600 Million Moslems AKA Caliph Of 600 000 000 Moslems (1924)
Transjordania (aka Jordan). C, U of a man with a white beard and dressed in traditional middle eastern clothing probably King Hussein, recently made Caliph. Various men pass the Caliph bowing and kissing his hand, behind the Caliph stand several Arab men wearing military uniforms. M, S of the Caliph coming out a doorway followed by an entourage of dignitaries, outside the door several armed guards stand to attention, the Caliph and entourage briefly pause for a photograph before moving off camera. M, S of the Caliph standing by the roadside, he salutes as his troops march past him. M, S of a steam train pulling into a station, the carriages of the train are decorated with palm leaves. M, S of the Caliph s car driving down a dusty road, men and boys on foot and on horseback chase behind it cheering wildly. Note: please see also RULER OF 60 MILLION MOSLEMS in G 1069 for further footage of King Hussein. AH 2000. Identified as Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRI
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