PIPING HOT.[FOOD FOR ENGLAND. WORLD WAR II] Part 2
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The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Piping Hot. Food for England, World War II, Part One. A British film telling the story of the WWII Ford Emergency Food Vans Program. “British Board of Film Censors. Carlisle House, Soho, Wi Circa 1670 (Wren). Secretary: J. Brooke Wilkinson. This is to certify that ‘Piping Hot’ has been passed for Universal Exhibition.” “General Film Distributors Ltd.” Panorama of village school near Coventry, children playing in yard - children lining up and marching into dining room - young girl saying grace - children sitting at tables and eating - women serving children - view of ships at sea - torpedo traveling through water, hitting ship - farmer on tractor in field - views of people working in gardens - posters, ‘Go easy with Bread, eat Potatoes instead’ and ‘If you didn’t want it why did you take it? This food wasted. Cost Sailors Lives.’ - man counting his ration coupons - sign outside building, ‘British Restaurant No. 5’ - people inside cafeteria - scenes of London during the Blitz, explosions, building collapsing - Lord Percy speaking from platform, flags, people - Henry Ford and Edsel Ford posing and talking - insignia, ‘FEV’s Ford Emergency Food Vans Trust’ - engineers at drafting boards - vans on road - map of United Kingdom showing distribution of vans - man of London area and distribution of vans. [1944]
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