Women’s Land Army, The

Synopsis

A Women’s Land Army recruitment film. It compares unfavourably the idle ways of the ‘ladies of leisure’ with the patriotic endeavour of the WLA whose activities were helping to counter the U-boats’ work at sea.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Film. 16mm. st. b&w. 14 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1917

Availability

Special loan only

Subjects

Sociology

Keywords

agricultural workers; women workers; World War 1

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Broadwest Film Company

Sponsor

Name

War Agricultural Committee

Distributor

Name

Imperial War Museum

Phone

020 7416 5291

Fax

020 7416 5299

Address

Department of Film
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ

Notes

Address for video sales: Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR