Marrakech - Desert Paradise (1948)

c 1948 Duplicate copy of documentary found on tape PM1679. Marrakech, Morocco, Africa. Pictured by Terry Ashwood. Street scenes and views of rooftops. History of Marrakech in voice-over. Atlas mountains. Prison? Hotel grounds. Waiters. Orange trees. Donkeys carrying goods and people. Women wearing the traditional yashmak (or yashmac). A busy market. Buses are crammed with people and produce. Child walks along - attention is drawn to his unusual shaven head and pigtail. Narrow streets with rush mats stretched across. Bazaars and souks. Voice-over speaks of the slave trade. Rails of clothes in a souk are featured. Joke made about the people of Marrakech catching up with the West - “the latest in underwear“ - long undershirts. “Exported, let’s hope from Birmingham - a batch of kitchen equipment“ - pots and pans hanging up are shown. Spice seller with his spices laid out in piles on a newspaper. Money changes hands with stall owners. China seller. Bread seller. “Doctors“ sel