Indian Army Special Newsreel (1940)
Indian title and commentary. c 1940 Various shots of the Indian army. They stand to attention and are inspected by an officer. Various shots of soldiers on motorbikes in a desert setting. It is some kind of display. M, S of a column of army motorcycle messengers riding down a road in the desert landscape. These soldiers are followed by men in army vehicles. Various shots of the army on the march in a desert landscape. L, S of men climbing over barbed wire and running with rifles. Could be training or real manoeuvres. Soldiers in dugouts. Tanks. Indian music throughout the preceding section. High angle shot of mounted soldier s horses wearing blankets. Many horses are gathered in a courtyard. Panning shot. M, S of horses being led towards the camera. Sequence showing horses being led off a ship down a covered walkway. English Officers watch the operation. One horse doesn t want to leave the ship and has to be pulled off. More horses are led off. Various shots of the horse
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