FORD CANTEEN VEHICLE (Part 6 sections 1-4)

This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: FWR 1).

Synopsis

Ford mobile canteens involved in the blitz and in ceremonies.

The film is divided into 4 numbered and titled sections. "H M the Queen inspects Ford-built mobile canteens" The queen inspects mobile canteens presented by Barbados, Antigua, Nyasaland, Aden. "Ford-built YMCA mobile canteen in London blitz Winter of 1940-1941" Includes shots from BLITZ NIGHT(FWR 50)/CANTEEN ON WHEELS (UKY 278). "Battered Ford-built YMCA tea car inspected by Lord Halifax in U.S." Brief shot only. "Ford Motor Company presents mobile canteens to Salvation Army June 1941" A line of mobile canteens (camouflage painted) inscribed "Presented by Ford Motor Company, Dagenham Essex" take part in a ceremony. A shot of a bomb victim drinking tea is interpolated. Other shots show mobile canteens in the field (at a gun emplacement and a balloon site).

 

Titles

  • FORD CANTEEN VEHICLE (Part 6 sections 1-4)
Series Title:
FORD FILM WAR RECORD
 

Technical Data

Year:
1940
Running Time:
7 minutes
Film Gauge (Format):
35mm
Colour:
B&W
Sound:
Silent
Footage:
603 ft
 

Production Credits

Production Countries:
GB
Sponsor
Ford Motor Company