A Call for Arms

A Call For Arms
Directed by	Brian Desmond Hurst
Produced by	Brian Desmond Hurst
Written by	Rodney Ackland Screenplay; Brian Desmond Hurst and Sgt. Terence Young
Starring	Jean Gillie; Rene Ray; Kathleen Harrision; Colleen Nolan
Edited by	Ralph Kemplen
Release date	1940
Running time	8 min.
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

A Call For Arms was a short propaganda film made for the British Ministry of Information in 1940. It was directed by Brian Desmond Hurst and starred Jean Gillie and Rene Ray as two 'nudes' (showgirls) who do their bit for the war effort by going to work in munition factories. It was co-written by a Sgt. Terence Young who worked for Hurst on many projects before, during and after WW2.

Plot

The film opens with the two showgirls coming across a collapsed munitions worker outside the theatre door. "Twelve hour shifts take it out of some of these young 'uns" observes a nearby news-seller. Alongside a billboard gets the message across "Latest War News. Bigger Arms, Speed up. Go For It". The plots follows one of the showgirls signing up at the Labour Exchange for munitions work and tracks her working day. Seeing her friend exhausted the other showgirl signs up. "We've got to win the war you know".

Cast

Jean Gillie as Irene
Rene Ray as Joan
Kathleen Harrison as Mrs. James

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References

External links

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Official legacy website of the director with filmography including A Call To Arms.

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