Summary: A tribute to the 'housewives of Britain', in the format of a day in the life of a 'typical' household during wartime centring around the mother/housewife's rôle.
Description: The family have breakfast after dad's return from the night shift and before the daughter sets out for work. Housework follows, broken by aiding a neighbour whose husband returns for a brief leave from the army. Finally at night the housewife reflects on the family - her son in the forces; will her daughter have war to cope with when married; her own luck in having her husband at home, etc.
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Realist (Production company)
Grierson, Ruby I (Production individual)
Jeakins, A E (Production individual)
Halsted, H G (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: propaganda, British - inspirational (object name)
society, British - domestic: housewives (object name)
GB, England (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 689 ft; Running time: 8 mins
