Film Number |
10299 |
Title |
[CAIRO ZOO & OTHER SCENES] |
Producer |
Douglas Riding |
Date |
1932 |
Gauge |
16mm |
Colour |
b&w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
14 mins 20 secs |
Description |
A train coming into Shendi station followed by locals bathing in a river. Members of the Egyptian army clambouring onto lorries and doing a drill with numbered cars. A boat trip is followed by scenes from Cairo Zoo with giraffes, deer, zebras and a hippo. Views of the Nile and Mr and Mrs Riding on a camel and donkey near the pyramids followed by picnics in the desert. The Egyptian army, cavalry and air force march and fly past in formation. Two women visit the pyramids and drink bottled water followed by a baby in a pram and flamingoes and boats on the river Nile. |
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