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The Boundless Desert Their Beat! 1932
Description
Full Title reads: "Syria - The Boundless desert ... their beat! - First picture of the Syrian Desert Police - who are always on the move - average 65 miles per day & execute justice on the spot."
Syria.
A group of Syrian Desert Police stand next to their camels, which are lying down....
Data
- Cataloguer:
- Mark
- Stock:
- Black & White
- Sound:
- Mute
- Media URN:
- 4623
- Sort Number:
- 32/007
- Time in/Out:
- 01:19:27:00 / 01:20:12:00
- Canister:
- 32/7
- Film ID:
- 641.16
- Issue Date:
- 25/01/1932
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