The arrival of the liner Niassa at the Guanabara bay, in Rio de Janeiro, in her maiden voyage of the new navigation route. Similar reception at the port of Santos in São Paulo.
Documentary film depicting the agriculture and industrial works in Guinea: peanuts cultivation, cattle, farming, cotton harvesting and weaving, rice planting, sugarcane plantation and distillation.
A benefaction party at Sintra's Casino in the Easter Sunday, sponsored by Sintra's Tourism Society.
Procession of Senhor dos Passos; São Martinho church; São Pedro de Sintra’s street market.
The President and members of the government visit Barreiro – views of the village and of CUF’s plants.
Views of Alpiarça, Ribatejo. Vintage and grape industry.
The audience exit from a show in Teatro República. Images of maestro Pedro Blanco.
The ceremonies of the 11th anniversary of the 28th May. Parade in Lisbon in the presence of the high-level officials.
The exteriors of the studios of the Oporto-based film company, Invicta Film.
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Film frame of Arthur Costa de Macedo's 'Homenagens aos soldados desconhecidos' ('Tribute to Unknown Soldiers'), 1921.
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Criticism on the weaknesses of the Portuguese documentary films included by law in every cinema-shows.
On the film potential in the domain of tourism. An incentive for that type of film.
On some weaknesses of the protection law stipulating the inclusion of 100 m footage of Portuguese documentary films in commercial scéances.
Notes on the first film exhibitions in Portugal and on Portuguese early films.
Notes on the huge development of documentary film, namely in Germany.
Commentary on the film work of Artur Costa de Macedo.
Film review of 'Alfama, velha Lisboa'.
Manuel Antunes Amor reports on his documentary works in the East.