ALLENBY IN CAIRO (1917)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: IWM 14).
Synopsis
The arrival of General Sir Edmund Allenby, the new commander of the Egyptian Expeditionary Force, in Cairo, 27 June 1917.
Allenby's train pulls in to the station and he gets down to meet with some civilian dignitaries. He inspects an honour guard of Infantry and a Boy Scout troop. Allenby drives away from the station in company with two other cars. (Note the civilian press photographers at work.) The rest of the parade, including the Infantry and Boy Scouts, then leaves.
Notes
Title: this is taken from the shotsheet.
Summary: see also IWM 40.
Titles
- ALLENBY IN CAIRO (1917)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1917
- Running Time:
- 5 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B&W
- Sound:
- Silent
- Footage:
- 246 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- GB
- Sponsor
- War Office Cinema Committee
- cameraman
- Jeapes, Harold
- Production company
- Topical Film Company
