Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information animated cartoon newsreel trailer detailing the uses of bones for the war effort, with a commentary in the form of a light hearted conversation between two men.
Description: Stylised bones jump out of a dustbin labelled 'BONES'. The bones form a column and march to the 'Bone Mill'. One straggler bone rushes to catch up with the column of marching bones. One of the commentators asks if the bones are "marching to battle" to which the other replies that they "are weapons, chum". The commentary continues, referring to the crushing of the bones in the mill "poor little blighters, does it hurt them?" with the answer "they love it, tough guys". The film then details the wartime uses of bones. Shot of a bag of fertilizer spread over a field of cabbages. The cabbages grow and stand to attention, with the conversational commentary "What's that got to do with the battle?" "Without food you can't fight". Pot of glue with the commentary "What ever for?" "Lots of things for instance" and shots of an aircraft being assembled and taking off. View looking down the barrel of a large artillery piece with the startled commentary "Look out!" and "explosives are made from bones too". One commentator concludes "You are right chum, bones are weapons of war". The film ends with a single bone making a V for Victory sign to the audience and saying "Bones, don't forget, bones in the bin" with another shot of a dustbin labelled 'BONES'
