Rangoon - Burma (1920-1929)

Rangoon [later renamed Yangon] in Burma. L/S of Burmese men riding elephants; coming out of the water; toward camera. Next; shots interspersed of monkeys (sitting on the ground or being fed & teased by a white man) and of an agile; dark-skinned boy dressed in loincloth and a sort of loose turban; climbing tall palm tree. CU Woman sits holding baby and smoking a cigar or a cylindrical pipe. Giant demon/monster sort of statue with a big square open mouth; lots of teeth and a triangular tongue in front of palm tree. People walking toward entrance of area with pagodas; this statue; etc. Several fabulously ornate temple buildings close together. Various shots of these temples with many pointed roofs. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical