RURAL SCENES AND OFF-DUTY ARMY LIFE IN NORTHERN INDIA
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 4527).
Synopsis
Untitled amateur film, shot by Royal Army Medical Corps doctor Colonel Alexander Simson (1894-1980), records contrasting activities of British and Indians in India: Indian watering lawn from hide sack, cow cart along "Chapel Road", British men playing golf aided by Indian caddies, Indians sawing timber and herding sheep, cows and water buffalo, Briton filming with 16mm amateur camera in mountainous area of Northern India, native dancing to drums and British playing tennis.
Titles
- AMATEUR FILM BY COLONEL ALEXANDER SIMSON (Alternative)
- RURAL SCENES AND OFF-DUTY ARMY LIFE IN NORTHERN INDIA
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1935
- Running Time:
- 13 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 16mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- ca 300 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- cameraman
- Simson, Alexander Macdonald (Colonel)
