| ANSWERING THE CALL Ethiopian troops get ready for battle | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 6302 |
| Catalog #: | 319606 | |
| Clip Number: | 319606-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 36/6 | |
| Timecode: | 01:14:43 - 01:17:04 | |
| Location: | Abyssinia / Ethiopia. | |
| Year Shot: | 1936 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Ethnic / Cultural FASHION: Ethnic / Cultural LOCATIONS/AFRICA: Ethiopia (Abyssinia) MILITARY: Army MILITARY: Training | |
| Description: | Answering The Call - Still the war drums roll in Abyssinia Abyssinia / Ethiopia. VS a large crowd of Ethiopians gather round to listen as man reads proclamation. VS men playing drums. Traditional African drums and dances as war brews in Abyssinia. CU of man drumming, behind is a soldier with a gun. VS as soldiers dance and fire guns in the air as their comrades drum. They are working themselves up to train for the army. VS Ethiopian troops lined up for inspection. Soldiers get medical check from nun. Some get a vaccination (inoculation). VS of soldiers training - learning to march and do drill. Combat training and trying on gasmasks. VS of parade of cavalry. VS of troops on train. Very good faces, and shots of men brandishing rifles. | |
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