World War Two Homefront

SCRAP METAL SALVAGE DOWN UNDER Lots of Scrap Metal is Collected and Broken Down in a Scrap Yard in Australia

EVANS OF THE BROKE COMPERES A SHELTER CONCERT Sir Edward Evans introduces George Formby who sings at a shelter concert in London.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

FOOD MINISTER SPEAKS ON RATIONING Footage of the Food Minister Mr WS Morrison informing the public about food rationing.

Trailer: A LIGHT TO REMEMBER - SAVE GAS AND ELECTRICITYTrailer asking people to save gas and electricity - set in a cinema.

PAINTED STOCKINGS Good item showing a girl painting liquid stockings on her legs and drawing seams up the back.

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - German Homefront

ELECTRIC CAR new electric car demonstrated.

HORSES (aka STABLE GIRLS) A look at female dispatch riders in Australia.

MILE OF BOOKS The people of Stockton create a 2 mile long line of books for salvage.

THE QUEEN IN AN ARMOURED CAR Queen Elizabeth arrives at an ex-servicemen's sale - in an armoured car.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

GLASGOW'S HOME GUARD Men of Glasgow's Dad's Army Parade Through the City

MONSTER SOUTH AFRICAN PETITION Jan Smuts Accepts Thousands of Signatures to the 'Peace Through Victory"

Trailer: Share Your Book THE OLD OLD STORY - BOOKS FOR THE FORCES

Trailer: SORTING SALVAGE Recycle - advises upon how to get rid of your rubbish

TWO HORSEMEN Writer Wentworth Day tours Mersea Island and sees the farms helping with the war effort.

WAR MINISTER'S WARNING War Minister Oliver Stanley Calls for Outright Victory in the War and Recruits to the Pioneers

FROM A NEEDLE TO AN ANCHOR massive Naval Depot Stores that exist around the country to distribute supplies.

WRENS - ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE WRENS in training at the Royal Naval College

PARK RAILINGS FOR MUNITIONS Iron Railings and Fences from London Parks are Taken Down to Be Melted Down for Weapons

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 5 An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist Lord Haw Haw

SOUTH AFRICAN CHILDREN WELCOME YOUNG EVACUEES South African children give a warm welcome to children from Britain.

GARDENS (aka BOMB CRATER, BLITZED GARDENS) A bomb crater is turned into a garden, and blitzed areas are rebuilt as vegetable patches.

NEWFOUNDLAND LUMBERJACKS HERE Lumberjacks from Canada in England to work in our forests

FIREWOMEN GYMNASTS Ladies from the auxiliary fire service do gymnastic exercises to keep themselves in trim.

THE QUEEN WITH THE CHILDREN Queen Elizabeth visiting evacuated children in the countryside.

HURRICANES TO SMITE THE ITALIANS Hurricane fighters on their way to bomb Italian targets in North Africa.

BOMB CRATER ALLOTMENT A man in Bayswater has turned a bomb crater in his garden into an allotment.

SHAWCROSS: BUDGET SPEECH Hartley Shawcross makes budget speech at his desk.

FILM STARS AT TENNIS (aka FILM STAR TENNIS MATCH) Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Charlie Chaplin et all at Charity Tennis match in Hollywood.

PRIME MINISTER VISITS DEFENCES Winston Churchill Visits Coastal Defences in the South and East of England

MAKING THE BEST OF THINGS City workers organise their wartime shelter life to suit their business needs.

DOVER BOMBED Shots of a Bombing Raid on Dover - Houses Are Destroyed but the People Keep Smiling

THE QUEEN VISITS WAR WOUNDED Queen Elizabeth Visits Injured Servicemen in Hospital

Trailer: DOMESTIC HELP IN HOSPITALS Request for more resident and daily workers in hospitals.

BROADCASTING The B.B.C. broadcasts messages to men in the Royal Air Force who are serving in Canada.

KING VISITS SMALL ARMS FACTORY King George VI and Herbert Morrison Visit a Factory Making Guns

Trailer: CYCLE TYRES Ministry of InformationTrailer about bicycle tyres.

Trailer: A MATTER OF INTEREST - WAR SAVINGS promote the sale of National Savings Certificates

CHILD EVACUEES FROM BRIGHTON Children evacuated from Brighton look happy as they climb onto their trains.

GUNPOWDER FACTORY EXPLOSION Damage to gunpowder factor and surrounding houses after explosion

RED CROSS SALE AT CHRISTIES Donated Jewellery is Auctioned to Raise Money for the Red Cross

Trailer: HARVEST UPLIFT - HARVEST HELP Voice over requests the need for help with harvesting in September & October.

TUBE SNACKS Train attendants serve tea and snacks to people in tube stations used as shelters.

TRACTORS AND MORE TRACTORS The Minister of Agriculture Visits a Ford Tractor Factory in England

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 1 An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist Lord Haw Haw

CLIPPIES (aka WOMEN BUS CONDUCTORS) Good item following Eleanor Leary as she trains to be a bus conductor in London.

OUR ISLAND FORTRESS WANTS Calls for People to Volunteer their Services in Aid of the Country

YMCA TEA CAR Tea and buns are supplied by a mobile van to those bombed out of their homes.

Trailer: EARLY DIGGING encouraging people to dig their gardens over the winter.

Trailer: SAVE YOUR WASTE PAPER (aka TAKE A LETTER) CartoonTrailer encouraging public to recycle waste paper

KING WITH FIRE FIGHTERS King George VI Pays a Visit to Volunteer Fire Fighters in London

Trailer: IT MAKES YOU THINK how easy it is to start a fire.

Trailer: MRS SEW & SEW Make-Do and Mend

WOMEN'S ARMY (aka SOUTH AFRICAN WAAFS) South African Women's Auxiliary Army in training and at passing out parade.

Trailer: PAPER IS PRECIOUS Trailer telling us not to waste paper.

SOMETHING BORROWED SOMETHING BLUE A Wren borrows a frock from British War Relief wedding dress loan service

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

HORSES (aka STABLE GIRLS) A look at stable girls in England

SOLDIERS RETURN Soldiers returning home - one to his village, another to London.

MAKING GUNS Gun production is stepped up in Australia and Britain.

Trailer: THE SKELETON IN THE CUPBOARD SAVE Bones Needed for war effort

EUROPEAN PEASANTS WORKING Nice item about life in war torn Eastern European town

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS OF THE WORLD'S NEWS - VARIETY SHOW

DO THE JOB WELL Instructional film on how to ensure your air raid shelter is properly constructed.

THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Mrs J. B. Priestley chats about her home for evacuated mums and children.

UNARMED VICTIM OF NAZI BOMBER Trinity House ship attacked by German aircraft

HORSE DRAWN CAR novel idea to combat petrol rationing.

THE SPIRIT OF THE PEOPLE Great Interview with London Woman Who Is Staying Put Despite the Blitz

PLOUGHING FOR VICTORY Minister of Food Talks about Wartime Food Production - Grassland Ploughed for Cultivation

CRAZY INVENTIONS Bizarre item about strange impractical inventions.

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS OF THE WORLD'S NEWS - CAMOUFLAGE CAR

FUN FAIR FOLK HELP RED CROSS Amusement Park workers raise money for an ambulance.

KING AND QUEEN IN THE WEST COUNTRY King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visit an aircraft building factory

EVANS OF THE BROKE COMPERES A SHELTER CONCERT Sir Edward Evans introduces George Formby who sings at a shelter concert in London.

CONVOY MATERIAL Good footage of convoys being prepared and captains being briefed.

Trailer: WHEN WINTER COMES - SAVE FUEL

CHILDREN EVACUATED FROM PLYMOUTH Good shots of child evacuees leaving Plymouth.

A WARM RECEPTION FOR PARATROOPS Men of the Black Watch Regiment Practice Their Tactics for Warding off German Paratroops

Trailer: BLITZ PACT encouraging people to give accommodation to bombed out friends.

Trailer PAPER CHASE SAVE PAPER encouraging people to salvage paper, includes actor playing Hitler.

Trailer: MORE HANKY PANKY - USE YOUR HANDKERCHIEF Coughs and Sneezes

SCRAP IRON Men in a factory turn scrap iron into munitions.

A CHALLENGE The Mayors of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells Challenge Their Boroughs to Raise Money

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

SOUTH AFRICA WELCOMES CHILDREN FROM BRITAIN Child evacuees arrive in Cape Town and get a warm civic welcome.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

THE GRAND NATIONAL Bogskar Wins the 1940 Grand National - Lots of People in Uniform Enjoy the Racing

ARP Two clever A.R.P. wardens create their own portable fire truck from a small trailer

JILL CROW SPOTTERS Women Are Trained to Act as Roof Top Plane Spotters

US PLANES FOR BRITAIN Footage of bomber being built in factory in the United States of America for sale to Britain.

WWI Fundraiser

ITALIAN FISHERMEN AND PATRIOTIC FUND Italian's fishing off the coast of Australia.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

Trailer: NIGHTINGALES - NURSES REQUIRED

TRAINING JIM CROWS Volunteer Roof Spotters Get to Look at Various RAF Planes

Blue Star Flag

AMERICAN AID FOR THE ALLIES General Pershing, Henry Ford and FDR All Back Sending Supplies to the Democracies

FRENCH FISHERMEN CARRY ON The French Fishing Fleet Goes out to Sea under the Watch of Minesweepers

KING AND QUEEN IN RAIDED AREAS King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Pay a Visit to Bombed Areas

Trailer: DOMESTIC WORKERS REQUIRED IN HOSPITALS

OH, MISS PORTER! Strong lady porter Madge Ireson carries luggage about at Euston

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 4 An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist Lord Haw Haw

DIG FOR VICTORY Tractors plough up land in Belfast for war time agricultural use

ARMAMENT SPEED-UP IN FRANCE Good shots of weapons being manufactured in French armaments factories.

Trailer: BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS, - FOR THE FORCES Voice over requests more books for the forces and cartoon illustrates the difference it makes.

THE KING AT TRAINING CENTRE King George and Ernest Bevin Visit a Training Center for Arms Workers

Trailer: DIGGING FOR VICTORY Quirky comedy sketch by Ministry of Information about growing winter vegetable crops.

YOUR ANDERSON SHELTER THIS WINTER People are instructed how to make their shelter warm and more conformable.

HELPING WITH THE HARVEST Girls of the ARP Come Into the Country to Help Out Gathering in the Corn

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

WOMEN WAR WORKERS A look at women war workers from all areas.

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

Trailer: KEEP YOUR TALKS SHORT asking public to minimise telephone use.

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM WORLD NEWS - CHARITY BOXING TOURNAMENT

AUSTRALIAN WAR EFFORTS Troops and civilians in Sydney, Australia parade and raise money for war charities.

RADAR Radar is used to find and blast U-boats in South Africa.

TESTING ATS COOKS Women of the ATS are training to cook meals on wood fired field ovens.

BINOCULARS WANTED Government appeal for binoculars to be used by British troops in the war.

Trailer: DOMESTIC HOSPITAL WORKERS recruitment drive trailer for domestic hospital workers.

NATIONAL SAVINGS WEEK - LESLIE HENSON SAYS A FEW WORDS Comedian Leslie Henson Calls on People to Save Money Which Can Then be Lent to Buy Arms

BRITAIN CARRIES ON women at work in sweets factory.

VEG STEW A look at how special wartime vegetable stew is mass produced.

WAR IN GREECE Princess Frederika visits Greek wounded - Demonstration in streets of Greek town.

PARACHUTE PACKING Various good shots of making and packing parachutes.

ROOSEVELT CALLS FOR ALL OUT EFFORT BY AMERICANS

SHIPS SHIPS AND MORE SHIPS Warships being designed and built - part of drive to recruit more dock workers.

LEN HUTTON'S WEDDING

ATS DRIVERS - JANUARY 1941 A.T.S. drivers at work.

WHAT LEASE AND LEND MEANS An item showing the equipment arriving in Britain as part of Lease and Lend pact.

ASSEMBLING U.S. AIRCRAFT Various aircraft from America are assembled on their arrival in Britain.

RANGITIKI SURVIVORS Crew and survivors of New Zealand liner 'Rangitiki' arrive to British port.

ARP PANTO IN LONDON Westminster ARP Services put on panto to raise money for Defence Workers' Rest Fund.

BEEF NEWS FROM CANADA Cattle are driven from the Alberta plains to provide beef for the allies.

RUSSIAN ARMS FACTORY People in Moscow ammunition factory at work.

FLAGS AT HALF MAST OVER LONDON

Aircraft Construction Rushed

US Acts In War Crisis

President's Call For Recruiting

Americans Flee Europe

AIR RAID VICTIM An Elderly Victim of the Blitz Tells What Befell Her When Her Home Was Bombed

ARP ACTIVITIES CONTINUE Air raid precautions continue with shelters being built and gas mask fittings carried out, volunteers are needed.

ARP - AIR RAID - PRECAUTIONS Gas masks are made and tried on by British people to prepare for possible gas air raids in the future.

LONDON'S BIGGEST BLITZ Night shots of massive fires + clearing up and rescue work the next morning.

NEWS FROM UNOCCUPIED FRANCE A Free Frenchman gives a report about lack of food and services in cities such as Marseilles.

Wartime Rationing

Civilian Army Parade

25 Years Ago - Martin bomber goes into production

Allies Declare War On Nazis

Allies Declare War On Nazis

Allies Declare War On Nazis

President Roosevelt Pledges To Keep US Out Of War

Children Are Evacuated

World At War

THE QUEEN'S BROADCAST Queen Elizabeth addresses the nation.

EVACUEES IN BLAIR CASTLE Evacuees ride horses and play games at Blair Castle where they are staying.

ON THE HOME FRONT Evacuees Are Sent Away and Refugees Arrive from Europe

HEADNOTES Fashion Compilation

BREAKING UP SUBS AND TORPEDOES FOR SCRAP Breaking up submarines and torpedoes for scrap metal.

A.B.C. OF THE WAR War poem with visual description.

BOOKS FOR THE FORCES An appeal for book donations to the forces

MAKING GAS MASKS Good scenes of women working in a South African Gas Mask factory.

Soundie - Any Bonds Today?

Soundies - America, I Love You

REFUGEES OF CAEN Refugees in Normandy receive bread and cheese + Caen fire brigade.

LIBERATION SCENE PARIS British troops drive around liberated Paris. Food supplies are off loaded.

POST INVASION CITY SCENES French refugees collecting rations and sleeping in church cloisters.

FISHNET FASHIONS MS Fisherman making a hat out of a piece of rope and some fishing net he then places the hat on a girl's head.

BACK THE ATTACK! Pigeons are used to send messages to Australian towns calling for help by buying war bonds.

MAKING BEAUTIFUL BOMBS A look at the process of making bomb casings at a munitions factory.

VICTORY TRAIN Excellent story shows Hollywood stars setting off in the Victory Caravan to boost war loans.

Film Stars Help Greece

SAVE YOUR BACON Government advises people to keep their bacon.

FOOD PRICES - BERLIN Food shortage and rations in Berlin.

SYD WALKER Syd Walker sings a song about giving your scrap to help the war effort.

FUEL SHORTAGE - GERMANY German civilians chop down trees in streets to use for firewood.

SMALLEST WARDEN Item showing A.R.P. warden Griffin at work, he is 3 feet 11 inches tall.

CAMOUFLAGE Model factory buildings are camouflaged by special artists in a London studio.

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER VISITS HOSPITAL

STEEL WORKS Aluminium production in Siberian factory.

FLYING FORTRESSES Flying Fortresses being assembled.

LCC AMBULANCES AND MOBILE CANTEENS Queen inspects mobile canteens and caravans presented by the King to London County Council

RUSSIAN FACTORY Russian men work overtime on repairing tanks in Moscow factory.

AMMUNITION FACTORY Russian ammunition factory at work.

HOW GIRLS PICK-UP Great footage of shop girls helping the war effort by working on a farm in their holidays.

WASTE PAPER Paper being recycled into cardboard at recycling plant on South Coast.

GO TO IT POSTER

WASTE PAPER FOR CARDBOARD waste paper is recycled and used for packaging.

ROYAL PROCESSION FROM BUCKINGHAM PALACE King and Queen leave Buckingham palace.

MAKE AND MEND TRAILER Trailer urging people to re-style their old clothes and save clothing coupons for the essential.

NEWS OF THE DAY - AMERICAN REVIEW OF 1941 America prepares herself for war

WORLD FOOD SHORTAGE British Minister of Food talks about the post-war world food shortage.

CANADIAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS Good footage of women at work in armaments factory in Quebec, Canada.

BLACKOUT TRAILER Urging people to use proper torches in blackout.

FRONT LINE LONDON Warfare in London - air raids, shelters, evacuation.

CANADIAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS Good footage of women at work in armaments factory in Quebec, Canada.

AEROPLANES OUST AUTOS Bomber planes being produced in Ford car factory in America.

WAAF SHOOT FILMS The Women's Auxiliary Air Force in Australia runs its own film unit.

LAND WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA Great footage of Australian land girls at work on a farm.

SPEARS South African golf club factory helps war effort by making spears for black troops.

COAL MINING TRAINEES REPORT AND BRITISH COAL IN ITALY Bevin boys are drafted into the coal mines to provide fuel for transport of supplies.

TOWN PLANNING A look at town planning for the future, and how things may be rebuilt after the war.

MERRY CHRISTMAS - XMAS PARADE IN NEW YORK

GET THE COKE HABIT - TRAILER

MANNED BY WOMEN One of the searchlight posts operated by women.

SHOOTING HAS STARTED, SAYS ROOSEVELT! (aka ROOSEVELT "SPEECH" THE SHOOTING HAS STARTED)

AMERICA AT WAR Library shots illustrate the American war effort, including reason for petrol rationing.

DUTCH MINES Dutch civilians laying land mines in flat fields.

VOICES OF THE FORCES Soldiers record messages onto gramophone records to send to

SAVE BONES - TRAILER Government urges the population to save bones for various uses.

BOMBS AND MORE BOMBS Good shots of women building bombs for the American Air Force.

YOUTH AIDS FOOD DRIVE Children help in food production - planting potatoes in Kent.

WOMEN AT WORK Good shots of women doing work that is usually associated with men.

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD Sir Kingsley Wood inspects a Nazi plane on display in London for an 'Arms for Britain' drive.

THE CALL FOR WOMEN Young women talk about the kind of work they want to do for the war effort.

WESTMINSTER BOMBED Westminster bombed in German air raid.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON Workers in a foundry carry on work in midst of bomb damage.

RAMSGATE DEEP SHELTER People make themselves comfortable in Ramsgate shelter - former railway tunnel.

LIFEBOATS OF THE AIR The making of parachutes from sewing the silk to using the 'chute.

INDIAN POW PACKING CENTRE OPENED Secretary of States for India Mr L S Amery opens Indian packing centre.

AUSTRALIA STEPS ON THE GAS! Australia adapts to wartime conditions as alternative methods of fuel are developed.

POSTWOMEN Postmen and Postwomen meet the Postmaster General and go on their rounds.

NEWS BRIEFS FROM THE MIDDLE EAST

YOUR WASTE PAPER - WHAT BECOMES OF IT A look at how waste paper is recycled to help the war effort.

AUSTRALIA'S MIGHTY SHIPBUILDING EFFORT A look at work of shipbuilding yards of Australia where warships are built for Britain.

SHIPBUIDING Shipbuilding still does not suffer from shortage of men

THE STORY OF A BLANKET The manufacture of a blanket. From Sheep to sleep. Good scenes of textile manufacture.

BUNDLES FOR BRITAIN Eastenders bombed out in Blitz try on clothes donated by Americans.

DIPHTHERIA TRAILER Official Government film appealing for parents to get their children inoculated against diphtheria.

GUIDES GIFT TO RAF Princess Royal in Guides uniform presents 'Oxford' aircraft to the RAF.

BOOKS FOR THE TROOPS Queen visits central depot where the books and magazines are sorted for the troops.

CONVOY MATERIAL Good footage of convoys being prepared and captains being briefed.

REMEMBRANCE DAY People mark Remembrance Day 1940 at the Cenotaph.

FIRE FIGHTING DEMONSTRATION FOR CIVILIANS Crowd watches firefighting demonstration on bomb site.

VICTORY TRAIN Excellent story shows Hollywood stars setting off in the Victory Caravan to boost war loans.

TEN GUN TERROR OF THE SKIES Bristol Beaufighter fighter planes under construction in aircraft factory.

ENGINES FOR OUR PLANES RAF officers meet the workers who construct their aircraft engines in a factory.

HAM AND EGGS FROM U.S.A. A consignment of ham and eggs arrives in Britain from America.

FISHERMAN CARRY ON Fish market unaffected by the war in 1940 - business as usual.

TRAILER - FOOD ADVICE A trailer advertises Food Advice Centres to help people get the most out of their food.

ENTER THE BABY BUGGY New military vehicle - "baby buggy" - being test driven at factory in Michigan.

GIFT FROM BURMA TO THE RAF Mr L S Amery handing over cheque to the RAF Burma Squadron.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON women at work in sweets factory.

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN TRAINING Women being trained to operate machines and weld for work in munitions factories.

CANADA BUILDS CARRIERS Land carriers (tanks) being made and tested at a Canadian factory.

BIG EFFORT IN SMALL ARMS A look at work inside munitions factory, most of the workers are women.

BEAUTIFUL BOMBS FROM CANADA Scrap metal is turned into bombs at a factory in Canada.

DIGGING FOR VICTORY Men, both able and disable, working together for Britain

CHILDREN HELP BUY SPITFIRE A group of young children set about raising funds to buy a spitfire by picking and selling plums.

HEATING TRAILER A Government trailer shows how to save fuel around the house.

SCRAP FOR MUNITIONS People collect scrap metal for munition in 1940.

ALUMINIUM ROUND-UP The people of Washington give their pots and pans for the war effort. America.

GELS AND SHELLS Good item showing South African women making shells in a munitions factory.

SAVE RUBBER CAMPAIGN Item asking Americans not to wear out their car tyres as rubber is needed for building planes.

DEFIANTS IN THE MAKING Great footage of women and men working on production of Boulton Paul Defiant aeroplanes.

LANCASTER BOMBERS - FIRST PICTURES Good footage of workers in an Avro factory producing Lancaster Bombers, plus test flight.

BOY OF 15 WINS THE GEORGE MEDAL John 'Buster' Cain explains how he rescued 3 men from bombed factory during the Blitz.

RUBBER ROUND-UP Rubber salvage drive in Washington DC.

COAL AND THE WAR Item about coal production and economical use of fuel.

THOSE ARMY BLANKETS Good shots of girls at work in a mill as we see complete process of making army blankets.

COMFORTS FOR THE FORCES Gifts for overseas servicemen are sorted and packed at Army Comforts Depot in Berkshire.

DANCE PARTNERS SIGN ON US army asks for girl volunteers to sign up for soldiers' dances - there is a massive response!

EATS FOR LONELY MEN Good shots of ATS girls preparing food for soldiers at lonely army guard posts.

LOST AND FOUND GAS MASKS hundreds of boxed up gas masks at London Lost property Office.

LONDON ARP APE George the chimpanzee helps out stacking sandbags at London Zoo.

WOMEN AMBULANCE DRIVERS KEEP FIT

SPITFIRES IN THE MAKING A look a work of Spitfire aeroplane factory.

CHURCHILL SPEAKS AT COUNTY HALL Winston Churchill gives a speech saying he will not enter into talks with Hitler. County Hall.

ROOSEVELT SPEAKS ABOUT THE SINKING OF US SHIPS BY GERMAN WARSHIPS

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT'S NAVY DAY SPEECH American President Franklin D. Roosevelt makes famous speech on navy day. Washington.

ROOSEVELT SPEECH ON PACIFIC WAR American President Franklin Roosevelt speaks on the role of the US Navy in the War.

HOGS NORTON - TRAILER In the battle for fuel, the order is, cease firing - says comedian Gillie Porter in MofI film.

SOUTH AFRICA MARCHES ON South African troops leave for North Africa, General Smuts and their families say goodbye.

WE WANT MORE TANKS Minister of Supply, Lord Beaverbrook, appeals for more tanks.

BIG CIVIL DEFENCE PARADE REVIEWED BY CHURCHILL Winston Churchill makes a speech to the men and women of the civil defence units.

SOME CHICKEN - SOME NECK - MR CHURCHILL AT OTTAWA Winston Churchill addresses the Canadian Parliament at Ottawa.

CHILDREN CALLING HOME Parents in radio studio talk to their children who have been evacuated to USA.

WIN THE WAR RALLY IN AUSTRALIA Federal Treasurer makes speech. Gladys Moncrieff leads crowd in 'Land of Hope and Glory'.

THE WELL DRESSED MAN Mr Hugh Dalton proposes less conservative dress sense as more suitable for wartime.

QUEEN INSPECTS AMERICAN GIFTS Queen Elizabeth looks at gifts of toys and clothes donated by people in America.

THE QUEEN'S BROADCAST Queen Elizabeth addresses the nation.

SNEEZING TRAILER Comedian Cyril Fletcher recites a poem about a man who gave his cold to war workers.

GEORGE FORMBY'S GRAND GESTURE George Formby's charity show to raise £40,000 for bomb victims.

CANADA'S GREAT WAR EFFORT Governor General of Canada, Earl of Athlone, watches shell cases being made in factory.

VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA Van Straten and His Orchestra perform 'I'll Send You My Love Letter'.

QUEEN AT MANSION HOUSE Queen Elizabeth visits the office of the Air Raid Distress Fund in Mansion House. London.

FILM STARS HELP GREECE Stars at Hollywood function, including Carole Lombard and Clark Gable.

QUEEN'S MESSENGERS Queen Elizabeth inspects fleet of lorries that will take food and water to bombed out areas.

WENDELL WILKIE'S LIGHTNING TOUR Wilkie ends tour of UK by visiting Midlands + meeting with King.

KING AND QUEEN Duchess of Kent helping to prepare bandages at Iver Cottage Hospital, Buckinghamshire.

DUFF COOPER Minister of Information, Duff Cooper, speaks after Nazi invasion of Holland & Belgium.

ENSA CONCERT IN FRANCE Servicemen enjoy a good sing song at an ENSA concert.

THEIR MAJESTIES SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND King and Queen on board a cargo ship on the River Thames, in London.

GENERAL SMUTS ON THE INDUSTRIAL FRONT! South African PM Smuts inspects a munitions factory.

TRUMAN SPEAKS TO PATHE NEWS President Truman talking about Pathe newsreels.

ROOSEVELT SPEECH ON LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY President Franklin Roosevelt speaks about America's willingness to fight for liberty.

ROOSEVELT SPEAKING ABOUT CANCER OF NAZIS AND AID TO BRITAIN

WARTIME ELECTIONS IN THE USA American wartime elections.

SHIRLEY TEMPLE'S WEDDING Shirley Temple marries Sergeant John Agar.

TRIBUTE TO OUR MUNITION WORKERS (aka MUNITIONS FACTORY IN SOUTH AFRICA)

CHURCHILL SPEECHES "FINEST HOUR" - Audio Only

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER WITH THE RED CROSS

LAUNCH OF US SHIP 'CAROLE' Footage of the new ship the 'Carole Lombard' being launched by Clark Gable and Irene Dunne.

HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR GENERAL VISITS WAR SUPPLIES FACTORIES (aka WAR FACTORY - SOUTH AFRICA)

WENDELL WILLKIE SPEAKING ON AID TO BRITAIN American Politician Wendell Willkie speaks about aid to Britain during the War

SALUTE TO STALINGRAD version 1 Appeal for funds to help the Red Army.

REFUGEES ONTO TRAIN Nice footage of German evacuees.

ANTI QUEUE DEMO IN LONDON Members of the Housewives League protesting against food queuing. London.

W.R.A.C. WEDDING Brides in the army can borrow wedding dresses for free from Quartermaster's store.

WOMEN AT WAR Good item showing women in different countries and the roles they took during World War 2.

GI BRIDES A BOAC plane arrives in New York to reopen its service - GI Brides are among the passengers.

PRIESTS FEEDING CHILDREN Children receiving milk and bread from priest in Italian open air school.

U.S. SERVICEMEN REUNITED WITH FAMILIES Families join their American soldier husbands in Berlin. Germany.

WE'VE COME BACK boy and girl return to bomb damaged Canterbury after having been

WAR SAVINGS 'CUTS' Short film following war effort of soldiers on front and families back home.

ORPHANS - DUTCH CHILDREN ARRIVE (aka ORPHANS OF THE STORM) Dutch orphan children are evacuated to England.

REFUGEES More shots from post-war Warsaw - similar to UN 1470 B.

Trailer SPLINTERS OF 1943 warning people that broken glass milk bottles damage tyres at a time when rubber is scarce.

NECESSITY THE MOTHER OF INVENTION Inventiveness takes over the British as things become scarce in wartime.

DAVE AND DUSTY - FISH SHOP Dave and Dusty try and buy fish from a fishmonger.

THE WORLD AS I SAW IT (aka MOTORCYCLISTS STAGE PROTESTS) Motorists protest about the removal of the basic petrol ration.

SCRAP METAL FOR ARMAMENTS DRIVE Men pull up railing in one of London's parks to use it for armaments drive.

PEACE PARADE Parade of American defence Forces in 'Mobilization For Peace'.

ITALY DECLARES WAR Italian shops and businesses in London suffer after Italy declares war on allies.

SIR JOHN SIMON Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, leaves residence carrying despatch box.

BELGIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON Press surrounds Belgian Embassy in London - probably just after German attack.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 88) Swedish land girls in training.

SOUTH AFRICA GOES TO IT South African men at work in armaments factories as part of the war effort.

UNCLE SAM GEARS UP US factories increase production of war materials - good shots of American heavy industry.

BLOOMSBURY Item about history of Bloomsbury, London + iron railings being torn down for war effort.

INTERVIEW WITH MADEMOISELLE 'X' An 18 year old French girl is interviewed in London after having escaped occupied France.

HELP FOR THE NEEDY Story of bombed out family in Southwark from their rescue to entering temporary accommodation.

UNTIL VICTORY IS WON - ALLIED PLEDGE AT HISTORIC MEETING Stirring speech by Churchill at St James' Palace in front of King, Attlee and Eden.

FRONT LINE TOWN A look at the brave people of Dover carrying on as normal despite being under constant threat.

BLOSSOM TIME Two girls with servicemen boyfriends walk in orchard and remember t

FOOD FROM WASTE LAND Flooded Feltwell fen is drained to become farmland for growing food.

NEWS BRIEFS Food for the French.

BERLIN ZONES AND STATIONS Barriers between Russian and British zone in Berlin, children walking towards camera.

RUSSIAN TANKS All nation donates money, food and work to the Red Army.

RUSSIA'S MILLIONS MOBILISE First pictures of Russia mobilising after they have gone to war with Germany.

RUSSIAN NAVY Patrol boats built in Leningrad shipyard.

SPRINGBOKS ON LEAVE South African troops return home on leave to emotional reunions. Johannesburg.

THE OLD POT AND PAN American boy scouts and girl guides collect scrap metal from housewives for war effort.

DOVER - CALAIS Comparison of the post-war conditions in Dover & Calais.

RAG COLLECTION IN GERMANY Rags are transferred into new rolls of cloth. Germany.

FOOD PRICES - BERLIN Food shortage and rations in Berlin.

MUDALIAR AID PLEA FOR INDIA Sir Ramaswami Mudaliar speaks about Indian food crisis.

RAMSGATE BOMBED Scenes from Ramsgate following a bombing raid.

UN FOOD TRAIN UN food train arriving to Vienna from Venice.

CANADIAN SHIPYARDS Shots of ship building in Canada, presumably to aid the British war effort.

NET RESULT A woman makes stockings out of old hat netting.

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HEADLINES: SMALL LOAF British newspaper headlines announce introduction of smaller loaf of bread.

STRACHEY EXPLAINS BREAD RATIONING Food Minister Strachey explains his reasons for rationing bread.

BRITAINS BREADLINE Master bakers attend protest meeting about bread rationing and baker's boy goes on his rounds.

CANADA SHARES MEAT Canadians give up meat coupons so tinned meat can be sent to less well-off countries.

JULY 21ST Ladies from the British Housewives League protest against bread rationing.

CANADA SHARES MEAT Canadians give up meat coupons so tinned meat can be sent to less well-off countries.

GERMAN WOMEN WAR WORKERS German women doing their bit for the war effort - enrolling to working ammunition factory.

CLOTHING COUPON BOOK Close ups of clothing coupon ration book.

LONDON IN WARTIME A selection of shots of historic sights in central London.

GUARDIANS OF ST PAULS Good item showing men from the watch patrolling St. Paul's cathedral.

FOOD MINISTER STRACHEY EXPLAINS Food Minister Strachey interviewed on return from America.

CZECHOSLOVAKIA AFTER WAR Czechoslovakia after war receiving UNRRA help.

FOOD CONFERENCE President Harry Truman calls conference on World's food shortage, Herbert Hoover speaks.

TRUMAN SPEAKS ON FOOD FAMINE American President Truman speaking on the world food crisis.

US PARADE FOR HOMECOMING US 82 Airborne Division homecoming parade in New York.

Everybody Joins the US War Effort

S.S. Pres. Roosevelt Sails for America

Effects of British Blockade on Marseilles

EVENING AND DAY FROCK New Dress From Old

BAGS Making a Purse. Cheap and simple handbag being made.

Plants Speed Anti-Aircraft Guns

Let's All Back the Attacks!

King George VI Visits Small Arms Factory

Golden Jubilee of General Federation of Women's Rights Conference

PLAYING FOOTBALL IN GAS MASKS Footballers demonstrate that you can still play when you're wearing a gas mask.

ROOSEVELT ADDRESSES CONGRESS (aka ROOSEVELT ASKS FOR WAR AGAINST JAPAN)

Debate Over U.S. Involvement in WW2

USAF Story: The Air War Begins 1939-1941

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Mr. And Mrs. America

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Glamour Girls of 1943

Glamour Girls of 1943

Glamour Girls of 1943

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SIGNS OF OUR TIMES local shops continuing as usual despite bomb damage.

Army Wives Reach Japan

RAGGING FOR FUNDS Cape Town university students in a rag procession to raise money for the war effort.

DOVER - CALAIS Comparison of the post-war conditions in Dover & Calais.

PRIME MINISTER OPENS HUGE MOTOR PLANT Australian Prime Minster Robert Menzies opens a car plant near Sydney.

DUKE OF KENT REVIEWS TROOPS The Duke of Kent inspects troops and an aircraft factory in America.

ARMS FOR BRITAIN Donated guns are packed into cases to be sent to Britain to aid the war effort.

AMERICAN BOMBERS FOR BRITAIN An American Lockheed bomber is flown to Britain to aid the war effort.

BALLET GIRLS PUT TOE INTO TOJO ( TAP DANCING IN STREET ) Australian dancers put on show to convince people to buy war bonds.

AMERICAN B24 BOMBERS aka B29 BOMBERS Shots of wings of a B29 bomber being built in factory.

HELPING THE WAR EFFORT (aka SCRAP IRON FOR WAR EFFORT) South African men go through scrap yard to collect material to help the war effort.

WOMEN WAR WORKERS IN SOUTH AFRICA Good shots of women working in a munitions factory.

ROUNDING UP JAPANESE IN AMERICA (aka JAPANESE ALIENS ROUNDED UP) Japanese and other foreigners are rounded up in America.

COURTS GET WARD CASE Newsreel story about a case between the US Government and the company Montgomery Ward.

THOUSANDS OF PIGEONS RELEASED Thousands of pigeons are released in Australia to spread the message about buying War Bonds.

EVE GOES TO IT Excellent story of women 'doing their bit' by making speedboats to be used in rescue work.

BOMBS, BOMBS, BEAUTIFUL BOMBS! Good footage of bombs being manufactured as part of South Africa's munitions drive.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 129) Propellers for British planes are made at an American plant

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 127) Manchester statues that may be melted for the war effort.

American air base for the B-29 bomber planes built at Saipan, Pacific Ocean..

HANDS TO THE PUMPS Good footage of factory girls making and assembling stirrup pumps.

HUTS BY THE HUNDRED Mass production of 'flat-packed' army huts near Catfield in Norfolk.

LADY VIP WITH WOMEN WORKERS Women workers in front of building.

RUSSIAN COAL MINE Soviet miners work extra hard to supply coal for their troops fighting the Germans.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 109) Army tent pegs made.

WOMAN'S LAND ARMY Lord Woolton at Land Army Training School, lots of shots of Land Girls working on farm.

FASHION HINTS (aka PATCHWORK & HATS) Fashion tips for using scraps of old material, and making two hats out of one.

TURBANS Fashion expert Anne Edwards combats hat rationing by making stylish turbans from scarves.

HATS (aka MAKE AND MEND HATS) Item showing how to make new women's clothes and hats out of men's old ones.

WOMEN'S FIRE SERVICE (aka N.F.S. FIRE DRILL) A look at the work of women in the National Fire Service.

WOMEN LUMBERJACKS Good item showing women volunteers chopping down trees in Scotland.

TRAM CONDUCTRESSES Ladies are trained to be tram conductresses

SORTING CLOTHES FOR EUROPE: USA Religious groups in America donate clothes to Europe.

CINETOPICALITIES IN BRIEF (NO. 80) An artist who personalises gas mask boxes.

TUBE SNACKS Train attendants serve tea and snacks to people in tube stations used as shelters.

CHURCH SERVICE Soldier attends church service after returning home from war.

CROWDS IN SQUARE - LORRIES BRING FOOD British troops bring food to liberated Paris - crowds of people cheer.

INVASION SCENES Soldiers and refugees in the streets of liberated Northern Europe.

EUROPEAN STREET SCENES Belgian women frantically grab what they can from Allied Forces truck carrying coal.

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A GREEK RELIEF SHOW Greek dancers, servicemen, showgirls and Greek orthodox priest raise money for Greece.

NEW YORK REAFFIRMS FAITH IN A NATION American newsreel story about patriotic rally in Central Park.

BUILDING GUNS FOR THE AMERICAN NAVY Guns are built and tested for the American Navy.

BUILDING AND TESTING ALL TYPES OF NAVAL GUNS American naval guns are built and tested in large factory.

ALL OUT FOR VICTORY A Chimpanzee digs his vegetable patch - voiceover calls on all Americans to do the same.

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World War II propaganda; Women

ON THE MOSCOW FRONT Story covering the Russian offensive along the Moscow front and German retreat.

ON THE MOSCOW FRONT Story covering the Russian offensive along the Moscow front and German retreat.

MANCHESTER FACTORY WORKERS VE Day celebrations in Manchester.

CROWDS LISTEN TO SPEECH Crowd in town square listening to speech, possibly in liberated town in Europe?

UN SECURITY CONFERENCE Delegates meet at security conference in San Francisco, and news comes of Nazi surrender.

AIRFIELD Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

AIRFIELD Loading planes with food rations at American airfield.

BRETONS IN BRITAIN Breton fishermen at work off the coast of southern England.

FIREMAN FARMERS London firemen tend pigs, marrows, rabbits and ducks in a blitzed area near their station.

WOMEN BRIDGE PAINTERS Women paint the bridge over the river Trent

DOUGHBOYS American bakers make bread for servicemen.

ELASTIC Different uses for elastic.

DOVER FARMERS Gilbert Mitchell and his family run a farm in Dover despite being in a danger zone.

IKE SPEECH AND FRENCH SPEECH Eisenhower makes speech then hands plaque commemorating liberation of Paris to the French.

SIGNAL WOMEN signal women at a railway station

STEEL AND SHELLS South African munitions workers turn American steel into armaments.

CHILDREN'S EXHIBITION An exhibition of art done by children evacuated from their homes by the war.

WOODEN SHOES A woman tries out pair of (not very glamorous) shoes with wooden soles.

CARAVAN vicar and wife who live in a caravan

WOMEN LOCO WORKERS Good item about women railway workers during the second world war.

CYCLISTS men and women member of the ARP Cycle Core

WOMEN RAIL WORKERS women at work on railway during Second World War

KIDS young evacuees enjoying themselves in the North Wales countryside.

DAY TO DAY FROCK Fashion item about how a woman can make the same dress look completely different everyday.

GIRL COMMANDOS Women learn how to run LNER stations at training centre

PEDAL CAR The Sykes family combat petrol rationing - they ride around Sale in a pedal-powered car.

WODDEN SHOES Wooden soled shoes being made in Somerset.

CAR DUMP Female workers salvage old cars

HACKNEY BABIES Babies and children of working mothers attend a day nursery

MAP MAKING BY W.V.S. Ladies from the Women's Voluntary Service make maps out of cloth for the army.

SELFRIDGES A charity event in aid of the armed forces is held on the roof of Selfridges department store.

NAVY MEN AND SHEEP Canadian sailors dip sheep on an English farm.

SLIPPERS Anne Edwards gives advice on how to make your own slippers and save clothing coupons.

SALVAGE Schoolboys from New South Wales go round collecting salvage for the war effort.

WOMEN GARDENERS Australian women help war effort by joining the Garden Army.

WOMAN STATION MASTER A look at work of woman station master, Mrs Moore

LACE Fashion expert Anne Edwards shows how old lace can be recycled around the home.

BOMB MODEL Westminster ARP wardens use scale models of buildings to help with their training.

LANDING CRAFT Women war workers make landing craft in factory, we see craft being tested on river.

POST WOMAN AND KID Mrs Shepherd, post woman, does 11 mile round on foot with baby in pram.

FIREMEN ON MUNITIONS Firemen do war work between emergency calls; they make components for bombers.

DOG SHELTER Specially designed air raid shelter for dogs.

NAVY COMFORTS South Africans knit jumpers and make sheepskin clothes for soldiers overseas.

ANNE EDWARDS Glamorous model demonstrates different ways of tying headscarf.

TOY MAKING Men and women of the National Fire Service make toys for nurseries between calls.

TRAINS (aka LOCO CLEANERS) Women volunteers clean trains at the weekend.

TORPEDOES (aka TORPEDO PLANES) A look at a torpedo workshop in South Africa and a test run on an enemy ship.

GUNS AND TANKS (aka USED ORDNANCE) Item showing men and women of the technical services corps at work in South Africa.

JEWELS AUCTION (aka RED CROSS JEWELS) Actor Leslie Banks helps in jewellery auction at Christie's to raise money for the Red Cross.

DOG SHOW Lovely dogs on show at Kew in aid of the Red Cross.

TOWN PLANNING (aka TOWN HAS POST WAR PLAN) Newcastle-under-Lyme reveals its plans to build many new houses after the war.

HOLIDAY CAMP GIRLS Item follows two girls on holiday at a working farm where they get paid for helping out.

MUNITION WORKERS (aka WOMEN WHO SERVE THE GUNS) Good item showing munitions workers filling shells and land mines with explosives.

GLASS FABRIC Glass fibre is made into material to be used in insulating blankets and wadding.

WOMEN WORKERS (aka WOMEN'S HEAVY DUTIES) Women take on heavy duties in foundry and cement works.

RAILWAY SALVAGE COLLECTOR Railway porter Tom Pruden of Wigan salvages scrap metal for war effort.

A FINE ACHIEVEMENT Munitions factory is built at Johannesburg; good footage of workers inside when finished.

DEMOLITION WORKERS, LONDON Material showing demolition workers starting to demolish bombed buildings. London.

DEMOLITION WORKERS, LONDON Material showing demolition workers starting to demolish bombed buildings. London.

HOME GUARD MARCH THROUGH LONDON Members of the Home Guard march through London.

HOME GUARD MARCH THROUGH LONDON Members of the Home Guard march through London.

Nazi Army Parade

DEFENSE FROM GERMAN BOMBERS

German planes over England

Damage from German bombs

War Damage from the V2 missle

London Ablaze

THE WAY TO HIS HEART A Ministry of Information trailer suggesting you could loose you husband if you don't give him potatoes

THE SACRED FLAME COAL FIRE Official film in which Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of how to save fuel in winter

NERO - SAVE FUEL M of I trailer about saving fuel, starring George Cole and Alastair Sim (as Emperor Nero).

MOBILISE YOUR SCRAP A Government Official film showing the uses for scrap metal, and appealing for householders to mobilise it.

SAVE RUBBER TRAILER Actor Basil Radford steals bits of rubber to draw attention to the rubber salvage drive.

PAPER CHASE SAVE PAPER M of I trailer asking encouraging people to salvage paper, includes actor playing Hitler.

SAVING WATER Government advises 5 inches of bath water per person.

EARLY APRIL Ministry of Information trailer - farmer Ralph Whiteman asks for more agricultural workers.

HOGS NORTON - TRAILER In the battle for fuel, the order is, cease firing - says comedian Gillie Porter in MofI film.

DIGGING FOR VICTORY Quirky comedy sketch by Ministry of Information about growing winter vegetable crops.

PRE-BLITZ PRECAUTIONS M of I trailer with ventriloquist and dummy about incendiary bomb precautions.

EVACUEES RETURN TO LONDON Evacuees arrive by train back to London.

AUSTRALIA MAKES TORPEDOES Australian newsreel item about making and testing torpedoes.

GERMANY AFTER THE WAR Children in Berlin after the war.

GERMANY AFTER THE WAR Children in Berlin after the war.

VICTORY PARADE Victory parade in London.

VICTORY PARADE Victory parade in London.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

KNIGHTS OF THE AIR Film appealing for funds towards the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 2 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 2 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

WAR SAVINGS 'CUTS' Short film following war effort of soldiers on front and families back home.

LAND GIRLS AT WORK Land Girls working with various farm animals during World War Two

UNTIL THE DAY Touching film showing work of the Red Cross in providing prisoners of war food parcels and other services.

UNTIL THE DAY Touching film showing work of the Red Cross in providing prisoners of war food parcels and other services.

SALUTE TO STALINGRAD version 2 Funds raised by ABC cinemas are given to the Russian Ambassador Ivan Maisky.

UNNRA IN POLAND United Nations brings clothes and food to war ravaged Poland.

UNNRA IN POLAND United Nations brings clothes and food to war ravaged Poland.

UNNRA IN POLAND United Nations brings clothes and food to war ravaged Poland.

UNNRA IN POLAND United Nations brings clothes and food to war ravaged Poland.

UNNRA IN POLAND United Nations brings clothes and food to war ravaged Poland.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 1 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 2 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 2 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

HURRICANES Reel 3 Hurricane aircraft being assembled and tested.

MASTER BAKERS MEETING Master Bakers meeting - bakers discussing bread rationing.

GERMANY'S FOOD - THE TRUTH A report from British zone of Germany shows the truth about their food situation.

GERMANY'S FOOD - THE TRUTH A report from British zone of Germany shows the truth about their food situation.

GERMANY'S FOOD - THE TRUTH A report from British zone of Germany shows the truth about their food situation.

GERMANY'S FOOD - THE TRUTH A report from British zone of Germany shows the truth about their food situation.

PARTY FOR BOAR CHILDREN British Army of the Rhine families rest at St Pancras canteen before travelling to Germany.

PARTY FOR BOAR CHILDREN British Army of the Rhine families rest at St Pancras canteen before travelling to Germany.

DIAMONDS FOR WAR Belgian experts teach Canadian girls how to cut diamonds to make cutting tools for war effort.

BREAD FOR NAPLES Crowds push and shove for bread in Naples, policemen and GIs try to keep control.

ARMY STORES American stores - men assemble and repair various army vehicles.

WHEN WE BUILD AGAIN men arriving to unknown building.

ARP AND WORKERS CLEAR UP BOMB SITE Workers in London clear up a bomb site.

GOOD REASON TO BUY BONDS An American bomber crash lands after damage during raid over Japanese territory.

ROSIE, PASS THE RIVETS (aka SHIP BUILDING) Great story about Canadian women working in ship yards.

MOSLEY DEMONSTRATIONS AT HOUSE OF LORDS Demonstrators call for Oswald Mosley to be returned to jail.

WACS KEEP EM FLYING - America's Women's Army Corps show some of their skills.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

AIRCRAFT FACTORY / MRS ROOSEVELT Mrs Roosevelt visits women at work in aircraft factory.

AIRCRAFT FACTORY / MRS ROOSEVELT Mrs Roosevelt visits women at work in aircraft factory.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

MRS ROOSEVELT SEES FOR HERSELF Mrs Eleanor Roosevelt visits women of England.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S TOUR OF NORTHERN IRELAND

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S TOUR OF NORTHERN IRELAND

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT'S TOUR OF NORTHERN IRELAND

CROWDS AND TROOPS AT WAR SAVINGS Huge crowds gather to take part in mass religious service in London.

BLITZ BOMB DAMAGE

AMERICAN CAN COMPANY Good shots of American factory building torpedoes.

WINSTON CHURCHILL WITH GROUP Various shots including Winston Churchill in damaged areas.

HOME GUARD ON DUTY AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE Men of the Home Guard on duty at Buckingham Palace, London. King and Queen meet them.

EVACUATION DIFFICULTIES Minister of Health, Walter Elliot, Meets Evacuees and Carers at Large Country House

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GERMAN ARMAMENTS FACTORY Making of various large guns at German armaments factory - probably Krupps.

GERMAN TANK AND AIRCRAFT FACTORY German fighter planes in production at an aircraft factory and in the air.

GERMAN TANK AND AIRCRAFT FACTORY German tanks and U-boats are seen in production.

AIR RAID AND SANDBAGGING Paris prepares for war with air raid drills, sand bagging and evacuating children to the country.

BELGIAN EMBASSY IN LONDON Press surrounds Belgian Embassy in London - probably just after German attack.

PARACHUTE PACKING Various good shots of making and packing parachutes.

WASTE PAPER FOR CARDBOARD waste paper is recycled and used for packaging.

DUTCH MINES Dutch civilians laying land mines in flat fields.

FLYING FORTRESSES Flying Fortresses being assembled.

AIR RAID AND SANDBAGGING Paris prepares for war with air raid drills, sand bagging and evacuating children to the country.

THE STORY OF A BLANKET The manufacture of a blanket. From Sheep to sleep. Good scenes of textile manufacture.

CHILDREN HELP BUY SPITFIRE A group of young children set about raising funds to buy a spitfire by picking and selling plums.

LONDON IN WARTIME A selection of shots of historic sights in central London.

RAMSGATE BOMBED Scenes from Ramsgate following a bombing raid.

RUSSIAN ARMS FACTORY People in Moscow ammunition factory at work.

RUSSIAN FACTORY Russian men work overtime on repairing tanks in Moscow factory.

AMMUNITION FACTORY Russian ammunition factory at work.

RUSSIAN TANKS All nation donates money, food and work to the Red Army.

STEEL WORKS Aluminium production in Siberian factory.

RUSSIAN NAVY Patrol boats built in Leningrad shipyard.

GUIDES GIFT TO RAF Princess Royal in Guides uniform presents 'Oxford' aircraft to the RAF.

LCC AMBULANCES AND MOBILE CANTEENS Queen inspects mobile canteens and caravans presented by the King to London County Council

RANGITIKI SURVIVORS Crew and survivors of New Zealand liner 'Rangitiki' arrive to British port.

RAMSGATE DEEP SHELTER People make themselves comfortable in Ramsgate shelter - former railway tunnel.

POSTWOMEN Postmen and Postwomen meet the Postmaster General and go on their rounds.

BOOKS FOR THE TROOPS Queen visits central depot where the books and magazines are sorted for the troops.

CONVOY MATERIAL Good footage of convoys being prepared and captains being briefed.

INDIAN POW PACKING CENTRE OPENED Secretary of States for India Mr L S Amery opens Indian packing centre.

GIFT FROM BURMA TO THE RAF Mr L S Amery handing over cheque to the RAF Burma Squadron.

REMEMBRANCE DAY People mark Remembrance Day 1940 at the Cenotaph.

SIR KINGSLEY WOOD Sir Kingsley Wood inspects a Nazi plane on display in London for an 'Arms for Britain' drive.

WESTMINSTER BOMBED Westminster bombed in German air raid.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

CHILDREN EVACUATED FROM PLYMOUTH Good shots of child evacuees leaving Plymouth.

WANTED - NURSES TO TEND OUR WOUNDED Titles Call for Trained Nurses to Work with Wounded Forces

YOUNG CYCLISTS Boys Voluntary Cycle Core in training

WAR DRAMA OFF THE CAPE COAST Passengers from a German liner ship abandoned off South Africa

THE MORNING AFTER People sort out their home after it had been damaged by a bombing raid.

MONTGOMERY AND FACTORY AUDIENCE Monty gives speech to workers at army equipment / munitions factory.

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW Children growing flowers and keeping rabbits at London's blitz site.

Trailer: DANGEROUS TROPHIES - UNEXPLODED BOMBS Story showing the implications of picking up an unexploded bomb.

OUR MOSQUITO NAVY Good Shots of Volunteer Crews Patrolling the River Thames on Small Boats

NAZIS WAR ON CHILDREN Children, Survivors of a Torpedoed Evacuee Ship, Are Brought Back to a Reception Center

HAWAII CAMOUFLAGE In Hawaii women sit making camouflage nets and screens.

AFTER THE RAID People in English Street Pick Up Bits of Shrapnel after German Bombing Raid

LONDON CARRIES ON Great Story Showing How Life in London Carries on Despite the Blitz

WARTIME SCHOOL CAMP Good shots of boys and girls doing lessons and work at school in the country.

STOCKINGS A clever way to preserve stockings by putting them in oven-warmed jars.

US REGISTERS ALIENS Foreign Citizens in America Are Made to Give Fingerprints and Carry ID

THE TRAGEDY OF COVENTRY Tragic scenes as flowers are placed on the mass graves after the air raid on Coventry.

EVACUATION DIFFICULTIES Minister of Health, Walter Elliot, Meets Evacuees and Carers at Large Country House

ARMY HELPS GPO Men of the signal Corps. work to repair damage to telephone wires.

GARDENS AND GUNS Soldiers based at old fort turn moat into garden, and shots of soldiers manning coastal defences.

SHELTER MARSHALS A women models Shelter uniform.

TUBE SNACKS Train attendants serve tea and snacks to people in tube stations used as shelters.

Trailer: Write Soldiers - WRITING'S WORTHWHILE The importance of writing letters.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

BLACK OUT IDEAS new inventions including bumper that prevents people walking into lamp posts.

JUNK HEAP FOR JUNKERS Massive Field Full of Shot Down German Aircraft Being Used for Scrap

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - German Civilian Army

SOUTH AFRICA BUILDS ITS OWN TANKS South African steel works make armour plate for armoured cars.

Trailer: CINDERAGELLA OR RAGS TO STITCHES showing that rags should be recycled.

REALISTIC ARP EXERCISES King Haakon and Admiral Evans watch ARP exercise at London factory.

TRAINING WOMEN FOR MUNITIONS Good item showing women being trained and working in munitions factories.

Trailer: TIM MARCHES BACK asking people to use the telephone less.

DUCHESS OF KENT WITH THE WRNS Princess Marina Visits Members of the Women's Royal Naval Service

DELIVERING THE GOODS Good footage of shell cases being produce in factories.

KING AND QUEEN AT COMMUNAL FEEDING CENTERS King George and Queen Elizabeth Visit People Being Fed by Charity Volunteers

HOME GUARD SHOOT DOWN A BOMBER Good Shots of Anti-Aircraft Teams at Work Against German Bombers

ONE MAN ACRE A family in Cheshunt are self sufficient and grow vegetables on their acre of land.

WITH LOVE FROM MUM Mother writes to son on her birthday & goes out for a drink with his friends to remember him.

MOCK GAS ATTACK

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier due to war conditions.

BIRD EGGS Old men collect seabird eggs from nests on a steep cliff in Yorkshire.

SA TANK CORPS A foundry manufactures tanks as the South African tank corps is put through its paces.

MIGET ARP An item about 3 foot 4 1/2 inch Alf Pratley, the smallest A.R.P. warden in London.

Trailer: BLOOD WILL OUT - BLOOD DONATION encouraging people to donate blood.

Trailer: RANDOM HARVEST Scottish trailer promoting working holidays on farms at harvest time.

COCKTAILS A LA MOLOTOV Home Guardsmen Get Training in Using Petrol Bombs

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

MRS LLOYD GEORGE , LADY ASQUITH AND MRS PAGE OPEN KITCHEN Mrs Lloyd George, Lady Asquith and Mrs Page open a relief kitchen.

TINY AND TALL ARP the tallest and shortest Air Raid Precautions wardens in London.

Trailer: PEAK LOAD ELECTRICITY asking people to limit domestic use of electricity.

THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Mrs J. B. Priestley chats about her home for evacuated mums and children.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

DISPATCH RIDERS (aka EMERGENCY MESSENGERS) Young men volunteer to be emergency messengers during the blitz

WOMEN WANTED A representative of the Ministry of Labour calls on women to go to work for the nation.

HOME DEFENCE Local Defence Volunteers Meet the King , while Coastal Defence Forces Getting into Training

Trailer: SENSIBLE CLOTHES BUYING advising people to save their clothing coupons for emergencies only

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - Internment & Reloction

Trailer: OLD LAGS INSULATION film showing that insulating water pipes is beneficial to everyone

GLASGOW ARP Scottish Civil Defence workers make meals for dockers and toys for sick children.

WAR DRAMA OFF THE CAPE COAST Passengers from a German liner ship abandoned off South Africa

SALVAGE The Australian army saves £30,000 a year by salvaging and recycling scrap.

UNARMED VICTIM OF NAZI BOMBER Trinity House ship attacked by German aircraft

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

Trailer: THE BEHEMOTH replacing clothes damaged by moth grubs wastes rations!

Trailer: SAVING WATER Water Conservation 5 inches of bath water per person.

BEES Bee expert Mr Gadge shows how to get honey out of the hive.

DAY NURSERY Working mothers take their children to a day nursery in old convent building.

SEA SCOUTS RIVER PATROL The sea scouts are trained up as members of the River Emergency Service.

FLAX HARVEST AND HERBS Flax for aeroplane wings and herbs for seasoning being grown in Australia.

Letter Writing at POW Work Camp

ANCIENT TO MODERN Old Cannons Are Dug Up From Near Tower Hill to Be Used as Scrap Metal for New Guns

GET UNDER COVER Warning Film About What to Do in the Case of an Air Raid

Trailer: THANK YOU HOUSEWIVES SALUTE TO HOUSEWIVES Navy officer, parachutist, army officer, farmer all giving thanks to housewives for salvage.

WHEN WINTER CAME Snow covered scenes - lots of ice and and snow - huge drifts

CYRIL FLETCHER Comedian Cyril Fletcher and his wife Betty Astell farm to help the food supply.

GEORGE FORMBY - SALVAGE COLLECTOR Formby Collects Old Pots and Pans for Scrap Metal - Then Sings a Song

QUEEN VISITS SALVAGE CENTRES Queen visits centre where tins, glass bottles and paper have been collected for recycling.

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - Germans Prepair for Russian Attack

FOOTBALL DOWN UNDER Big Australian Rules Rugby Championship to Raise Money for War Charities

CULTURE IN THE ARMY Servicemen and women learning to skills to help them on returning to post-war civilian life.

Behind the Scenes Film Production of Musical Number

Trailer: POTATO TURN UP - SCOTTISH CHILDREN DIG POTATOES asking for children to join in with the potato harvest.

Trailer: SORT PAPER SALVAGE reminding public to sort paper before it goes for recycling - in form of children's story.

CARTRIDGE MAKING The Royal Mint in Pretoria turns its machinery over to making cartridge cases.

YOUNGEST WOMAN BILLETING OFFICER The youngest woman billeting officer is ready to use compulsion to house the homeless.

WAR WEAPON WEEK IN LONDON

GRAF SPEE CONQUERORS HONOURED King George VI, Churchill and Chamberlain honour the crews of HMS Ajax and HMS Exeter

DOG RSPCA at receiving callout to save injured dog.

HOME GUARD AT SCHOOL Men of the Home Guard Get Training in Road Block and Ambush Techniques

REMAKING FURS A. G. Grubert (?) updates fur coats and replaces worn sections.

Trailer: ANTIPERSONNEL BOMB warning public about danger of butterfly bombs.

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 2 An actor gives a humorous imitation of German propagandist Lord Haw Haw

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier due to war conditions.

NEW TRACTOR DEMONSTRATED A New Design of Tractor is Shown to Help Britain to Dig for Victory

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER AT ST. JAMES' PALACE Royal Visitors Watch the Making of Red Cross Parcels for Prisoners of War in Germany

YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL Acted out scenes showing checks against Fifth Columnists in England.

NAZI BOMBS IN YORKSHIRE German Air Raid Over North East Coast Causes First Bomb Casualties on Home Front

EVACUEES IN BLAIR CASTLE Evacuees ride horses and play games at Blair Castle where they are staying.

ROOFTOP CHICKENS Chickens are kept on a rooftop in London opposite the Houses of Parliament.

AUSTRALIAN WAR EFFORTS Troops and civilians in Sydney, Australia parade and raise money for war charities.

Trailer: COLD COMFORT rationing fuel consumption

Trailer: ANY QUESTIONS - RECRUITING WOMEN recruitment drive to get women to join the armed forces.

Trailer: OLD LAGS - LAG YOUR PIPES Warning to prevent burst pipes and wasting heat by lagging pipes.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

THEY CAN'T KEEP AN OLD BLADE DOWN - CARE WITH PIG FEED Doctor requests people not to throw away with kitchen waste various items harmful to pigs.

PARASHOTS ENROL Men Left at Home Volunteer to Guard Against Paratroopers

HAT A plain hat can be adapted in various ways with accessories such as feathers or ribbons.

Trailer: ONLY GOOD NEWS Trailer warning people not to write gossip in letters to servicemen overseas.

CHILDREN RE-EVACUATED Children Already Eacuated from London to Brighton Get Moved Again to a Safer Place

Trailer: Nurses are Need

A GIFT FROM THE SKIES Debris being dumped on sight near Oxford to be recycled.

CRYSTAL PALACE An item showing towers of Crystal Palace being dismantled for munitions.

MATTERS OF THE MOMENT - TO THE MOTORIST A new head-lamp attachment for cars is demonstrated.

THE ROYAL TOUR King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Watch Exercises by Air Raid Precautions Officers

Trailer: SAVE KITCHEN SCRAP FOR CHICKEN save scraps for farm animals.

YOUR HOME AS AN AIR RAID SHELTER Civilians Prepare a Room in Their House as an Air Raid Shelter

SOLDIERS RETURN - CHURCH SERVICE Soldier attend church service after returning home.

Trailer: SAVE YOUR BACON Government advises people to keep their bacon.

MCGREGOR AND WEST Very funny item compares a visit to the grocer's in peacetime and wartime.

LIFE SAVERS (aka THE MALE SUPPLANTED) Female life savers practise on beach in Australia.

THE KING SEES THEM GO TO IT King George VI and Herbert Morrison Visit the Woolwich Arsenal

NAVY LEAGUE WOLLIES Navy League sponsors drive to make woollen garments for fighting men.

FORESTRY GIRLS Good item about girls from the Women's Land Army planting fir trees

Trailer: MOBILISE YOUR SCRAP showing the uses for scrap metal, and appealing for householders to mobilise it.

EVACUEES Sheep Are Evacuated from the South East to Safer Pastures

SOAP BOX SALVAGE Boys in Australia Collect Waste Materials for Use in the War Effort

THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE People show how they can economise in wartime life - especially over cigarettes and sugar.

LONDON Good Shots during Night and Day of the Aftermath of a German Bombing Raid on London

Trailer: CARE OF CLOTHES Discarding of clothes carelessly affects the war

Trailer: CARELESS TALK the consequences of careless talk.

ARMS WORKS FIRE HERO HONOURED Herbert Morrison Presents OBE to Man Who Risked Life to Fight Fire in an Explosives Factory

WAR TIME FOOTBALL - CUP FINAL West Ham Win the First War Time Cup Final Against Blackburn Rovers

Trailer: PANDORA'S BOXES - SALVAGE IS IMPORTANT urging people to collect goods for salvage.

Trailer: SAVE FUEL A family are shown how saving fuel in the home can help with industry and the war effort

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD NEWS - KING AND QUEEN IN KENNINGTON Stories from around the Country and the World

DOGS (aka ANIMAL HOME) Dogs left homeless or without owners by the blitz are cared for at a home in East Mosley.

THE QUEEN VISITS A PRESERVING DEPOT Rural Housewives Show the Queen How They Are Preserving Plums in Cans

KING AND QUEEN IN RAIDED AREAS The King and Queen Pay a Visit to Bombed Areas in Fulham, London

CARELESS MOTORISTS BEWARE A Policeman Shows the Wartime Punishment for Leaving Your Car Unlocked

EAST COAST CARRIES ON People on the East Coast Carry on with Seaside Pursuits Despite German Raids

COTTON Cotton from Lancashire mills is used by the military for a variety of purposes.

PRIME MINISTER AT NAVAL BASE Winston Churchill Speaks to a Gathering of Naval Men at a South Coast Base

Trailer: SAVE RUBBER TIRES encouraging drivers to care for their vehicle's tires.

Trailer: BE A GOOD GUY AND SAVE COAL Fuel Conservation. saving coal - dramatic re-enactment of Guy Fawkes conspiracy.

RATIONS (aka RATIONED RAGS) Light-hearted item about clothes rationing.

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier due to war conditions.

Trailer: SAVE TOOTHPASTE TUBES Tin Conservation

Trailer: DON'T TRAVEL IN RUSH HOURS asking people not to use public transport for nonessential journeys in rush hour.

A PLUCKY WOMAN A Woman Who Captured a German Parachutist and a Woman Whose Husband Won a Medal

A NEW HOME Evacuees from Hong Kong Arrive on a Ship in Sydney

CIVILIANS EVACUATE HONG KONG Allied Civilians Are Evacuated from the British Colony in Hong Kong

SHAPE OF THINGS TO COME Eccentric item about passing of time and future, with cartoons by Joe Noble.

ROOSEVELT SPEECH ON PACIFIC WAR American President Franklin Roosevelt speaks on the role of the US Navy in the War.

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD NEWS - VIVIAN JENKINS

POTS AND PANS FOR PLANES People Donate Aluminium Pots and Pans for Use in Making Airplanes

EUROPEAN PEASANTS WORKING Nice item about life in war torn Eastern European town

Trailer: A GAG - DON'T DEPRIVE OTHERS MORE WORTHY OF BUS SEATS asking people not to use public transport for short journeys.

Trailer: THE WAY TO HIS HEART EAT MORE

AIR RAID BOOTIES designer Miss Ashfield making protective rubber boots.

CLOGS A look at how clogs are made.

MAKING BISCUITS Mass production of biscuits for the army in Africa.

Trailer: SAVE FUEL advising people to save fuel

Trailer: TAKE CARE OF BRUSHES AND BRISTLES how properly to clean brushes to ensure their longlife.

INVASION - MARCHING Bastille Day celebrations in 1944

ANY OLD IRON Workmen Salvage Old Metal from Tramways and Railings for Use in Arms Factories

DON'T BRING THE CHILDREN Footage of evacuated children in the countryside.

Trailer: RAGS FOR SALVAGE puppet animation trailer asking people to save their rags for the war effort

Trailer: LAND GIRLS FOR SCOTLAND Ministry of InformationTrailer calling for more Land Girls in Scotland.

Trailer: COME ON GIRLS JOIN THE ATS Lady requests girls to enrol as volunteers for ATS and explains what jobs are available

Trailer: AVOID FROZEN PIPES Care of Water Pipes, advising how to avoid frozen pipes in the winter

ANOTHER MINE VICTIM Footage of the minesweeper the 'Aragonite' semi submerged after mine explosion.

RAAF IN MELBOURNE Parade of Australian Airmen and Volunteer Nurses in Melbourne

PICTURE PARAGRAPHS FROM WORLD NEWS - CAPE TOWN COLLECTION

BUS REPAIRS Women mechanics in London transport bus depot give double decker an overhaul.

ROYAL ACTIVITIES The King and Queen meet women of the WVS and visit Servicemen's clubs.

TOWN HONOURS ITS OWN VC South Shields Gives a Civic Reception for Second Lieutenant Annand, Victoria Cross

AT THE RISK OF THEIR LIVES Men of the Bomb Disposal Squad at Work near St. Paul's Cathedral

PREFAB HOME - MRS CHURCHILL Prefabricated houses presented to public & inspected by Mrs Churchill.

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - German Homefront

PLOUGHING FOR VICTORY Minister of Food Talks about Wartime Food Production - Grassland Ploughed for Cultivation

WHAT TO DO IN AN AIR RAID Great Story Full of Instructions - Like - Don't Stand Looking Up at the Sky - Take Cover!

Trailer: THAT'S THE STUFF TO GIVE 'EM - DON'T THROW ITEMS AWAY Man in bowler hat salvages fabric for recycling.

CHILDRENS WORK TO WIN BRIGADE Children in Suffolk Join Together to Collect Scrap Metal from Their Village for Armaments

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

ONE DAY (aka BUSY DAY) Film about the importance of not wasting time.

SCOUTS Boy Scouts cut up trees felled by woodcutters as part of the war effort.

SHELLS FOR GUNS Men and women in South Africa make shells for guns as part of the war effort.

ATS DRIVERS - JANUARY 1941 A.T.S. drivers at work.

ART SCHOOL (aka PARIS IN LONDON) Art students carry on at the City and Guilds art school in London despite effects of the Blitz.

THE QUEEN'S BROADCAST Queen Elizabeth addresses the nation.

CHURCH SERVICE Soldier attends church service after returning home from war.

EXETER WELCOMES MEN OF HMS EXETER The crew of HMS Exeter march through crowd lined streets

Trailer: Care of your footwear makes it wear longer look nicer feel better

GULLS EGGS Gulls eggs are collected off the coast of Cumberland during the egg shortage.

Trailer: SAVE & LEND FOR VICTORY - FIFTEEN BOB Rhyming message, two ladies spending habits compared.

FACTORY MAKING BIKES AND MINI BIKES Factory workers make folding bicycles and mini motorbikes for airborne forces.

ON THE HOME FRONT Footage of the King and Queen visiting workers in clothes factory and gun factory.

ANOTHER MILITARY OBJECTIVE Damage to Buckingham Palace after a German Bombing Raid

ON THE HOME FRONT Defences Go Up in London, Evacuees Are Sent Away and Refugees Arrive from Europe

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD'S NEWS - QUEEN VISITS PLAISTOW HOSPITAL

HOME FRONT HEROES Shots of Various Civilians and Soldiers Who Have Won Medals for Gallantry

NOVELTIES FOR EXPORT artificial flowers being made.

Trailer: NERO - SAVE FUEL saving fuel, starring George Cole and Alastair Sim (as Emperor Nero).

ROYAL NAVAL AUXILIARY PATROL A Royal Naval Auxiliary Patrol on duty and in training on River Thames.

WINGS OVER FRANCE Women at work in French aircraft factory.

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - Internment & Relocation

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - Internment & Relocation

DANGER A mine disposal team at work on a beach

LONDON'S FLOATING BUSES Pleasure Steamers Are Used to Provide Transport Along the River Thames

PETER SINCLAIR Peter Sinclair sings 'Mothers of the Motherland' about women's roles in the war effort.

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

GIVE 'EM A LIFT! People Are Asked to Give a Lift to Office Workers to Help Out with Public Transport

GEORGE FORMBY'S GREAT CHARITY CONCERT George Formby singing "Imagine Me on the Maginot Line"

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

MOSQUITO NAVY IN ACTION Navy, Army and Home Guard working on protecting the coast against attack.

Trailer: COALS OF FIRE telling people not to waste coal as it is needed for battle.

MR HERBERT MORRISON ON GAS Herbert Morrison gives speech encouraging people to be vigilant against gas attacks.

WOMEN OF AUSTRALIA A look at valiant contribution of the Australian women to the war effort.

Trailer: GAS ABOUT FUELTrailer about rationing use of gas and electricity, starring Naughton Wayne.

THE QUEEN AT FOOD CENTRES The Queen Talks with Children at Food Distribution Centres in London

A Harbour Goes To France

WANTED - NURSES TO TEND OUR WOUNDED Titles Call for Trained Nurses to Work with Wounded Forces

WARTIME DISH Actress Wilma Vanne demonstrates how to make a wartime snack from roe and potatoes.

Trailer: BLACKOUT SENSE reminding pedestrians and drivers to take care in the blackout.

AIR RAID VICTIM An Elderly Victim of the Blitz Tells What Befell Her When Her Home Was Bombed

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 3

KIDS WAR EFFORT Schoolboys aid the war effort by making camouflage nets and dummy hand grenades.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

NASTI NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW NO. 6 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

MODES FOR MILLION A look at the new utility dresses designed to be economic and practical.

US WOMEN HOLD DANGEROUS JOBS IN WAR INDUSTRY Good shots of American women working in factory.

DIAMOND NECKLACE TOWARDS WAR COST A Diamond Necklace is Sold at Christie's in Aid of the War Effort

Trailer: THE SACRED FLAME COAL FIRE Sherlock Holmes solves the mystery of how to save fuel in winter

DUSTBINS A dustbin lid is adapted to put out firebombs with sand.

JERRY VERNO Comedian Jerry Verno dresses as a housewife and sings about clothes rationing.

SCOUTS Boy Scouts from London do rescue work at bomb sites + camping in Welsh countryside.

GIRL JOCKEYS IN THRILLING RACE Horse Race for Female Jockeys Organised by Australian Cavalry Regiment

Trailer: KEEP THE ROADS CLEAR Warning to keep the roads clear of hazards like broken glass.

DO YOU CARRY YOUR GAS MASK Good Home Front Film Encouraging People to Carry Their Gas Masks at All Times

RECORD WAR SAVINGS WEEK People of Keighley, Yorkshire, raise record amount of money for war effort.

A Harbour Goes To France

SHELTER HAY BOTTLE COVER A lady from the W.V.S. Civil Defence Headquarters shows how to make a warm bottle cover.

FRENCH WAR CORRESPONDENTS IN BRITAIN Arrival of French writers in Britain to see something of the war effort here

EVACUATING THE CHILDREN Good Story about the Movement of Thousands of Children from London to the Provinces

WOMENS AIR CORPS Women's Air Corps camp: girls learn first air, car maintenance and signalling.

BATTERIES Item showing how batteries work and how to make your own.

BLACK OUT IDEAS Man puts his lit cigarette into a holder that stops the end being dangerous in the blackout.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

NASTI NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW NO. 6 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

FIREMEN ARTISTS A look at the talented artists in the auxiliary fire service.

SOCKS, SHORTS, SHOES (aka BOY ENGINEERS) Teenage boys work in a shipyard, then have a holiday at a summer camp.

KIDS CLOTHES Women from Melbourne University make clothes for bombed British kids.

ROBERT ASHLEY The baritone Robert Ashley sings 'Absent Friends'.

SHELTERS PLEASE! MR MORRISON Herbert Morrison Inspects More Underground Air Raid Shelters

Trailer: FRUIT PICKING - Farm Workers Needed

NEWSPAPER REPORT: INVASION OF FRANCE newspapers being distributed with news of the Allies invasion of France.

KING OF THE BELGIANS ORDERS CAPITULATION King Leopold Surrenders, British and French Troops Move Up - Meanwhile We Make Armaments

THE GREAT EXPERIMENT Mrs J. B. Priestley chats about her home for evacuated mums and children.

Trailer: RESETTLEMENT ADVICE CENTRES Trailer showing Resettlement Advice Centre to help ex-servicemen adjust to civilian life.

Trailer: BOOKS FOR THE BRAVE - DONATE Story showing the need for book donation, and how to go about it.

THE QUEEN IN SCOTLAND Queen Elizabeth visits ARP and AFS units in Edinburgh. She also meets war casualties

Trailer: HANDS OFF - BOMBSTrailer asking parents to make sure their children are not playing with unexploded bombs.

LOOK OUT TOWER A greengrocer sells her produce from ruined look out tower on South coast of England.

PRINCESS ELIZABETH BROADCASTS Young Princess Elizabeth speaks to the nations children - pictures of evacuees.

CLEAR BOYS, CLEAR Army Men at Work in Clearing Debris from London's Bomb Damaged Streets

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

AMBULANCES FOR GREECE - HYDE PARK Britain's cities present Red Cross with ambulances as aid to Greece.

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

RIVER HOLIDAYS The river replaces the seaside for wartime holidays.

NASTI NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW NO. 6 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

BATHING COSTUME Actress Wilma Vanne shows how to make a bathing costume out of seven face cloths.

POST MUCH EARLIER THIS CHRISTMAS Post office urges people to post Christmas mail much earlier due to war conditions.

Trailer: PAPER POSSIBILITIES - SAVING PAPER Ministry of InformationTrailer urging people not to throw paper away.

Trailer: MR TOM JOHNSON'S APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF SCOTLAND Mr Johnston requesting volunteers at harvest time, people gathering grain in fields.

WOMAN EDITOR Whilst husband is in army, Mrs Whitaker runs his local newspaper & does domestic chores.

Trailer: SALVAGE SAVES SHIPPING encouraging people to recycle domestic waste.

LUMBERJACKS Canadian lumberjacks are sent to England to help in the war effort

GIFTS FROM USA Medical and Clothing Supplies Are Unloaded in Docks and Sorted by Ladies of Dorothy House

HOME GUARD Men from the Home Guard train on the firing range, a unit is made up of London bus crews.

TO PRIVATE JOHN L Charming item about a family assembling a weekly parcel to send to dad serving overseas.

GOERING, GOEBBELS AND HESS Nazi leaders collect money for a soldiers charity.

KING AND QUEEN VISIT A BOMBED HOSPITAL The King and Queen Pay a Visit to a London Hospital Damaged in a Bombing Raid

HALF WAY TO AUSTRALIA British evacuees stop off in Cape Town on their way to safety in Australia.

MOTORCYCLISTS RALLY TO THE CALL Motorcyclists Sign On to Act as Volunteer Despatch Riders

Trailer: BLACK DIAMONDS Conserve Coal, courtroom drama about saving coal.

World War II Victory Celebration & More

SECOND AUSTRALIAN IMPERIAL FORCE Troops marching in Melbourne, Australia. Lord Gowrie takes the salute

PATCHING LONDON Great Scenes of Men Repairing Bomb Damage and Shelters for the Homeless

DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER WITH THE WOMEN'S LAND ARMY Duchess of Gloucester visits Land Girls in training at Northamptonshire Institute of Agriculture.

STUDENT FARMERS Young people from a land club give up their weekends to work on a farm.

"NASTI" NEWS FROM LORD HAW HAW - NO. 7 An Actor Gives a Humorous Imitation of German Propagandist Lord Haw Haw

FRONT LINE CIVILIANS the front-line servicemen in action including ARP Wardens and Firemen.

BOMB BAN INTERVIEWED Mr Fredrick Leighton-Morris was fined for removing a bomb from a building.

AGRICULTURAL CAMP Men and women volunteers of all ages work on an agricultural camp

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

Trailer: TIRE ECONOMY Rhyming warning to check tyre pressure. Moral of the tale 'Tire conservation'.

AUSTRALIAN CIVIL DEFENCE WORKERS the importance of Australian civil defence workers.

Trailer: MODEL SORTER showing public how to separate their rubbish for salvage.

MURDER FROM THE SKIES Fires and Devastation in London Caused by German Bombing - King George Inspects Damage

A TRIBUTE TO WOMEN Tribute to housewives for their war efforts.

FISHING NET HAT Old fisherman makes hat for young lady from rope and fishing net.

REALISTIC A.R.P. TEST - LONDON (ARP) V.I.P.s watch air raid precautions being tested at a paper factory

LAND GIRLS Very good item of land girls working out in the fields.

Trailer: BONES..BONES..BONES - SAVE BONES Cartoon explains how bones are weapons of war.

ROMANCE AT THE NUFFIELD Classic film showing a romantic rendezvous

THE QUEEN AND CANTEENS FROM THE COLONIES Queen inspects canteen vehicles in courtyard of Buckingham Palace.

MORE TANKS Shots of Tanks and Bren Gun Carriers Being Built and Tested in the Midlands

SNAPSHOTS FROM HOME YMCA get volunteer photographers to take snaps of servicemen's families to be sent abroad.

HOWARD DE COURCY Illusionist Howard De Courcy does tricks with newspaper and rope to aid the salvage drive.

Trailer: EARLY APRIL farmer Ralph Whiteman asks for more agricultural workers.

TENNIS MATCH FOR RED CROSS Tennis stars Play an Exhibition Match to Raise Money for the Red Cross

THE PRECARIOUS FOOD SITUATION

ANTI-FIFTH COLUMN DRIVE IN PARIS French Police Check People's Papers to Ensure They Aren't Spies

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD'S NEWS - WOMAN FORMS OBSERVER CORPS

THE KING AND SCHOOLBOY HARVESTERS King George Visits Volunteer Boys Gathering in the Crops

AIR MARSHAL PATTISON Air Marshal Pattison talks to civilian workers who are helping to build airfield.

THEIR MAJESTIES SEE FOR THEMSELVES The King and Queen Visit Factories and Troops in Lancashire

Trailer: THEREBY HANGS A TAIL - TRAILER Edible Scraps. Explaining what should be thrown away as kitchen waste for pigs.

MONTGOMERY AT FACTORY - SPEECH Monty gives speech to workers at army equipment / munitions factory.

GEORGE ELRICK The singer George Elrick sings 'We're Gonna Hang Out the Washing on the Siegfried Line.'

Trailer: SAVING WATER Water Conservation Warnings of water waste potentially affecting Britain's war effort

BRIGHT MOMENTS IN THE BLITZKRIEG Londoners have a Jolly Time While Hiding from the Blitz in a Air Raid Shelter

The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich - Internment & Reloction

SO NICE TO COME HOME TO Kathleen Saunders wins the 'perfect girl to come home to' competition in Sunday Pictorial.

WOMEN POLICE Ladies train for the Auxiliary Police Force.

SOLDIERS COME HOME Soldier travels home to London and comes home to his family.

PICTURED PARAGRAPHS FROM THE WORLD'S NEWS - QUEEN VISITS TROOPS

Trailer: AGRICULTURE CAMPS FOR HOLIDAYS Trailer encouraging people to go to Agriculture Camp for their holidays.

Trailer: BLITZ ON BUGS the importance of 'blitzing' bugs.

RADAR Radar is used to find and blast U-boats in South Africa.

BRITAIN CARRIES ON Workers in a foundry carry on work in midst of bomb damage.

BURNT OUT CHURCH The induction of a new incumbent takes place at St. Veedasts (?) badly damaged in the Blitz.

Trailer: HOUSE SHARING & REST CENTRES Government advice to proprietress in war-torn areas

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ENTERTAINMENT/THEATER

ENTERTAINMENT/TV SHOWS

ENTERTAINMENT

ENVIRONMENT

EROTICA

EXHIBITIONS

EXPLORATION

FADS AND TRENDS

FARMING

FASHION

FESTIVALS

FIREFIGHTING

FISHING

FLAGS AND EMBLEMS

FOOD/RESTAURANTS

FOOD

FUNERALS

GAMBLING

GEOGRAPHIC LANDFORMS

GOVERNMENT

GREAT DEPRESSION

HABITATS, HUMAN

HEALTH AND MEDICINE

HISTORICAL RECREATIONS

HOBBIES

HOLIDAYS

HORTICULTURE/FLOWERS

HORTICULTURE/GARDENS

HORTICULTURE/PLANTS & TREES

HUNTING

IMMIGRATION

INDUSTRY/MINING

INDUSTRY/POWER & ENERGY

INDUSTRY

INTERIOR DECORATION

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

INVENTIONS

JOURNALISM

LABOR UNIONS

LANDMARKS

LAW

LIBRARIES

LOCATIONS/AFRICA

LOCATIONS/ASIA

LOCATIONS/ATLANTIC OCEAN

LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA

LOCATIONS/CARIBBEAN

LOCATIONS/CENTRAL AMERICA

LOCATIONS/EUROPE

LOCATIONS/MEDITERRANEAN

LOCATIONS/MIDDLE EAST

LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA

LOCATIONS/PACIFIC OCEAN

LOCATIONS/POLAR REGIONS

LOCATIONS/SOUTH AMERICA

LOCATIONS/SOUTHEAST ASIA

MAIL

MAPS PLANS CHARTS

MILITARY

MONEY

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS

OCCUPATIONS

ORGANIZATIONS

PARADES AND PROCESSIONS

PERSONALITIES

PHOTOGRAPHY

POLITICS

PROHIBITION

PSEUDOSCIENCE

RECREATION

RELIGION

RETROSPECTIVES

RIOTS

ROYALTY

SAFETY

SCENICS

SCIENCE

SHOPPING

SIGNS

SOCIAL SERVICES

SPACE EXPLORATION

SPECIAL EFFECTS

SPORTS/ATHLETIC GAMES

SPORTS/BASEBALL

SPORTS/BASKETBALL

SPORTS/BICYCLE

SPORTS/BOWLING

SPORTS/BOXING

SPORTS/CRICKET

SPORTS/EQUESTRIAN

SPORTS/FOOTBALL

SPORTS/GOLF

SPORTS/GYMNASTICS

SPORTS/HOCKEY

SPORTS/MARTIAL ARTS

SPORTS/PHYSICAL FITNESS

SPORTS/RACES

SPORTS/RACQUET

SPORTS/SKATING, ICE

SPORTS/SKATING, ROLLER

SPORTS/SNOW SKIING

SPORTS/SOCCER

SPORTS/TRACK & FIELD

SPORTS/WATER

SPORTS

TERRORISM

TOYS

TRANSPORTATION/AUTOMOBILE

TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION

TRANSPORTATION/BICYCLE

TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS

TRANSPORTATION/MASS TRANSIT

TRANSPORTATION/MOTORCYCLE

TRANSPORTATION/RAIL

TRANSPORTATION

UNIQUE PEOPLE

WAR & CONFLICT/COLD WAR

WAR & CONFLICT/KOREA

WAR & CONFLICT/VIETNAM

WAR & CONFLICT

WEAPONS

WEATHER

WEDDINGS

WORLD WAR ONE, GENERAL

WORLD WAR ONE, HOMEFRONT

WORLD WAR ONE, MILITARY

WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL

WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT

WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY

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