Film Number |
7769 |
Title |
[MALPAS SCENES 1940] |
Producer |
Mr H C Yates |
Date |
1940 |
Gauge |
9.5mm |
Colour |
b/w |
Sound |
silent |
Running Time |
15 mins 35 secs |
Description |
Scenes in Malpas, Cheshire during WWII - includes Home Guard and fire training exercises, winter scenes with children having snowball fights and an ice-hockey match. A retirement ceremony for the school's Deputy Head and the funeral of Rector A.R. Parker are followed by scenes of children fishing, playing and dining in the garden. Empire Day at Malpas school with the raising of the Union flag. Evacuees go for a walk in the hills, there's a trip to Southport and events during National Savings Week in the village, plus a visit by Czechoslovakian soldiers. The Home Guard are seen practising shooting, the Church choir receives a visit by Sir Sydney Nicholson, and the film ends with a trip to Chorlton Old Hall farm. |
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