CHERRY KEARTON DOCUMENTARY - UNIDENTIFIED [Allocated Title]


  • Title: CHERRY KEARTON DOCUMENTARY - UNIDENTIFIED [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 6519
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  • Summary: Documentary filmed and titled by British nature cameraman Cherry Kearton records series of journeys made between 1910 and 1932 to Africa and Asia, as well as Belgian refugee scenes in 1914, spring-wound camera he invented in same year, Lord Roberts inspecting New Army recruits, General Sir Francis Lloyd with F C Selous and George Outram, service with 25th Battalion Royal Fusiliers in East Africa (1915-1918) and graves of Dr Jameson, Cecil Rhodes and Wilson on Table Mountain (South Africa).
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  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 6519)
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  • Production Date: 1935
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Kearton, Cherry18711940 (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 706 ft; Running time: 17 mins
  • Notes: Title: Missing from this print, so awaiting identification. Summary: IWM 184 may contain some identical wartime footage from East Africa. Date: Kodak stock date is 1940.
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    MGH 6519

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