Ageless Iraq Reel 1 (1950 1959)

Reel 1. Directed by Graham Wallace. Cameraman Reg Cavender. Editor Jocelyn Jackson. Sound W. S. Bland and George Newberry. L, S of aeroplane flying over countryside. Various aerial shots of Iraq and its rivers. C, U of a shepherd looking up at the sky. Aerial shot of ruins. L, S of train travelling along palm trees in foreground. Aerial shot of Mosque of Khardimain. Views from the train and shot of passengers disembarking in Baghdad they are presumably tourists as we see travelling bags with lots of destination stickers on them. C, U of sign at the railway station Baghdad West. L, S from high angle of the city. Various shots of Baghdad. Narrator speaks of the city s history and of Arabian Nights. L, S of water buffalo walking into a lake with children gathered around in the foreground. Schoolgirls play volleyball in their school uniforms. L, S and C, U of one of the players. M, S of classmates applauding. L, S of an outdoor swimming pool. The twentieth century has come to Baghdad state