Description of the sea forts which guard the coast.
Miss Grant Opens the Door.
Dramatic reconstruction of what to do in the event of airborne invasion.
Home Guard
The Men and work of the Home Guards.
* The Police
The jobs and responsibilities of the police in war time
o
Fire
Training and functions of the A.F.S.
BRITAIN'S SEA POWER.
Britain's naval strategy
The ships and their functions the training of sailors.
The Merchant Navy
A dramatic documentary of merchant navy in war time.
Shipbuilders
The men who give Britain the finest ships in the world.
Food Convoy
Mission of the convoy
Battle Fleets of Britain
March of Time Naval film
THE EMPIRE
o
Men of Africa
Britain's administration of the colonies
o
Wings Over an Empire
The resources of the Empire and the ways in which it is bound together
o The Empire Rallies
The manpower of the Empire in Arms.
o Five Faces.
The place of Malay in the Empire.
o Petroleum.
Petroleum supplies from Trinidad. Supplies of arms and aeroplanes from the Empire and U.S.A.
o
Canada at War
“March of Time” on Canada's war effort
o Atlantic Patrol
The Canadian Navy on Convoy.
Letter from Aldershot
The Canadian Expeditionary Force in training.
Home Front
Canada's industrial effort
Fighters of the Veldt
South Africa's armed forces.
BRITAIN'S INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH, IN MEN AND MATERIALS.
* Job to be Done
How the nation's manpower is used to the best advantage.
* Transfer of Skill
From luxury and unessential to essential war time production.
Yesterday's over your shoulder ‘ware Boney
Britain's new army of industrial workers. Mobilisation of the nation; parallel to Napoleonic war.
* Reserved Occupation
Why certain occupations must be reserved
* Coal
The value in war time of Britain's great natural resource
Furnaces of Industry
The steel industry in war time
Behind the Guns
The armaments drive
* A day in a Factory
Life in a typical munitions factory
Big City
London, the heart of Britain's industrial life
66 North Bound
Round transport in war time.
Ports
Where they are and their capacity to receive and handle our essential imports.
o Air crews
The skill and care that go to the making of aircrews for the R.A.F.
FOOD
Spring Offensive
A story of the ploughing up campaign.
Harvest Help
Bringing in the harvest.
* Food from the Empire
Food from overseas and home and the work of the Ministry of Food.
* Six Foods for Fitness
Why we should eat milk, cheese, potatoes, green vegetables, herrings, oatmeal.
o
Plan for Living
What everyone should know about nutrition and diet.
o Miss T.
Diet and health
o
Green Food for Health
The importance of green vegetables.
o
Choose Cheese
The importance of cheese.
o
What's for Dinner?
The value of casserole cooking.
Milk
The importance of milk.
Silage
An instructional film for fanners
o
Protection of Fruit
An instructional film for farmers
o The Farm Tractor
An instructional film for farmers
HEALTH AND FITNESS.
* White Battle Front
Research and organisation designed to meet war emergencies and their significance in the development of medical science.
+Nu[illegible]
+Health Services
Organisation of hospitals, doctors, etc., to provide efficient services for normal and war time emergency cases.
+Welfare of the Workers
The ways in which good working conditions for which Trade Unions stand are being maintained and improved
+Mother and Child
The maternity and child welfare services.
+Keep Fit
How everybody can and should keep fit.
o
Vital Service
The scientific efficiency of a modern hospital.
Evacuation of children.
Evacuation of children.
NOTE
Some of the films on food also come under this heading.
WOMEN IN WARTIME
.
Women in Wartime
Review of jobs now being-done by women.
+Village School
Story of a country woman teacher to whom schoolchildren have been evacuated. Bringing up children under 5.
They also Serve
The housewife's daily round.
WHAT WE ARE FIGHTING FOR
It is suggested that the following films will serve to illustrate some of the democratic ideals and free institutions for which the British Empire stands and is fighting.
Men of the Lightships
.
Dramatic reconstruction of the attack on the East Dudgeon Lightship despite the international convention which protects such ships.
Britain at Bay
The resolution and faith with which Britain will fight for victory.
o
Empire round the Atlantic
The development of “internationalism” between Great Britain and the Americas. Great Britain’ s colonial policy of trusteeship.
The free commonwealth of nations.
The Churches
The social work of free churches in a democracy.
o
For All Eternity
The Cathedrals of England
o
Mediaeval Village
Tradition and adaptation
o
This was England
Tradition and adaptation.
o
The Londoners
Democratic local government
+Schools in wartime
Education in a democracy.
Britain's Youth
The New Britain
The better Britain which we were building when war came.
NOTE:- Many of the films listed under other headings could also be well used under this heading as showing democratic methods.
SALVAGE AND SAVINGS
From Family to Farm
10 mins
How waste food is turned into feeding stuffs for animals.
Sept. 16th
Feed the Furnaces
10 mins
The importance of salvaging waste metal.
Sept.16th
Salvage with a Smile
5 mins
Salvage of food, metal, paper etc.
Oct. 5th
Albert's Savings
8 mins
Stanley Holloway monologue for National Savings Certificates.
Sept.21st
ANTI-GOSSIP
Now You're Talking
10 mins)
Three dramatic reconstructions of the disasters that are or may be caused by careless talk.
