James Fitzpatrick sends the Technicolor cameras to Egypt, but instead of talking continually -- although he does a lot of that -- his man on the spot interviews a couple of individuals.
It's one of two "People on Parade" shorts Fitzpatrick produced and narrated as a break from his more usual format of showing us tourist spots and yammering on about things you could read in an almanac. He shows us a bunch of the usual stuff, including a camel (undoubtedly male).
In truth, we only hear one individual speak in this short. We also get to hear an Egyptian military band. It plays such traditional Egyptian tunes as "Men of Harlech" and "Garryowen", because that's what the British occupying forces used to play. Clearly, this was an experiment to pep up the Traveltalks by sending a sound man and rig along with the camera.
It's one of two "People on Parade" shorts Fitzpatrick produced and narrated as a break from his more usual format of showing us tourist spots and yammering on about things you could read in an almanac. He shows us a bunch of the usual stuff, including a camel (undoubtedly male).
In truth, we only hear one individual speak in this short. We also get to hear an Egyptian military band. It plays such traditional Egyptian tunes as "Men of Harlech" and "Garryowen", because that's what the British occupying forces used to play. Clearly, this was an experiment to pep up the Traveltalks by sending a sound man and rig along with the camera.