Travelogue, showing the buildings, people and wildlife of Nairobi.
Over shots of modern Nairobi, the commentator outlines the transformation of the city under British rule over the previous fifty years. The film highlights the 'modern colonial ...
Documentary on the Caribbean, shot during the making of "Fire Down Below". Tour of Trinidad, sporting activities, carnivals and the Limbo dance performed to the music of a steel band.
The control of bilharzia and malaria in Rhodesia.
A summary of the activities of the United Africa Company, part of the sponsor's group. Import of raw material from Africa to Britain and export of manufactured goods to Africa. The design and production in Manchester of patterned cloth for ...
Sponsored film showing building and civil engineering schemes in southern Africa.
The film begins in Lusaka, then Rhodesia, and travels through the country and Nyasaland (now Malawi) showing road construction in bush country, bridge ...
Kenya. The work of District teams in combatting disease and increasing food supplies. Town refuse and animal manure are made into valuable compost (instead of providing breeding grounds for flies). Shows the use of compost in growing ...
Diet film for employers of African labour.
The desposed PM of British Guiana protests against susp[ension of the colony's constitution.
INTEREST. A film on the Gold Coast [Ghana], including a record of the 1946 Ashanti Durbar at Kumase.
RL.1 The town and port of Accra. 200 miles inland, the town of Kumase, capital of Ashanti. Mixture of African and European ...
Duchess greeted by Royal Family at London Airport on return from Malaya. Flashback to highlights of tour which included Borneo, Sarawak and Hong Kong.
She inspects the RAF Malay regiment, opens a Tuberculosis clinic, receives hon. Freedom if city, visits George VI dockyard, military hospital and Women's Royal Army Corps.
Rehearsal of Fleet concert party. "Blue Jackets" band of HMS St Angelo marches down Kingsway, Valletta; crowd lines street. Street Lining party provided by Malta shore establishments takes up positions in Kingsway. Band and ...
Film about the Dunlop Rubber Co's worldwide activities, particularly in its 13 rubber estates in Malacca. The film looks at the amenities on the estate and the anti-bandit security measures.
Introduced as a story of 'British achievement in the ...
The Dudley family sail to Nigeria by passenger ship in 1957, and drive by car to their residence up-country. The film includes family activities outdoors; social gatherings of visitors and locals, city, village and countryside scenes ...
Shots of game park with rhinos, ostriches, lion and giraffes...various sequences in garden of bungalow with adults, small child and dog.
Production / Donor Details: This collection was shot by Brigadier Cecil Leonard Basil (Bulger) ...
A portrait of the Fleet Air Arm.
An introductory sequence depicts life at a British shore station of the FAA: opening shots of dinghies sailing near an aircraft carrier and other naval vessels, followed by scenes of ...
Leaving from Swiss (?) airport (Swiss flag flying), followed by views from airplane of coastline. East African local flora: collecting seeds by shaking tree and the seeds 'exploding' off. Sisal production process including farming, separating, drying ...
Shot in Uganda, this film deals with the activities of Makerere College, which provides higher education for Africans from all over East Africa, as shown through the experiences of a typical female student.
The film opens with shots ...
I. Scenes of shipboard routine during RN East Mediterranean Cruise.
I. Officer pistol shooting on Quarterdeck. HMS Daring and HMS Delight. Pom pom crew in full action rig. Jackstay crossing. ...
Tinted titles. "1B Tulun and Mohammed" "Ali Mosques" "Citadel. Dervishes" "Pyramids. Sphinx" "Luxor, Karnak and Thebes" - street scenes taken from rickshaw. "The Colossi of Memnon" "Assouan - Nile steamer to Abu-Simbel" "Wadi-Halfa" "Sudan ...
"Opening of Pump Scheme - Governor and District Commissioners" - British officials, Egyptians, band. "Sudan Defence Force - Kaid Inspecting Passing Out Parade" "Gordon Drake Arthur - Born February 7th, 1951" - baby and ceremony with horses ...
DOCUMENTARY. The people, resources and industries of British Guiana.
RL.1 Credits (78). A chart showing the location of Guyana, the 'El Dorado' of Walter Raleigh (122). The Guyanese mountains and jungle viewed from a boat passing ...
The Emir's palace and town street scenes in Zaria, Nigeria
