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Marrakesh

Date released

22 Mar 1959

Series name

Look At Life

Issue no

1

NoS ID

349625

Story no

1 / 1

BFI synopsis - View of Marrakesh, men riding on donkeys whilst commentary describes the position of Marrakesh (71). CU of a camel. Camels being led: the market place: Arabs meet to talk or to drive a...

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US Train Wreck

Date released

30 Aug 1954

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1317

NoS ID

019473

Story no

3 / 9

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Train Crash. DESCRIPTION: A recent rail crash in Illinois left the train looking rather like a giant snake on the track. A fault on one of the front coaches is believed to have caused...

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Snakes on Guard

Date released

22 Mar 1964

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

483

NoS ID

121496

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Any ambitious burglar who ignores the "Beware of the Boa" notice outside John Palmer’s Hertfordshire home is due for a shock. You see, there’s already one slippery customer working on the...

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Penang - Chinese New Year

Date released

Dec 1971

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

115

NoS ID

328065

Story no

1 / 5

COI synopsis: A religious ceremony at the Penang Snake Temple during the Chinese New Year.

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India Sees Eclipse

Date released

3 Mar 1952

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1187

NoS ID

017638

Story no

4 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: India Sees Eclipse. DESCRIPTION: The recent eclipse of the Sun was regarded in India with considerable awe - many Hindus believed that the mythical, but wicked, God Rahu had the Sun in...

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Port Elizabeth Welcomes King and Family

Date released

11 Mar 1947

Series name

British Paramount News

Issue no

1673

NoS ID

040455

Story no

1 / 5

Extras

1 commentary sheet, 1 cameraman dope sheet, 1 shot list

At Port Elizabeth royal party are acclaimed by five thousand enthusiastic children. They visit famous Snake Park and also witness native dancing.

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Step Towards Summer

Date released

18 Jan 1965

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1859

NoS ID

025831

Story no

2 / 6

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Shoe Fashions. DESCRIPTION: Pictures show the latest shoe fashions at an exhibition in London. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of girl modelling shoes. Medium close up of mens shoes being...

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Muslim Festival

Date released

9 May 1957

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1457A

NoS ID

021662

Story no

4 / 8

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Muslim Festival. DESCRIPTION: In the Great Mosque in Delhi, Indian Muslims offered special prayers after their thirty days of fasting, throughout the holy month of Ramadan. Then began...

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Moroccan Fantasia

Date released

28 Sep 1967

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

666

NoS ID

121921

Story no

1 / 1

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: Snake-charmers, acrobats, African dancers, mystics, story-tellers: the ingredients of one of the strangest open-air circuses in the world - The Square of the Dead in Marrakech, Morocco....

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Melbourne Makes Moomba

Date released

26 Mar 1962

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1712

NoS ID

024561

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Melbourne Makes Moomba. DESCRIPTION: Something like a Lord Mayor’s Show, something like a Riviera Carnival, and yet retaining its own Australian character, that is Moomba. What is...

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