Synopsis

DRMA. A man is seen at home with his wife and children, when he receives a summons to hold himself ready for service in the army, as he is a reservist. He is then seen taking his departure. After the war, the same room is seen empty of furniture and the man is forced to steal a loaf from a baker's barrow to feed his starving wife and children. He is followed home by a policeman who is about to arrest him, when he sees the circumstances of the home and has pity on him (286ft).