WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 361-1 (French version, fragment) [Main Title]

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  • Title: WAR OFFICE OFFICIAL TOPICAL BUDGET 361-1 (French version, fragment) [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 678a
  • Other titles: PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 361-1 (French version, fragment) [Alternative Title]
  • Summary: I. French language version of a newsreel item on King George V visiting school allotments at Merton Park, Surrey, July 1918. II. French language version of a newsreel item on a rally by dissatisfied teachers in Trafalgar Square, London, July 1918. III. French language version of a newsreel item on a march of Girl Guides past Queen Alexandra in Hyde Park, London, July 1918. IV. French language version of a newsreel item on Herbert Hoover, US Food Controller, who poses beside his car, London, July 1918. V. French language version of a newsreel item on WAACs camping out in France (?), July 1918.
  • Description: The King, in Army uniform, watches the children at work on an allotment. He is joined by Queen Mary, with R E Prothero, the President of the Board of Agriculture, walking behind. A girl gives the Queen a bouquet. This is followed by a portrait shot of Prothero looking out of the window in his office (in profile and half-light). The teachers are demanding a pay increase. They include a significant proportion of women. A vote is taken by a show of hands. The day is quite foggy and overcast, and the Queen remains in her open carriage. Boy Scouts act as markers to drill the Guides into position. One Girl Guide is shown with a complete set of proficiency badges covering most of her right sleeve. The women parade beside their bell tents, listening for orders. Some of them picnic beside a tent. The WAACs fold up their blankets and 'sleep' (in daylight) on the forest floor near their tents. One holds a small dog up for the camera.
  • Alternative Title: PICTORIAL NEWS (OFFICIAL) 361-1 (French version, fragment) [Alternative Title]
  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 678a
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1918-07-22
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor) Topical Film Company (Production company)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: George V, King (person) Mary, Queen (person) Prothero, R E (person) Alexandra, Queen (person) Hoover, Herbert C (person) Board of Agriculture (regiment/service) Girl Guides (regiment/service) Boy Scouts (regiment/service) British Army, Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (regiment/service)
  • Keywords: delegations, British national - state (object name) propaganda, British - practical (object name) agriculture, British - arable (object name) politics, British - alternative (object name) economics, British general - industrial relations (object name) society, British - education (object name) ceremonies, British - display (object name) delegations, United States international - political (object name) animals, mammals: dog (object name) recreation, British military - general (object name) society, British military - sustenance (object name) 31/3(41) (event) 31/3(41) (event) 31/3(41) (event) 31/3(41) (event) 01/3(4-15).9 (event) Merton Park, London, England, UK (geography) GB, England & London, WC <Trafalgar Square> (geography) GB, England & London, W <Hyde Park> (geography) London, England, UK (geography) France (geography) Belgium (geography) Children (concept) half-light (concept) (concept) fog (concept) Children (concept) (concept) camera (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: None Subtitle language: French
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 268 ft; Running time: 5 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
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