Sportsmen Of The Far East.

Duration: 10 min.

Year Published: 1949

Format: 35mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Copyright: 3Jan49 M3613, renewed 22Mar76 R629529 Renewal claimant: Warner Brothers, Inc Original author: Vitaphone Corporation

Description: Bombay, India, is presented as the playground of the Far East. The western influence is seen in such sports as swimming, sailing, diving, field hockey, cricket, polo, and horse racing, and the traditional pastimes of snake charming, sword twirling, and pole climbing are still popular.

Complete Record: SPORTSMEN OF THE FAR EAST. Vitaphone Corp., c1949. 10 min., sd., color, 35mm. (The Sports Parade) Warner Bros. Summary: Bombay, India, is presented as the playground of the Far East. The western influence is seen in such sports as swimming, sailing, diving, field hockey, cricket, polo, and horse racing, and the traditional pastimes of snake charming, sword twirling, and pole climbing are still popular. Credits: Written by Charles L. Tedford; narrator, Knox Manning. © Vitaphone Corp.; 3Jan49; MP3613.