Other titles:COLONEL HODGKINSON - SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND [Allocated Series Title]
Summary:A Burmese man weightlifting. A shot of Shwedagon temple. Frank Worth (a friend of Colonel Hodgkinson in the Royal Indian Navy) walks amongst pigeons in the grounds of the temple. Logging on the river, men floating (teak) logs along the river. A boat being towed by another. A sign reads 'Pakokku' (a port on the Irrawaddy River, central Burma). Crowds in the street watch a performance involving a dragon dance, shop signs in the background are in Chinese script. Burmese, British, American and Soviet flags fly alongside the performance.
Description:A Burmese man weightlifting. A shot of Shwedagon temple. Frank Worth (a friend of Colonel Hodgkinson in the Royal Indian Navy) walks amongst pigeons in the grounds of the temple. Logging on the river, men floating (teak) logs along the river. A boat being towed by another. A sign reads 'Pakokku' (a port on the Irrawaddy River, central Burma). Crowds in the street watch a performance involving a dragon dance, shop signs in the background are in Chinese script. Burmese, British, American and Soviet flags fly alongside the performance.
A hut on fire, men try to put it out by beating it. A Burmese man points something out (not seen) to a British? woman and two boys standing amongst bushes. Close-up of the two boys and the woman (holding a baby). [Apparently a 'staged' scene]
Two men hold a sack while another empties peanuts into it. A woman washes clothes in the river. Sunset over the Irrawaddy.
Alternative Title:COLONEL HODGKINSON - SOUTH EAST ASIA COMMAND [Allocated Series Title]
Colour:Colour
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:MGH 6163
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1945-1945
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Hodgkinson, Frank Outram (Production individual)
