Title:CHALLENGE AND REWARD : a film about Army Nurses [Main Title]
Film Number:COI 320
Other titles:
Summary: A film about the opportunities available for nursing in the British Army.
Description: A soldier ("Corporal Webster") is shot in the leg in the Singaporean jungle (staged sequence) and evacuated by helicopter to hospital where Nurse Gay Armstrong of the QARANC assists the new arrival and explains her job. Flashback to Gay's first entry into the army: attending lectures, being fitted for uniform, training (choices of SRN & SEN available), ward work at a Woolwich hospital. Accommodation, more training. Relocation to Singapore, local life (markets etc), working (theatre technique, child care etc). Helping Captain Webster to walk again. Leaving Singapore to take final examinations, while talking about "the excitement of being an army nurse".
Production Details: Central Office of Information (Production sponsor)
World Wide Pictures (Production company)
Allen, James1924-01-03 (Production individual)
Parris, Clifford (Production individual)
Reeves, Ken (Production individual)
James, Malcolm (Production individual)
Gilpin, Peter (Production individual)
Isaacs, Betty (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Imperial Military Nursing Service, Queen Alexandra's (regiment/service)
Keywords: training, British military - specialist: army nurses (object name)
medical, British military - hospital (object name)
propaganda, British - practical: recruitment, army (nurses) (object name)
medical, British military - movement: helicopter MEDEVAC (object name)
GB, England & London, SE <Woolwich - hospital> (geography)
Singapore (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: Colour
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1713 ft; Running time: 19 mins
