Men of Africa

1940

28m

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Overview

A 1940 black and white film, production sponsored by the Colonial Empire Marketing Board. 'The East African colonies are introduced as representative examples of the Colonial Empire. A tribal dance hints at the "life of fear and uncertainty" replaced by British rule, a village's "squalor" the need for continued war on "ignorance, poverty and disease." "Much can be achieved by money and the initiative of the White Man:" film hints at hydro-electric schemes, modern harbours (Mombasa), roads, bridges etc and illustrates in more detail hospital expansion; tsetse fly research and control; relieving malnutrition; agricultural improvement; education (primary school; Makerere College)." - Abridged version of synopsis on colonialfilm.org

Status: Released

Language: EN

Production Information

Production Companies

Strand Productions

Production Countries

United Kingdom

Spoken Languages

English Swahili

Quick Facts

Release Date	September 1, 1940
Status	Released
Language	EN
Website	Visit Site

Cast

Malcolm McDonald

As Himself

Leslie Mitchell

Voiceover/Narration

Key Crew

Basil Wright

Producer

Alexander Shaw

Director

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