Title:MILITARY SCENES IN WESTERN INDIA AFTER PARTITION [Allocated Title]
Film Number:MGH 5221
Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL V J C COOPER [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film shot by Lieutenant-Colonel V J C Cooper, of the IEME (Indian Electrical and Mechanical Engineers) while stationed at Kirkee (near Poona) when in charge of small arms and ammunition design and development, records scenes of military and tourist interest around the time of Partition (July 1947) .
Description: Reel 1: "Agra and the Taj Mahal". Two British wives and a baby wait for train, prior to train journey through hills. Pouring tea from pot. Legless beggar. Holy man blows nose. Sign to Agra Fort. (Box marked "Scenes in Agra, the Taj Mahal and Goa".
Reel 2: "Poona and Kirkee". "Poona races". "Sailing at Kirkee".
Reel 3: Udaipur. Animals.
Reel 4: (Black and white) Amah at christening. Shooting. Katraj Tunnel. WWI gun elevated.
Reel 5: Sailing. Hunting. Tribal Indians.
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY LIEUTENANT-COLONEL V J C COOPER [Alternative Title]