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
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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