“WARTIME FACTORY” 1940 WWII BRITISH INDUSTRIAL INCENTIVE PROPAGANDA FILM XD82705

Join this channel to get access to perks: Want to learn more about Periscope Film and get access to exclusive swag? Join us on Patreon. Visit Visit our website This film “Wartime Factory“ was produced for the British Ministry of Information during the Battle of Britain in WWII. It displays the life of British airplane factory workers during WW2 and promotes work in factories as being essential to the war effort against the Nazis. Additionally, the film captures factory workers’ daily routine and shows the how factory attempts to keep workers performing at peak efficiency. This film is a Stran Film production. The producer was Alexander Shaw. The associate producer was Arthur Elton. The director was Edgar Anstey. The cinematographer was C. Marlborough. The sound recordist was A. Rhind. Young man with a hammer working alongside text that says, “The lads of the . have shown us how to make use of the matchless weapons we have put into their hands” (0:33). (0:39). Man puts airplane parts in a warehouse (0:40). Wheels of an airplane during take-off (0:43). Military propaganda telling young workers to work hard and support the troops (0:51). Hand pushing a lever (0:56). Man looks nervously (0:59). Compartment with missiles below a plane opens up (1:01). Machines in an aircraft factory (1:10). Workers working in a factory and using machines (1:24). Officer checking workers cards as they come in the morning (1:37). Factory ceiling (1:51). Man pushing button on a factory machine (1:55). Man working on a machine in a factory (1:58). Workers working in the factory (2:05). Nurse points at an eye test (2:13). Female employee taking the eye test (2:15). Man training a female employee (2:23). Female employee working with a machine that produces screws (2:27). Factory guard and employee smoke close to the door (2:46). Door with the words, “Central, Control Only.” Saying reading, “Emergency Code Warnings” (2:53). Phone operator answers the phone (2:56). Home Guard members operates a large machine gun for anti-aircraft purposes (3:02). Phone operator (3:09). Phone operator and cadet (3:11). Men in hazmat/gas tight suits (3:14). Phone operator (3:26). Officer writes on a board (3:29). Men run out of a building and into a firetruck (3:36). Firemen put on their gear (3:48). Firetruck pulls out of its garage (4:00). Workers working in a large factory that houses many machines (4:10). Female employee serving beverages to male employees (4:26). Man smoking while operating a machine (4:42). Employees working in a factory (4:49). Cook in a factory industrial kitchen working to make food for the factory’s cafeteria (4:51). Cafeteria workers handing out food to the employees (5:01). Employees eating at long tables (5:16). Employees playing kickball and volleyball in a yard (5:38). Observers watch as the men play (5:48). Man in a hat sleeping against a brick wall (6:07). Workers walking around in a village (6:09). Male employees operating machines (6:15). Copy of the Radio Times newspaper (6:19). Text saying, “Music While You Work” (6:23). Operator controlling an audio panel (6:27). Employees operate machines (6:47). Employees playing darts (6:57). Female factory worker operating a machine (7:21). Military cadets lined up for a drill (7:23). Military cadet operating a large gun (7:33). Cadets climb into an armored vehicle (7:39). Armored vehicles drive by (7:43). Male factory workers operating machines (7:51). Drain covers that were produced by the machines (8:14). Factory workers sit together to watch entertainment (8:17). Men play instruments such as the violin (8:25). Audience (8:33). Factory workers operating machines (8:41). Man pulls a lever (8:46). Plane wheels go back into their compartment (8:51). Military cadets walk in a straight line carrying guns (8:58). Infantry man holds a gun at a lookout tower (9:03). We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit