Your search returned 2218 items
Sort by:    Relevance | Title | Date (recent first) | Date (early first)
Show: 12 | 24 | 48 items
  •  

    BRITISH NEWS NO. 126 1942

    BRITISH NEWSGreat Britain

    For a detailed shotlist, contact NFTVA. Items include INDIA QUIETENS DOWN, GETS ON WITH THE WAR MRS. ROOSEVELT IN BRITAIN PARLIAMENT ACCLAIMS FIELD MARSHAL SMUTS

     
  •  

    SCENES SHOWING THE MANUFACTURE OF SOAP FROM COCOA BEANS ON THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA 1942 enhanced entry

    ... up into bars and stamped with WD (War department).

    Reel 2 (AYY 294-2-1): General ... different roles of Africans within the war effort, from the production of goods ... of British women in Africa during the war, it largely endorses gender stereotypes. The ...

     
  •  

    CHIANG KAI-SHEK IN INDIA 1942

    GB

    Tour round India by Chiang Kai-shek and his wife.

    The film opens by giving a brief background to the war in China, and then follows the couple on their tour showing parades, press calls and so on.

     
  •  

    INDIANS IN ACTION 1942

    ... the first half of the Second World War.

    Commentary recalls WW1 service and inter-war status as a frontier force, over shots of Sikh and Indian troops ... tribute to India's industrial effort. The current war record: RAISC in France, 1939-40 (mules ...

     
  •  

    COLOUR FILM SCENES SHOWING THE BATTLESHIP HMS NELSON ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE ATLANTIC AND MEDITERRANEAN, 1941-1942 1942

    ... in orange circles to distinguish them as prisoners-of-war in conversation on the starboard side of the ... . Up until that point, the battleship's war service had been unspectacular; in December ... Far East just before the war against Japan ended in August 1945 ...
     
  •  

    GAUMONT-BRITISH NEWS 1942

    GB

    I. "Three Phases of the World At War": Scenes of the Philippine Islands include damage on Luzon.

    II. "Defence of the Caribbean": Interceptor Command of the Caribbean Air Force cooperates with the US Navy in defending the Panama Canal Zone, ...

     
  •  

    EASTERN ROSE 1942 enhanced entry

    ... to produce official films to aid the war effort (Burton, 2005, 164, 171 ... , it has to journey over thousands of miles of war-infested sea’, the commentator ... importance of imperial collaboration during the War.

    Tom Rice (September 2009 ...

     
  •  

    BURMA 2 1942

    ... costumes. Young person showing off costume.

    Notes

    Allocated Title taken from Hodgkinson's original can markings.

    Date: refers to stock dates on Kodachrome (though probably used post-war)

    Technical: film marked "original".

     
  •  

    the DESTROYER HMS LAFOREY IN ACTION, 1941-42 1942

    ... as a result of injuries they sustained during this episode is an understated but powerful reminder of the human cost of the war at sea.

    Technical: as the summary makes clear, much of this film has been assembled in incorrect chronological order, ...

     
  •  

    WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 36 (5/1/1942) 1942

    ... recovers after a Japanese bombing raid. Item opens with shots of the "Malaya Tribune" newspaper showing the headline "War Comes to Malaya: Japanese Troops Land at Kota Bahru". Civilians congregate outside the Raffles Hotel. The commentary asserts that the ...
     
  •  

    WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 38 (19/1/1942) 1942

    GB

    I. 'SOUTH AFRICA.' Motorcycle outriders lead a parade of South African infantry armed with Lee-Enfield .303-in Mk III rifles. The parade is watched by a large number of civilian onlookers. The commentary states following a call from General Smuts, ...

     
  •  

    WAR PICTORIAL NEWS NO 39 (26/1/1942) 1942

    ... "Valentines for Victory".

    IV. 'NEW ZEALAND.' New Zealand's contribution to war effort. A map of the Japanese Islands shows by means of ... 's raw material and food production is being placed on a war footing. Flax is harvested by a farmer, useful in the ...