Stars on the Tank

Series

Series Name
War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
328-1
Date Released
5 Dec 1917
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1On the Cambrai Front
  2. 2USA Congressmen on the Battlefield
  3. 3Eton’s Famous ‘Wall Game’
  4. 4Stars on the Tank
  5. 5With the Camel Corps

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "Miss Madge Titheradge recites ‘Sons of England’ and George Robey sells £4,000 worth of War Bonds." View up at George Robey on podium introducing Madge Titheradge to crowd in Trafalgar Square. Titheradge reciting to crowd; camera pans right to show huge sign in front of National Gallery giving figures for war bonds campaign. Close shot of Titheradge and Robey by tank selling war bonds to crowd. General shot of crowd around tank ‘130’.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Fundraising; Performing arts
Length of story (in feet)
62

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Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
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Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
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Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
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