The Call for Arms (1940)
- Original title
- A Call for Arms!
- Directed by
- Brian Desmond Hurst
- Genre
- propaganda film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Two showgirls leave their stage careers to work in a munitions factory. The film shows their contribution to the British war effort.
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What happens
A Call For Arms is a 1940 British short silent propaganda film directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starring Jean Gillie and Rene Ray. It was written by Rodney Ackland, Hurst and Terence Young, and made for the Ministry of Information. Two "nudes" (showgirls) do their bit for the war effort by going to work in munition factories. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Neutral Port (1940)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.