... in order to report on the progress of the War and to influence public opinion back ... of Lord Beaverbrook, to promote the British war effort overseas and to foster imperial ... Official Film in the First World War’, Unpublished Manuscript, 1981, accessed ...

... fishing fleet is guarded by patrol boats, by a destroyer (see notes) and the Grand Fleet. The battleship HMS Monarch is shown in pre-war rig. Back in port, the catch is unloaded and men and women work together to sort it. The fish are crated or packed in ...

... stockshots of leading Allied naval officers, circa 1918, many duplicated from other films.

I. Nelson's Column decorated for a war bonds rally. II. Admiral Sturdee poses with vice-admiral's flag flown at the Battle of the Falkland Islands. III. ...

... merchant hull, with final title exhorting "patriotic men" to become War Work Volunteers in the shipyards. "Ships that guard the ... barrels. Final title exhorts the audience to join the War Work Volunteers.

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... . The one mile relay is won by the RAF team, as is the tug-of-war. At the end of the games Lord Beaverbrook presents prizes to the winners ... so many obviously very fit men were still in England while the armies in France were involved in winning the war

... twice-weekly newsreels. In April 1917 the War Office Cinema Committee obtained control of ... and the newsreel was renamed as the WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET. A second ... references with the prefix IWM of the WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET consists ...

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I. Newsreel item on British soldiers receiving the surrender of Turkish troops, Mesopotamia, probably May 1918.

The handful of Turks come in from the desert and walk past a British 4.5-inch howitzer. Camels and ...

... a newsreel devoted to a review of the British Empire's war effort, 1914-1918.

The film starts with a declaration that the war was forced upon Britain by "Germany's ... the increasing role of the Empire in the war. (Note the reporters recording the ...

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The men of the battalion carry a Star of David flag, and despite the rain have drawn quite a crowd to cheer them. They come level with the Mansion House where the Lord Mayor waits to receive them as they pass.

I. Newsreel item on the march of ...

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The King and Queen, in an open landau, drive out of the gates of Buckingham Palace. Their escort is composed of mounted troops of all the Imperial forces: British, Indian and Australian horsemen leading, with New Zealand, South African, Newfoundland, ...

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Both the fte and the film stress the fact that the Duchess was American. The children present her with a bouquet in their school playground. She addresses them while a child waves a US flag behind her head. On the dais with her is a man in the ...

... reconnaissance aircraft, and burning the airframe. Turkish prisoners of war in camp, and crossing a stream. A Rolls-Royce armoured car ... has very detailed captions, and is possibly one of the post-war compilations made by Jury from official material as part ...