha, Tanganyika in 1925, and was a Colonial Nursing Sister in Tanga, ...

General picture of the country showing its economic, political and social progress.

Tells the story of the erection in the sea of the movable drilling platform at Qatar in the Persian Gulf.

Oilman's schoolboy son, on holiday at Qatar, gets the Christmas present he wants most. 28,000-ton tanker halts in the Persian Gulf to help an Arab dhow. Oil products from the Island of Grain go to a destination in the Norwegian mountains.

Story of an expedition to drill an exploratory oil well in the jungle of Salawati (New Guinea), to which helicopters are used to fly in the derrick and drilling equipment.

Uganda 1956, Malindi, Rome.

Collection in general contains Queen's birthday celebrations, Independence celebrations, family on safari in Northern province, as well as daily life on an upcountry station.

Amateur. A journey from Khartoum, Sudan to Lake Chad.

Traders in market square selling onions etc Ancient ruins in desert - Egyptian (?) carvings on stonework. Local Sudanese working in corn field. Men with camels and donkeys ...

Documentary on wild animals in Kenya's game reserves. The film's underlying pur pose is to gain support for the idea of nature conservation.

Political broadcast. An extract from a routine post National Executive meeting press conference. Morgan Phillips, James Griffiths and Hugh Gaitskell answer questions from the press.

Topics covered ...

Various shots of the beach, house & garden, the family with friends, the air port, water falls, the city, river life, local farming and crop spraying.

Production / Donor Details: Mr. Leeds was an Agricultural Officer in Ghana ...

Various shots of a local Agricultural Show featuring boats & tractors. Shots of new suspension bridge, water falls & picnic, and local bird life & flowers. Some banana and cocoa groves and agricultural trials.

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Arrival at port by road. Views of the docks and dockers, canoeists diving for money and shipping. Various shots of life on board ship from the passengers' perspective and a trip ashore.

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Clearing land for cultivation. Lyons and Cadbury / Fry signs on warehouses.

Preparation and cultivation of cocoa nut trees and a local agricultural show.

Production / Donor Details: Mr. Leeds was an Agricultural Officer in ...

An Agricultural Show at Winneba. Family footage of a visit to waterfalls.

Open day at a trials farm for different varieties of palm.

Production / Donor Details: Mr. Leeds was an Agricultural Officer in Ghana ...