Summary:Second World War Ministry of Information newsreel trailer encouraging women to join the women's branches of the Armed Forces.
Description:View of a suburban shopping street followed by the captions "EVERY WOMAN WHO CAN BE SPARED... IS NEEDED NOW". Shots of WRNS on the march, ATS standing at ease and with their trucks, WAAF driving tractors pulling aircraft. The commentary states "but many who would like to join have questions worrying them". Small group of women looking at a recruiting poster, one questions if she can choose the service which she prefers. A woman arrives home and announces to her friend that she had joined the WAAF encouraging her to join too, to which the friend questions whether they would be able to join together and stay together in service. An ATS driver stops her lorry in a suburban street to talk with a woman friend and tries to encourage her to join the ATS, the woman replies that she does not know how to drive and questions whether she would be taught. The end caption states "ALL THESE QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED! ENQUIRE AT YOUR NEAREST RECRUITING CENTRE OR EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGE".
Alternative Title:ANY QUESTIONS [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NPB 12678
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (NPB 12678)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1942-1942
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Publicity Pictures (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 129 ft; Running time: 1 min 20 secs
