The Coveted East Indies

The Coveted East Indies

Rejissyor: Dickason, Deane. PA-0681 (Reel 1) shotlist: VS Dutch Batavia, Java 1940s; women washing clothes in river 03:03:30:27 Street signs pointing toward: Batavia, Serang, Tangerang, Charibon, Sandoeng, M Cornelis, Bijkantoor. High-angle downtown street probably Batavia, 1940s cars line sidewalks. 03:04:27:11 Javanese man points to Dutch text on poster “Verspreidt Geen Kletspraat;” CU Javanese man smiles; CU poster shows old Dutch women’s faces on the bodies of chickens. 03:07:09:05 Long line of Javanese servants in white uniforms serving Dutch people seated at outdoor garden table; CU disembodied hand serves food on plate; CU disembodied hands of Dutch woman cutting food on her plat; four Dutch eating. 03:09:06:07 Poor Javanese street vendor behind row of colorful paper fans; CU Javanese man with missing front teeth; Dutch boys looks at vendors color wind ornaments. 03:09:31:26 Incredible shot of young Javanese child carrying heavy baskets tied to two end of a stick arched over his shoulders; Rich Dutch woman holding blonde Dutch child’s hand stops the Javanese child so that the baby can look at the baskets the poor child is selling; the two children are nearly the same height; CU poor Javanese boy’s sad face; Javanese boy puts wallet inside his shirt lifts up his baskets and walks away. 03:11:21:09 VS rich Duch in Java; Dutch family on palatial grounds reading magazines; Dutchmen in military uniform watch air show; VS airplanes flying in formation; Dutch woman pets deer; VS palatial grounds of Dutch family in Java; Dutch playing tennis, swimming, Dutch woman picks flowers. 03:15:49:03 Pan down “Departement van Economische Zaken” building; two Dutchmen in white suits, one smoking a cigar in front of the building. 03:16:42:02 VS nurses putting a brace on a young woman’s leg; young Dutchwoman is place on a stretcher and carried away. 03:17:49:26 Javanese men in blue uniforms wearing green army helmets marching; Javanese men wearing gas masks marching then jogging; Javanese children running i

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