3-022-990 - British Pathe Ltd/Heritage Images

General Hubert Lyautey the French Commander in the Rif War, 1920s. '...the French [were] in difficulties with some of the locals in North Africa...their foes then were the Rifs, oh yes, the Rifs were responsible for more than just the desert song? The great General Lyautey had quite a war on his hands. A land in turmoil - a bitter struggle with seemingly no end. The pattern in Africa certainly repeats itself...Politics complex and explosive'. From "Time To Remember - Came the Dawn", 1925 (Reel 1); peek at the British Film Industry of the 1920s - clips from great silent films and newsreels.