Capetown Immigrants (1946)

South Africa. Various shots of a government housing estate in South Africa, with houses under construction. Government House, Capetown, seen through shrubbery. Several high angle shots of derailed trains. CU. Man reading a housing catalogue. Family relaxing on sun in front of caravan. Several shots inside the caravan. Man on beach, sunbathing, he jumps and starts chasing something - fly? Mosquito? Several shots of the houses in Capetown. Immigrants from Britain arriving in South Africa, men and women onboard ship waving. Woman is seen leaving ship. Newspaper headlines in South African papers commenting upon immigration and the housing situation in the country: ’Ex. Soldiers Still Homeless’, ’More Pollsmor-Type Villages Needed’, ’14 Disillusioned Londoners’, ’Immigrant Fed Up’, ’Housing Storm Brewing’. Table Mountain, with waves breaking in front of it. FILM ID:2112.1 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES