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- 9 minutes
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- Prelinger Archives
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · Not A BBC Production · JayKay49 · 2011-12-22
I was waiting for that guy to yank that dress off the lady being taught shop safety leaving her standing there in her knickers....but I had just got through watching Monty Python and I guess that's where my head was. Good film about the good ol'war days. I bet they showed this film to my mom. Some women in my nieghborhood in the 50's still wore those ugly practical shoes.
★★★★★ · B Roll · Wpieper · 2020-01-30
Hi! Love this footage! I was wondering if I would be able to use it for a Chapman University student film as B Roll. Thank you very much for your time! Whitney
★★★ · Dour indeed · Steve Nordby · 2008-09-04
When I first saw the title, I thought this might be a "working women are a danger to safety and productivity" film, but it is in fact a film instructing women on how to work in factories and other workplaces during World War II. It is a reminder that a real war requires everyone to contribute to the effort to win, unlike the wars the USA has provoked since WW2. The women are mostly younger, but there is also one older and dour looking woman. It's sad to watch her and try to imagine what she is thinking - maybe about sending her son off to die for a war she didn't choose. Beware that there is…
Heavily shrunken film · Rick Prelinger · 2008-09-04
We transferred the film because it's a rare title, but it suffers from vinegar syndrome and is heavily shrunken. The unsteadiness isn't part of the original film.