It’s Market Day in Abyssinia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
86A
Date Released
29 Jan 1931
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Warbirds Go on Dawn Patrol
  2. 2Gala Bullfight in Mexico City
  3. 3Boldly They Rode and Well
  4. 4It’s Market Day in Abyssinia
  5. 5Last of Historical Mail Sleighs

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Market Day in Abyssinia. DESCRIPTION: Main Street, Addis Ababa, presents colourful scene when natives trade for food and clothing. SHOTLIST: Elevated shots of the people in the main street buying and selling various goods. CUs of a few natives with their respective goods.
Keywords
Shops and shopping; Business and commerce; Fashion and costume
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
1033
Length of story (in feet)
116
Story extras:

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