EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR OF INDIA: PESHAWAR, THE KHYBER PASS AND RAWL PINDI

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 683839).

Synopsis

The Prince of Wales' trip to India in 1922.

"After the ceremony the Prince returns to Government House". In motorcade.

"Peshawar. The City of Peshawar - the Postern Gate of the Khyber Pass". Slow pan of rooftops.

"A ride through the Brass Bazaar". Travelling shots through the streets.

"Jamrud, the entrance to the Khyber Pass". The Prince of Wales inspects troops.

"The First Kinematograph records ever taken of the famous Khyber Pass, the key to India. Taken from Landi Khana the western extremity of the Pass. The Mountains of Afghanistan can be seen in the distance". Pan hillside, sparse vegetation, and the valley.

"At Landi Khotel, Shinwaris and Mohameds assemble to watch the royal progress through the Pass". Two motor cars drive along the roads.

"Rawl Pindi. HRH reviews the garrison at Rawl Pindi. There were over ten thousand officers and men on parade"

"Rawl Pindi. A Unique and impressive ceremony". A regiment receives new colours from the Prince.

"The Prince decorating Sepoy Sing 28th Punjabis with the Victoria Cross".

"Sepoy Ishal Sing VC, who won the coveted decoration at Haidi Kach, Waziriston, April 1922". MCU Sepoy. Officers receiving decorations.

"Gathering fuel to cook the midday meal". Local women carrying bundles of twigs along a river bank.

"Waiting for Mummy to return". Local child with woman.

"At the entrance to the Malakand Pass rise the grim heights of Dargai where the Gordon Highlanders covered themselves with glory in 1895 and where Piper Findlater won the VC" (3.5 frames only).

 

Titles

  • EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES' TOUR OF INDIA: PESHAWAR, THE KHYBER PASS AND RAWL PINDI (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1922
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
800 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
WOODS-TAYLOR, George
Production Company
Cinechrome