LAHORE 1937 INCLUDING BADEN-POWELL: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 35

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 660674).

Synopsis

Baden-Powell opens Boy Scout swimming pool at Walton, Lahore. Swimming and life-saving. Kunhar river. Kagan valley. Views around Balakot "a good sample of frontier huddled town". Indian children work a well. Khaki motor terminus; loading kit on mules. Pipe band. Rugby match and tug-of-war. Hawk. Harvesting maize and rice at Parhinna. Viceroy inspects Boy Scouts at Walton and watches their group gym display, including some circus-style tricks. Children's pony club in Chamba House. Punjab Forest Conference, February 1937 - close shots of folks entering and leaving. [Following in colour] Visit to archaeological digs, with family.

 

Titles

  • GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 35: LAHORE 1937 INCLUDING BADEN- POWELL (Alternative)
  • LAHORE 1937 INCLUDING BADEN-POWELL: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 35 (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1937
Running Time:
13 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Colour and Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
460 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
GORRIE, R. Maclagan