TOPICAL BUDGET 204-1 (item) [Main Title]

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  • Title: TOPICAL BUDGET 204-1 (item) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: NTB 204-1
  • Other titles:
  • Summary: Women march in support of the war effort.
  • Description: 'WOMEN'S MARCH THROUGH LONDON: A vast procession of women headed by Mrs Pankhurst, march through London to show the Minister of Munitions their willingness to help in any war service'. Filmed from a rooftop, the procession, which is quite large, is seen walking past. The women carry banners containing such slogans as "Mobilise Brains & Energy of Women" and "Three cheers for our gallant soldiers".
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (NTB 204-1)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1915-07-21
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Pankhurst, Emmeline (person)
  • Keywords: ceremonies, British - display: women's march (object name) GB, London (geography)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 50 ft; Running time: 1 min
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Notes: Summary: single item from newsreel issue. The complete issue apparently contains an item showing the culmination of the march, with the ladies meeting with Lloyd George, but nothing of it survives on this print. Details of contents derived largely from work by Luke McKernan of the NFTVA, to whom much of the credit must go.
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    NTB 204-1

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