20 Aug. 1943. General Giraud is greeted at Luqa Airfield by Air Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park and Major General W H Oxley. He inspects the RAF Regiment Guard of Honour and proceeds to Verdalla Palace where ...
20 Aug. 1943. General Giraud is greeted at Luqa Airfield by Air Vice Marshal Sir Keith Park and Major General W H Oxley. He inspects the RAF Regiment Guard of Honour and proceeds to Verdalla Palace where ...
The Commander-in-Chief visits repatriated prisoners of war at a tea party given at the British Embassy in Cairo.
General Montgomery with Lady Lampson and South African, ...
Amateur film with titles shot by "Jack" Collier, double bass in Geraldo's Orchestra, records scenes in Cairo and Jerusalem, members of the dance band and female singers relaxing and Burman impersonating Mussolini speaking from a balcony, during ENSA ...
Part 1: The Governor (not specified on the dopesheet, but ...
DOCUMENTARY. The work of the Hadassah Medical Organisation (sponsored by the Women's Zionist Organisation of America) in Palestine, particularly during World War II. The Hadassah Organisation brings American techniques to help the Jewish ...
West Indians serving in Britain during World War II talk about their work in the armed forces and in civilian life.
Rl. 1. In a BBC sound studio, Una Marson opens a broadcast to the West Indies and introduces West Indians who talk ...
Footage with live sound taken at ...
The cruiser Aurora with the King on board sails into Grand Harbour, Valletta. Field Marshal Viscount Gort leaves the Customs House steps and boards the Admiral's barge. The King arrives alongside the ...
I. Ships of the Eastern Fleet pass in MS-MLS - HMS Devonshire, HMS Warspite, HMS Gambia (?), HMS Resolution, HMAS Nizam (G.38), the Hunt Class destroyer HMS Catterick (L.81).
II. Scenes onboard HMS ...
Unused footage from INDIAN NEWS PARADE: wounded soldiers being brought to ferry by jeep and taken to hospital ship.
Wounded soldier on stretcher. Graves and wooden crosses. Special jeeps with attachment carried wounded. Jeeps ...
"Universal Pictures Presents a Popular Variety View" Agricultural workers. Growing rice. Preparing food. Trip to market. Dental posters in English. Various stalls. Ploughing. Water from ox driven well. "Buy war bond and ...
At Armada Road airfield near Calcutta ...
Holiday trip to Darjeeling, Srinagar and Kashmir. There are many scenic shots from the trip as well as a few shots of the local people including a clay potter. On a mountain hike, there is a road sign signalling Height 7550ft 191 ...
An undocumented film showing a girder ...
I. TURKISH JOURNALISTS' MISSION IN INDIA - To foster goodwill between India and Turkey, a delegation of Turkish journalists headed by Mr M Atay recently arrived in Delhi. Before setting out on a comprehensive tour of India ...
I. ART IN INDUSTRIES - The important role which art plays in the modern industrial world was strikingly illustrated in the Third Art and Industries Exhibition recently held in Bombay. Sir Vithal Chandravarkar, in declaring ...
I. BOMBAY UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION - Hid Excellency Sir Roger Lumley, Chancellor of the University presided over the function, where more than 2,5000 candidates were admitted to the various ...
I. THE KACHIN LEVIES - Showing hill tribes of Northern Burma fighting the Japanese by their ingenious guerrilla tactics and the supply of modern weapons by the Allies.
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I. CHITRA POURNIMA FESTIVAL - The greatest festival of Madura showing the chariot procession and thousands of devotees.
I. CHITRA POURNIMA FESTIVAL - These massive tower gates lead to the ...
I. HINDU SABHA CONFERENCE - The impressive Presidential procession, Flag hoisting and pictures of the proceedings of Lyallpur Hindu Sabha Conference.
I. HINDU SABHA CONFERENCE - ...
I. VICEROY VISITS EASTERN FRONT - Pictures of His Excellency The viceroy, Lord Linlithgow's flying visit to the Eastern Army operational Areas and RAF bases.
I. VICEROY VISITS EASTERN ...
I. INDIAN NAVY REGATTA - Annual Regatta recently held in Karachi to commemorate the anniversary of the commissioning of HMIS 'Bahadur'.
I. INDIAN NAVY REGATTA - At Karachi an annual ...
I. UNITED NATIONS DAY - Colourful pictures of ceremonial parade in New Delhi and Karachi on the occasion of the United National Day.
I. UNITED NATIONS DAY - The band of the Indian sappers ...
I. PANDHARPUR FAIR - 'Ashadi Ekadashi' Festival in Pandharpur. Pictures of floods, the highest recorded during the past twelve years, due to the overflowing of the Chandrabhaga River at the time ...