Wartime factory

Wartime factory is a short film from 1940 released on 16mm. It is held in the IUL Moving Image Archive collection.

Argues that the men and women working in a British airplane factory are the true secret weapon that will win the war against the Nazis. Shows an average day at the factory where workers work around the clock. Maintaining workers' peak efficiency is a...

Wartime factory
Release date	1940
Running time	0:10:17

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More Details

internal id

71126

Summary

Argues that the men and women working in a British airplane factory are the true secret weapon that will win the war against the Nazis. Shows an average day at the factory where workers work around the clock. Maintaining workers' peak efficiency is accomplished through balancing hard work and social activities. The film shows women being trained for industrial labor, air raid defense training, how factory medical and cafeteria keep the workers healthy and full of energy, how music from the BBC is used to maintain worker production and relieve the boredom of repetitive tasks, and a workers' concert that occurs at the transfer from day shift to night shift.

Physical Format

1 Film (0:10:17)

16mm

IUL Genres

Sponsored

Propaganda

Historical

War

IUL Subject

Airplane factories, Great Britain

Aircraft industry, Great Britain, Employees

World War, 1939-1945, Equipment and supplies.

Full Original Title

Wartime factory