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1918 Cartoon touts war-bond effort
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0:58Now PlayingDate: 17th June 1918
Location: ENGLAND
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT GRAPHIC NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: Weapons
ENGLAND:
INT
TITLE: MAIN TITLE - animated.
Animated drawing of an inkwell with quill, cheque book & picture frame. The quill & cheque book begin to quiver.
CU. "Drill Instructions" appear in the picture frame: "For those who will not be using a rifle. 1. Take the pen boldly. 2. Write freely 3. Practise Regularly. The Reason - Why!"
CU. A hand opens the cheque book & quill is used to make out a cheque reading: C 2 IT Date: now Pay National Credit Fund. Buy National War Bonds Your utmost - B.A. Patriot.
Quill in inkwell, drill instructions & open cheque book. Title - WEAPONS. The W of "weapons" then becomes Kaiser Wilhelm's moustache & he is depicted crying - the quill wipes away a tear. The letters in WEAPONS then transpose to WEAPON.
animated, drawing, drill, instructions, checkbook, handwriting,
war effort, home front, Great War, First World War, WWI, World War I, war
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