I. BERLIN. a. Arrival of millionth ton of the airlift, by RAF York to Gatow, also bringing Air Marshal Williams (special flag etc). b. Eastern Police put up barricades on sector borders. c. Berlin Conference of Western cities' ...
I. BERLIN: airlift flies in fuel oils. Film of a British Zone airfield with adapted Lancastrians (and a Tudor 2) being loaded; Lancastrian takes off, lands at Gatow, fuel unloaded and distributed by pipeline, barge and tanker ...
I. BERLIN. a. Visit of Archbishop of York: met by General Bourne, visits army and airlift offices. b. USAF flies in Mercedes-Benz ambulances. c. Following non-recognition by East and West sectors of each other's currency, ...
I. "Viva Dutra!" Brazilian head of state visits USA: Broadway parade in New York, meets Truman in Washington (and cuts a large presentation birthday cake).
II. "Neues von der Technik." a. England: radio link up between ...
I. Hong Kong. Arrival of British army reinforcements for the garrison in view of the Civil War situation in China; also arrival of European refugees from Shanghai.
II. "Persoenlichkeiten des Tages." a. Franklin D ...
I. "Aktuelles in Kuerze." a. Anniversary of ERP marked by Washington banquet for representatives of all nations involved, in honour of George Marshall; President Truman speaks. b. President Renner of Austria visits a new hydro ...
I. BONN. "Formation of Government accomplished; Occupation Statute replaces Military Government". Konrad Adenauer heads first government of German Federal Republic, is sworn in by Bundestag president Khler. Next day, Adenauer ...
I. Bundespraesident Heuss in Berlin. Heuss made honorary citizen by special council session, makes speech from Rathaus balcony; opens winter session at Free University, awarded honorary degree.
II. "Aktuelles in Kuerze." ...
I. "Nachrichten aus Deutschland." a. US Defence Secretary Johnson visits Berlin (met by McCloy, gives press conference). b. German customs-service boats on patrol, searching incoming ships, in North Sea. c. Volkswagen launches ...
I. "Die grossen Ereignisse" a. General election, and founding of GFR (221, 224-6). b. Establishment of GDR, and West Berlin protests (229-30). c. Imprisonment of Mindszenty (196) d. President Truman's inauguration (193). e. ...
The method of harvesting cocoa in the Cold Coast. The cultural background of the people and cutting of the cocoa pods to the export of the beans are shown.
INTEREST. Bead-making and leather-working in West Africa.
The development of the Falkland Islands dependencies under British administration; the lives of the men stationed there.
Although British claims to parts of the Antarctic can arguably be traced as far back as Anthony de la Roch& ...
Good practice in animal husbandry illustrated through the daily life of a Kenyan cattle farmer. He milks cows, delivers milk to the dairy, looks after cattle, castrates bulls. The Veterinary Service helps to improve his livestock.
INTEREST.
RL.1 Opening shots of an arch in Colombo and Ceylonese people. After the achievement of full independence, the opening of the new Parliament by the Duke of Gloucester is shown. A brief historical resume of ...
Tribal dancing in Africa; witch doctors.
INSTRUCTIONAL. Aspects of life in Burma.
A riverside community populated by true Burmese, children playing in the water, women washing clothes (21). Shots of river craft (38). A village in Upper Burma, a group of villagers (42). ...
Jungle Jim and Dr. Parker arrange a safari to get a valuable drug to cure polio. The trip is sabotaged by a vagrant posing as a god, but all ends well.
The beginnings of oil exploration in Kuwait. The opening of the first pipeline. General scenes in Kuwait.
Credits (38). Map shows the position of Kuwait (70). CU His Highness Sir Ahmad al-jabir as-Subhah (85). HAS city of Kuwait (103 ...
1. Coastal Trader: Indian seamen in their primitive vessels. 2. Doggett's Coat and Badge: the annual race in London for Doggett's coat and Badge, and £20, the race is rowed in light skiffs from London Bridge to Chelsea, by ...
Travelogue.
At Udi in Nigeria.
Work goes on in a village. The chief takes other village chiefs on a tour of inspection eg, the dispensary, a concrete water tank with tap, men clearing and levelling the ground, the arrival of the district officer ...
Home movie taken by England opening bat, Jack Robertson on the MCC tour of the West Indies in 1948. Shows some cricket and some `off duty' action.
For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include SOUTH AFRICAN MEMORIAL TO HISTORIC BATTLE LORD LOUIS AT JAIPUR CELEBRATIONS FARMERS' HUNT IN WARWICKSHIRE MONTY VISITS ACCRA RUGBY. WALES V. AUSTRALIA
Story of two workers, Ramdas and Mangri, in an Indian tea garden and description of Indian village life in Assam.
Bullock carts arrive at the market of Lakhmijian ('Garden of the River Goddess') near the Assam River where Naga ...
Problem of the Italian Colonies, Libya, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Somalia; how they were acquired by Italy; their position in the war and their future. This Modern Age series. no. 20.
Motorcycle sports newsreel.
i) Sunbeam Point-To-Point A Scramble At Longmoor, Hants. Scenes from the annual motorcycle scramble at Longmoor Heath in Hampshire in 1948. Describes the course layout and the aims of scramble courses. ...
Account of the delights of fishing for tuna and other large fish.
Entertainment film for children's cinema clubs.
The story of Lawani, a Nigerian cocoa farmer and member of a Co-operative Primary Society, who with his son and hired labourer, successfully harvests and sells his cocoa beans.
The commentator introduces Lawani, a Nigerian cocoa ...
Produced to encourage farmers to take the advice of Government Agricultural Officers, the film compares two black farmers. One is keen to improve and listens to the advice of the agricultural officer, while the other is lazy and ignores all ...
Illustrates the life and training of an African Nurse. Girls apply to the Methodist Hospital at Ituk Mbam to train as nurses, they take examinations, and after 7 years of training she goes to take charge of a four-bed maternity home ...
Life in the Chaga village of Marangu in Tanganika, near Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The film shows the role of the chief in stimulating economic and social progress and how European and African institutions operate side by side. It then shows ...
A doctor tells a personal story about an encounter with the disease bilharzia and shows how it can be prevented.
A white doctor's sister and her two daughters have recently arrived from England. The daughters discover a dry fish pond and ...
Intended for African audiences, the films shows the opening of the African Conference in London in September 1948 and the visits made by the delegates during their stay.
Delegates from Africa arrive at Lancaster House. Inside the ...
How Gold Coast villagers benefit from a modernisation of their methods of weaving.
Pottery in Sierra Leone.
By means of a letter addressed to 'the members, Cinema Clubs for Girls and Boys, Great Britain', a young boy offers an insight into his life at the Wankie Game Reserve in Southern Rhodesia.
A boy's hand opens a letter addressed to ' ...
DOCUMENTARY. Shows some problems to be faced before Nigeria can hope to become an independent nation within the Commonwealth.
RL.1 Different races and religions in Nigeria to be integrated - The Moslem Northerners ( ...
Nigeria: Palm oil mill. A modern method of palm oil extraction. Gold Coast: Houses to last. A quick and inexpensive way of building houses.
'Nigeria - a Modern Method of Palm Oil Extraction' Two men walk to palm ...
Near Nairobi, Kenya. Africans build a good permanent house using mainly materials which are available on the spot.
In a local village a colonial official arrives in a car to help re-build a house for locals. The film commentary ...
The copper mining industry in Northern Rhodesia.
An animated map is shown, followed by general views of the country, and its peop le and their work. Concluding with a horse race.
Students trained at Achimota College in Ghana in modern methods of spinning and weaving pass on their knowledge to a village in Togoland where a primitive loom is still in use.
Entertainment film for children's cinema clubs.
A Nigerian hand-farmer sees the benefits of his neighbour's mixed farm; the running of a mixed farm, including the cultivation of ground-nuts and cattle keeping.
Diamond mines, Victoria Falls, rain forest and other geographical features.
DOCUMENTARY/PROPAGANDA. Rushes for an unreleased and unfinished production documenting various talented members of the black community in Britain.
207306A Scene 5 Take 1: Black man and white man at a night club join in applause. The ...
