The Victory Loan - Repairing The Battle Field Scene (1914-1918)

The Victory Loan - repairing the battlefield scene. Trafalgar Square, London. Rally. CU sign ’Feed the Guns with War Bonds and Help to End the War’. Fade into shot of soldiers polishing field gun in the Square while crowds in the background watch. Soldiers hide behind sandbags; with rifles; bayonets held forward; they advance in crouching position; toward camera - like they are about to attack us by sneaking up. Then a shot of guys stacking sandbags. American cataloguer notes: “Guess this war simulation for the home folks is to make the fund raising more meaningful.“ World War One. Home front. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1