Cairo to Capetown, is a black and white, short film, regarding the ports U.S. Navy sailors could visit along the coast of Africa. This film was a United Artist Film. United Artists (UA) is an American film and television entertainment studio founded in 1919. UA added sound to their films in the 1930’s. This film was probably made in that era.
A Navy cruiser ship is shown at sea (0:21-0:26). Map of Africa (0:27-0:32) showing Alexandria, Egypt (0:33-0:36). Cairo’s Muhammad Ali Alabaster Mosque built in 1848 (0:42-0:49). Cairo streets with people dressed in their native attire (0:50-1:01). Naval sailors taking a camel ride (1:02-1:28). They visit the Egyptian Great Sphinx which was unearthed in 1905 (1:29-1:43). They next take a trip through the Suez Canal built between 1859 and 1869 (1:48-2:03). Map of Africa shown with Port Sudan (2:04-2:09). Sudan, the home of Rudyard Kipling’s “Fuzzy-Wuzzy” published in 1892. Fuzzy-Wuzzy was a term used for the 19th century Beja warriors (2:10-2:22). Map of Africa showing Berbera British Somaliland capital of Somaliland until 1941 (2:24-2:30). Camels carrying their loads with Somali native people walking beside them (2:31-2:42). Sailor being carried from their boat to shore in a chair litter (2:43-2:52). Teaching baseball to the people (2:53-3:01). Map of Africa showing Mombasa, Kenya (3:11-3:18). Kenyan warriors (3:19-3:33). Sailors with a lioness (3:34-3:41). African map showing Zanzibar, Tanzania (3:42-3:48). Tanzania fishing boats (3:49-4:01). Walking the streets of Tanzania eating bananas (4:07-4:16). Tanzanian people dancing (4:17-4:28). Map showing Tamatave, (Toamasina), Madagascar (4:36-4:44). Local Madagasy people walking with sailors in the rain with umbrella’s (4:45-4:57). Woman combing the hair of a child (4:58-5:02). Women pounding rice (5:03-5:07). Madagasy people dancing (5:08-5:29). African map of Durban, South Africa (5:31-5:38). Rickshaw boy dressed in native chieftain outfit (5:39-6:02). Map showing Cape Town, South Africa (6:04-6:08). Double decker buses (6:16-6:22). Rhodes Memorial was built in honor of Cecil John Rhodes in 1912. It was designed by Sir Herbert Baker (6:29-6:43). Map of the St. Helena Island off the West Africa coast (6:45-6:51). Scenes of the volcanic island on which Napoleon was exiled in 1815 (6:52-7:08). Napoleon’s tomb and home (7:09-7:23). Crew heads home on-board the ship. They stay busy with Sack races (7:29-7:32), hopping on one foot (7:33-7:39), and sleeping on deck in hammocks (7:47-8:27).
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