Other titles:AMATEUR FILM BY MAJOR MASTERTON [Alternative Title]
Summary: Amateur film without titles shot by Major William Masterton (formerly of the Indian Army's Sirmoor Field Company) showing the industrial landscape of the Kailan Mining Administration works at Tientsin (Tianjin) in China.
Description: 02:43:04:24 [colour] Landscape views from a high point overlooking a broad empty plain.
02:43:34:16 View from a high point (the top of a slag heap?) looking down on industrial buildings served by railway lines. Landscape pans etc. Looking down on a timber yard (?)
02:45:28:13 [B&W] View from a lower position of the industrial complex. Pan showing slag heap and railway lines. A locomotive passes. A large two-storey building with a train passing. More views. The area covered in snow. In one shot a building is seen to be dated Anno 1947.
02:48:57:06 [colour] In sunshine views of modern buildings. Man in white with short sleeves walks in a garden; industrial winding gear can be seen in the background. Garden with people and gardeners. Open ground (playing fields?) on a rocky outcrop overlooking the cameramans position there appears to be a fortified building. Open ground with smoking chimney in background. Pan from high point showing slag heap and buildings, chimneys etc. Man playing golf; he tees off. A nun leads a group of students. A street. 02:51:36:20 END
Alternative Title:AMATEUR FILM BY MAJOR MASTERTON [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:MGH 4833
Sound:Silent
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:
Production Date:1947
Production Country: GB
Production Details: Masterton, W F (Production individual)