Synopsis
This film "Wartime Factory" was produced for the British Ministry of Information during the Battle of Britain in WWII. It displays the life of British airplane factory workers during WW2 and promotes work in factories as being essential to the war effort against the Nazis. Additionally, the film captures factory workers' daily routine and shows the how factory attempts to keep workers performing at peak efficiency. This film is a Stran Film production. The producer was Alexander Shaw. The associate producer was Arthur Elton. The director was Edgar Anstey. The cinematographer was C. Marlborough. The sound recordist was A. Rhind. Young man with a hammer working alongside text that says, “The lads of the R.A.F. have shown us how to make use of the matchless weapons we have put into their hands” (0:33). (0:39). Man puts airplane parts in a warehouse (0:40). Wheels of an airplane during take-off (0:43). Military propaganda telling young workers to work hard and support the troops (0:51). Hand pushing a lever (0:56). Man looks nervously (0:59). Compartment with missiles below a plane opens up (1:01). Machines in an aircraft factory (1:10). Workers working in a factory and using machines (1:24). Officer checking workers cards as they come in the morning (1:37). Factory ceiling (1:51). Man pushing button on a factory machine (1:55). Man working on a machine in a factory (1:58). Workers working in the factory (2:05). Nurse points at an eye test (2:13). Female employee taking the eye…
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Details
- Running time
- 9 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Music While You Work
- Wartime Factory
- British Ministry
- Stran Film
- Alexander Shaw
- Arthur Elton
- Edgar Anstey
- Control Only
- Emergency Code Warnings
- Radio Times