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Leisure, ceremonial, and celebrations in British Honduras, including a regatta and cricket matches. Followed by plantation work and bridge construction.
Production ...
Clearing forest for banana plantation. Cultivation (including air spraying of crops) and harvesting and transportation of the crop to the ...
Cinemagazine on cocoa production in Tobago.
"Photographics Present...Cocoa". A waterfall in Tobago, in the British West Indies. The history of the ...
Amateur film. South Sandwich islands; shots from the `Coronda'; floating factory alongside tanker; whales used as fender; Chinese ship and ...
Amateur film. Grytviken, South Georgia. Argentinian whaling company stationed there. Shots from whale catcher on way to Leith Harbour. At ...
Amateur film. The first film taken by Salvesen of the new floating factory. Leaving South Georgia late September 1928. Shots ...
Amateur film. Iceberg scenes; gunner at gun; looking for whales; trace of whales; reloading gun and coiling rope for the ...
Amateur film. Islands off South Georgia; floating factory; shifting coal from hatches to `Salvestria', tanker and transport boat `Coronda' in ...
Swimmers in Bermuda demonstrate diving and formation swimming.
DRAMA. Historical/Documentary. The reconstruction of two sea engagements of the First World War - the Battles of the Coronel of ...
PROPAGANDA. Appeal by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel for funds to continue its work on Tristan da ...
The goodwill tour of the Royal Navy's special service squadron around the world, November 1923 to September 1924.
The ...
TRAVEL. Scenes on the island of Tristan da Cunha and at Cape Town prior to leaving.
Main Title: `To Tristan da ...
Record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Antarctic expedition in 1921.
Travelogue showing the people and buildings of Port-of-Spain, Trinidad.
The initial title explains that 'this capital city of the most southern ...
Cinemagazine: includes items on Cuba, ice manufacture in N. America, fiddler crabs in the Mississipi River, the sugar cane industry ...
A travelogue of islands in the Caribbean.
ACTUALITY. A record of Sir Ernest Shackleton's 1914-16 Polar expedition.
Rl.1 Sir Ernest Shackleton, in CU and wearing military uniform (65-68); ...
Aspects of nature and industrial life on Honduras.
Opening with scenes from Swan Island, the film shows two Europeans offloading supplies ...
'A Party of Trinidad men who have come from the West Indies, being inspected by the Lord Mayor, at the ...
A gambler plots to sabotage a train carrying a racehorse.
'Doris overhears Lopez plotting with Headway to wreck the train in ...
Scenes in Jamaica, featuring shots from a train.
A title introduces 'Montego Bay. The Market Square and Main Street'. The camera ...
Main title. Men and uniformed firemen in open area directing a hose, man waving onlookers back. Doorway of a corrugated ...
DRAMA. Historical. Napoleon ends his days on the island of St. Helena.
Rl.1 In October 1815, Napoleon is brought to the ...
HISTORICAL DRAMA. Napoleon, having been defeated at Waterloo, is banished to Sant'Elena where he sees visions of his past triumphs, ...
Amateur film. Leith Harbour; ships by the shore; remains of avalanche; sea elephants.
Amateur film. Leading the tanker `Coronda' into the ice for the first time; loading water and coal and discharging oil; ...
The geography, peoples and products of British Guiana. A shorter version of the 1951 36 minute film.
Castries, St. Lucia? On board ship. Crossing the line. Brazil: Rio. Jungle waterfalls. Men killing snakes.
Society events. Golf tournament. Hotel life.
On Board ship in rough seas (Atlantic crossing?). West Indies: location unclear. City scenes. Fishing. Sugar cane producer. Golf.