FORESTRY COLLEGE TOURS IN INDIA C.1932 PART 2: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 21

This film is held by the BFI (ID: 660633).

Synopsis

"Changa Manga criminal tribes make felling a family affair". Narrow gauge rail/tramway with steam engine pulling trucks with logs. Chichawatni plantation; trenching virgin soil for irrigated plantation. Dalip Singh's car. Half-wrought plough shares carved from 'Sal' logs. Lalkua Forest depot; loading heavy Haldu logs by crane. Sawmill. Khair market. Forest fire at Golatappar, villagers attempting to beat it out using leafy branches from trees. Family turns somersaults. On trek in the Chakrata hills, April 1931; marching from Mundali to Deodan. Views of Bandarpunch. Tobogganing on snowdrift. Children in basket howdah. Basket chair on mules back with canopy. Sheila walks downhill. Unloading at Konain. Children watching mules. Children on hillside. "S M gets a lift behind S G". Halt to let mules pass. Leaving Tahadiar. Tons suspension bridge. Duncan's siesta. Crossing Deoban cliffs. Chakrata, loading in a lorry.

 

Titles

  • GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 21: FORESTRY COLLEGE TOURS IN INDIA C.1932 PART 2 (Alternative)
  • FORESTRY COLLEGE TOURS IN INDIA C.1932 PART 2: GORRIE PERSONAL FILM NO. 21 (Archive)
 

Technical Data

Year:
1932
Running Time:
13 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
16mm Film
Colour:
Black/White
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
478 ft
 

Production Credits

Photography
GORRIE, R. Maclagan