Village School (1940)

A real Buckinghamshire schoolteacher - the kindly Mrs James - is the star of this persuasive WWII propaganda film. Shot on location in Ashley Green, it shows how evacuees from surrounding towns adapt to village life and wartime conditions. With its images of happy, healthy children, the film was clearly designed to give reassurance to city-dwelling mothers separated from their offspring.

Released Jan. 1, 1940 11 min None+

Genres: Documentary, Short

Keywords: mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.year-1940, imdb.1940s, imdb.20th-century

Production Companies: Strand Film Company

Country: United Kingdom
Languages: English