P.T. With Shells Issue Title Is Mum’s The Word! (1943)

Part of issue MUM’S THE WORD. Location of events unknown, somewhere in Northern England. Various shots of group of “ack ack“ gunners doing exercises by lifting dummy shells. Their instructor Sergeant Major Al Murray (world champion weightlifter). The men strip down to their waists and lift the heavy shells like dumbbells. A group of giggling girls from Women’s Army (WATS - Women’s Auxiliary Territorial Service) watch the men at work. Includes some good C/Us of the girls. 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 (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visne