Calcutta, Singapore, Canton
Category: Travelogue
Length: 15:07
| Film ID | F16-0521 |
| Film Description | Unedited travelogue, possibly outtakes from other films [Note that the footage is lenticular color, but not refiltered through a lenticular filter, hence it appears just as vertical stripes, as if scratched.] Boats/yachts in a harbor, roofs of houses on a mountainside above People walking by a wharf, array of Indian and western dress in evidence Selling mounds of spices and dry goods at market Muslim boy walking toward camera in market Tented marketplace from above, bustling Smaller boats and tankers in the bay SINGAPORE Unidentified official building, lawns, Hooghly (?) river Barge with colonials aboard Dhow Gardens of roses (poor exposure) "Arial view of river from bridge" Harbor with rows of 1920s and 1930s cars parked Kate Tode putting a flower in a gentleman's button hole Water splashing in front of boat, one shot spliced upside down GUANGZHOU (Canton) Two colonials walking down a street, under an umbrella, from behind, as seen from a car. Also a Chinese palanquin being carried. Eaves of a pagoda, tilt up. Waterfall garden,flowering bush. |
| Video Category | Travelogue |
| Film Creator | Arthur and Kate Tode (Kahop) |
| Topics | Calcutta, Kolkata, Singapore, Canton, Guangzhou, Ocean travel, Tourism, Marketplaces |
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