TO THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS - OFFCUTS [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: TO THE LAND OF THE PHARAOHS - OFFCUTS [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 3771X
  • Other titles: AMATEUR FILM BY ROSIE NEWMAN [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: Amateur colour footage shot by Rosie Newman and not included in her film of her travels to Egypt "To The Land of the Pharaohs" (IWM film ref MGH 3771).
  • Description: Brief unidentified street scenes. Brief shot of a heavily laden mule. Brief shots of a small child being pulled along a street by a policeman. View of a Pyramid. View of an aircraft, possibly a De Havilland Dragon Rapide. View of grass and flowers. Bedouin smoking outside a tent. More views of grass and flowers. Men and women, wearing European dress, on horseback in the desert with a tent in the background. View of a formal garden with palm trees. Views of desert grasses and flowers. Man in Arab dress riding a camel, small walled city in the background. Small group of Arab men and boys. Views of palm trees, camels and flowers. Brief street scenes. Arab man smoking a Hookah in a city street. European woman riding a white horse (probably Mrs Kelly and her horse "Gabor"). Man in Arab dress posing for the camera. Man in Arab dress using a hose to water a garden. View of palm trees. Two men in Arab dress riding donkeys leading a camel along a road. Man in Arab dress sifting sand (possibly at an archeological dig). View of an arched walled gateway. Brief view of men in Arab dress fighting in the street. Man in Arab dress smoking a Hookah. Men in Arab dress seating in a open-air cafe. Brief exterior view of a shop. Brief view of formal gardens. Caption "Egypt, the land of sun, charm and romance and the untold treasures belonging to a mystic civilization from the past centuries, stretches of golden desert fertilized by the waters of the great Nile, ever flowing amid age-old tombs and temples bringing Egypt to life by means of irrigation - miracles of engineering, the super human work of man - forever must remind us of the unfailing courage of those great and gallant Empire Builders who, through years of toil and patience, once more brought peace and prosperity to this land of the Pharaohs". Towers and entrance to a walled city. Horse in field outside stables. Caption, partial repeat of above noted caption from "gallant Empire Builders" to the end. Caption "FROM THE RISING OF THE SUN UNTO GOING DOWN OF THE SAME GREAT SHALL BE" (abrupt end). Caption "THE WATER CARRIER". Man in Arab dress filling up a large animal skin water container. Water carrier, bent low by the weight of the water, crossing a small street. Small boy in Arab dress seated on a stone wall Caption "IT IS CUSTOMARY TO RINSE LETTUCE IN THE NILE BEFORE EATING!". Man in Arab dress standing in shallow water, in the background carts full of lettuce. Girl with metal basin full of lettuce on her head.
  • Alternative Title: AMATEUR FILM BY ROSIE NEWMAN [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: Colour (Kodacolor)
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  • Object_Number: MGH 3771X
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 3771X)
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  • Production Date: 1937
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Newman, RosieBritish film-maker, "Britain at War" (Production individual) Newman, RosieBritish film-maker, "Britain at War" (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour (Kodacolor) Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 16mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 200 ft; Running time: 8 mins
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