| THE SERVICES NEED ARMS Trailer asking people to join Government training schemes to become factory workers. | ||
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| Catalog #: | 260249 | |
| Clip Number: | 260249-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 41/17 | |
| Timecode: | ||
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | INDUSTRY: Factories, Misc LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MILITARY: Misc, British OCCUPATIONS: Factory Workers | |
| Description: | "The Services Need Arms". Trailer to recruit more workers for arms factories. M/S of soldiers in bunker. Aerial shot of RAF airplanes in flight. Various shots of soldiers loading shells into anti aircraft gun. Intertitle reads: "The Forces depend on the Factories". M/S of girders being pounded into shape in foundry. M/S of man operating factory machine. Panning shot of tank. M/S of women factory workers. Intertitle reads: "The Factories depend on trained workers”. Various shots of factory workers, mostly women or older men. Intertitle reads: "And thousands more are needed. If you are unoccupied or doing nonessential work get trained now. No previous experience needed". Panning C/U of factory foreman teaching group of men how to use a machine. M/S of woman operating machine. Intertitle reads: "Ask at your local employment exchange. You're paid while you train". | |
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