Men of Africa
A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as representative examples of the Colonial Empire. A tribal dance hints at the "life of fear and uncertainty" replaced by British rule, a village's "squalor" the need for continued war on "ignorance, poverty and disease." "Much can be achieved by money and the initiative of the White Man:" film hints at hydro-electric schemes, modern harbours (Mombasa), roads, bridges etc and illustrates in more detail hospital expansion; tsetse fly research and control; relieving malnutrition; agricultural improvement; education (primary school; Makerere College)." - Abridged version of synopsis on colonialfilm.org
Men of Africa
September 1, 1940
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Cast (2)
Malcolm McDonald
As Himself
Leslie Mitchell
Voiceover/Narration
Crew (4)
Directing
Alexander Shaw
Director
Writing
No data availableProduction
Basil Wright
Producer
Sound
No data availableArt
No data availableCamera
Jo Jago
Camera Department Manager
Harry Rignold
Camera Department Production Assistant