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Ready on the Home Front (1940)

1940 · Ephemeral film · 24 min

Synopsis

Stock historical (antiquated) war footage hand taking musket off wall Explosion in front of suburban houses (good) bombing and wreckage in Europe bombs falling from plane citizens on watch for airplanes CUs various angles of people talking on telephone and telephone operators with headsets and microphones Radio studio montage of radios Mother and son extinguishing incendiary flare that falls through roof into house attic (sequence) civil defense house-hardening protective measures for householders

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Running time
24 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives