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Film, Video Village school

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About this Item

Title

  • Village school

Summary

  • A village school head teacher in Ashley Green, Buckinghamshire, England tells what the war has meant to her school and the children's education. In addition to scenes of school activities during a typical day, a good deal of emphasis is laid on the extra problems and responsibilities of teachers regarding the evacuee children.

Names

  • Eldridge, John, 1917-1962, film director
  • Shaw, Alexander, 1910-1996, film producer
  • Elton, Arthur, 1906-1973, film producer
  • Strand Film Company, production company
  • Great Britain. Ministry of Information, contributor, film distributor

Created / Published

  • Great Britain : [Ministry of Information], 1940.

Headings

  • -  World War, 1939-1945--Children--England--Buckinghamshire
  • -  Education--England--Buckinghamshire
  • -  Refugee children--England--Buckinghamshire
  • -  Children and war

Genre

  • Documentary films
  • Short films
  • Nonfiction films

Notes

  • -  Commentary: Mrs. James, headmistress of Ashley Green School.
  • -  Associate producer, Arthur Elton ; camera, Michael Curtis.
  • -  Filmed on location in Ashley Green, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • -  Part of summary adapted from Documentary News Letter.
  • -  Sources used: Documentary News Letter, October 1940, p. 8, viewed online April 23, 2024 via Media History Digital Library; MI Film and Television catalog card.

Medium

  • 1 video file (digital) (approximately 12 min.) : sd., b&w.

Source Collection

  • MacDonald (J. Fred and Leslie W.) Collection (Library of Congress)

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024601077

Online Format

  • image
  • video

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Chicago citation style:

Eldridge, John, Film Director, Alexander Shaw, Arthur Elton, and Contributor Great Britain. Ministry Of Information. Village School. produceds by Strand Film Companyuction Company [Great Britain: Ministry of Information, 1940] Video. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024601077/.

APA citation style:

Eldridge, J., Shaw, A., Elton, A. & Great Britain. Ministry Of Information, C. (1940) Village School. Strand Film Companyuction Company, prod [Great Britain: Ministry of Information] [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024601077/.

MLA citation style:

Eldridge, John, Film Director, et al. Village School. prod by Strand Film Companyuction Company [Great Britain: Ministry of Information, 1940] Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024601077/>.