From Cape To Cairo (1926)

Egypt. Title: “From Cape to Cairo by Auto! COURT-TREATT Expedition reaches goal, after 16 months hazardous journey across African Continent“. M/S of a convoy of trucks and cars driving down a crowd lined street between two large lion statues, some vehicles have banners on with the words ’Cape to Cairo’ and the name of their sponsors ’Shell’. M/S of a crowd of people, in the front stand several Caucasian men and a woman, all wearing safari helmets. L/S of a very grand hotel or civic building with an gigantic oriental porch on the front, a crowd are gathered outside, in the background is another ’Cape to Cairo’ banner. After a few seconds of spacing item resumes at 01:49:30. An identical untinted version of this story follows. Note: print transferred onto Pathe Master tape *PM0450* is tinted brown. Note: please see separate record for FROM CAPE TO CAIRO (alternative version). Note: please see also HOME AGAIN in G 1267 for shots of expedition returning to England. FILM ID: