Mercy Moves For Jailed Mother (1948)

Full title reads: “MERCY MOVES FOR JAILED MOTHER“. Various. London. Long shot of towers of Holloway prison, London, where Esther Cooper, mother of four, serves six months for altering her daughter’s birth certificate. Close up shot of reverend George West, Salisbury priest who fights for her release. Several shots of shack in field in Wiltshire. Mrs Cooper,children’s aunt, and Dorothy, 14 year old girl whose birth certificate was altered, leaving shack and joining other two children, Violet and Rose, Dorothy’s sisters. Close up shot of Dorothy speaking (natural sound): “...I wanted to be a nurse. They won’t have me until I’m 15.“ General view of Salisbury, showing Cathedral. Reverend West walking along the street and into church yard. Close up shot of Reverend West talking (natural sound). He strongly protests against the brutal sentence. . (National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children) official arriving at the gypsy camp. Dog barking. Dorothy and her sisters leaving with