MS Slow pan over gamblers seated round roulette table placing bets in the Palace Casino in Alexandria CU Roulette wheel spinning. MS Group of young men on sandy beach of Montazah Palace, they do handstands and tumble about. MS Two men...
MS Slow pan over gamblers seated round roulette table placing bets in the Palace Casino in Alexandria CU Roulette wheel spinning. MS Group of young men on sandy beach of Montazah Palace, they do handstands and tumble about. MS Two men dive from spring board into water. CU Egyptian artefacts. MS Man in Arab traditional dress playing drums in nightclub. VS Tourists in club being served with local brews of coffee etc. GV Large terrace with people seated at tables looking out over river and town. GV Ancient Egyptian temple against darkening night sky. MS Woman laying down on beach. GV Dusk shot of small fishing boats tied up in bay and one little boat being rowed by two men. CU Hooves of tribesman's horse on the sand. MS Two tribesmen seated on sand next to camel. CU Egyptian women in face veil. MS Group of tourists seated on sand resting. VS Ancient ruins which have been uncovered and the carvings in the stone. MS Egyptian boat with one sail. CU Egyptian man. VS Travel shots down the River Nile. More shots of ruins. VS Around camel market.
VS Pathe documentary film unit with Eric Fullilove and Bill Jordan on Victoria Embankment in London, during snow, they look at Cleopatra's Needle etc.
(Eastman Neg.) Cuts from the documentary 'Magic Carpet'.
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