An account of the contribution made by the Imperial Tobacco Company towards raising the living standards of many thousands of ...

START 10:16:29 A morning parade for seven African NCOs and 27 Other Ranks wearing white cook's uniform serving with 10th ...

A survey of the involvement of India's Home Front in the war effort.

An opening sequence of blackout, ARP ...

The film celebrates the operations of the Bata shoe company highlighting, in particular, the welfare provided for its ...

The making of Star lager from Nigeria.

The film opens with the Star lager trademark as local music plays. As three ...

Various scenes in Sierra Leone. Aerial sequence along a jungle river with waterfalls shows us increasing western development nearing the ...

INDUSTRIAL/ETHNOLOGY. Film on the Nigerian cotton industry and how the natives use cotton themselves in the manufacture of clothing.

""BLACK COTTON" ...

A film addressing the geographical conditions, agriculture, and industries within British Guiana.

A title explains that 'the low marshy coast of ...

The story of an African boy born in a village in Northern Rhodesia that is revolutionised by the growth of ...

Film on the Copper Belt region of Northern Rhodesia (Zambia), specifically the interaction of Christianity and commerce in this region ...

The production of cocoa beans in the Gold Coast and their shipment to England.

After an opening title explaining that 'most ...

Promotional film for Rhodesian tobacco.

The film opens with shots over tobacco fields, before showing African labourers working on the fields ...

Filmed on behalf of the British Cotton Growing Association and the Empire Cotton Association, the film shows cotton growing and ...

Film about the Dunlop Rubber Co's worldwide activities, particularly in its 13 rubber estates in Malacca. The film looks at ...

A commercial for Co-op tea in the guise of a documentary about tea production.

The film shows how tea ...

PROPAGANDA. A film on the National Government's aims to boost Britain's trade with the Empire: Though nerve-centre of the Empire, ...

The care and management of dairy herds in Jamaica in order to maximise milk yields.

Over agricultural shots, a Jamaican voiceover ...

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

Although more land has been given ...

An industrial process film for Tate and Lyle, showing the growth and processing of sugar cane, from the fields of ...

The tea-gardens of India and Ceylon.

Aerial view of countryside around the tea-gardens (54). The Kangchenjunga mountain railway is followed on ...

A study of Northern Nigeria as it prepares for self-government.

The commentator introduces Africa as the 'continent of the future' before ...

Political and social life in India.

Credits. Crowd of Indians. Commentary states that among the contradictions of India a new ...

The cultivation and export of bananas in Jamaica.

Opening in January as local ploughmen plough a large field in readiness for ...

The film show the day to day running of the Titaghur Jute company, which is in Bengal on the banks ...

The tea plantations of Ceylon.

17th century map of Ceylon. Commentary states that the island has been known to traders ...

The story of Lawani, a Nigerian cocoa farmer and member of a Co-operative Primary Society, who with his son and ...

Construction of a harbour capable of berthing 32.000 tons tankers to serve the B .P. oil refinery at Little Aden. ...

How oil palm is produced in Nigeria.

The film opens with a map and a shot of a local plantation, as ...

Lime juice production. Made to mark the centenary of the sponsoring firm, L. Rose & Co. Ltd., The sponsor's estates ...

Harvesting and canning of pineapples in Singapore.

Chinese locals work in the pineapple fields. A man, shot from below, cuts the ...

Reel 1 (AYY 294-1) Africans in shirts and shorts carry sacks of cocoa beans on their heads. The sacks are ...

Clearing forest for banana plantation. Cultivation (including air spraying of crops) and harvesting and transportation of the crop to the ...

DOCUMENTARY.

r.1 Part 1 - the Buddha. Scenes of dark jungle with glimpses of animals, ruined temples and tropical vegetation (180), ...

INTEREST. The growing, collection and processing of tea in Ceylon.

No main title. Tea bushes planted out by natives under European ...

The manufacture of kerosene tins in an Indian factory.

Opening shot of palm trees and bullock cart carrying kerosene tins (62). ...

Lime production on the Gold Coast and the manufacture of lime juice.

The film opens with shots of locals collecting fruit ...

The industrial development of West Africa (probably Gold Coast and Nigeria) under British rule.

West Africa before it was developed; forests ...

The production of sugar cane in the West Indies, contrasting old and new methods.

Over a map of Barbados, a West ...

The film opens with a globe, on which Zanzibar is highlighted. The titles outline the role of the island as ...