Title:THE KHYBER PASS AND KASHMIR [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 5209
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY AUSTIN FLOWER (MAC) MCKENNA [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film by A F (Mac) McKenna of a visit with friends ? to the Khyber Pass and Srinagar, Kashmir.
Description: Shot of the frontier at the Khyber Pass. A car parked at the barrier, two British women (one wearing trilby is Maud (known as Molly) McKenna), a man and a dog. A goat-herd with his goats at the side of the road. A group of women and girls carrying large bundles on their heads pass by, one of them inspects the car. A fort (or walled village?) is visible in the background. A man, two women and a dog picnicking? A shot of a fort. A view of the two women and dog (from an elevated position) at a road barrier. A mule and camel train winding its way along a track. A display of military insignia? (possibly a display of the badges of all the regiments that fought in the area) on a rocky hillside. Camels feeding. People travelling in a horse-drawn carriage. An ox-drawn cart carrying straw. Horses in a field. Geese in a stream. Carts and oxen by the roadside. A visit to gardens with ornamental ponds and fountains (probably the Shalamar Baghin (Garden) in Srinagar). The man and two women (Molly McKenna is on the right) visit the town (Srinagar ?) then take a boat trip along the river. Scenes of life on and along the river. The boat passes through a mass of waterlilies. Shots of flowers in a garden. Back on the river, a large bird circles overhead. The boat continues along the river. The film ends on a tree silhouetted against the sky.
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY AUSTIN FLOWER (MAC) MCKENNA [Alternative Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:No
Object_Number:MGH 5209
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1938
Production Country: GB
Production Details: McKenna, Austin Flower (Production individual)
