Early April (1944)

Title reads: “M of I - Government Official“. Ministry of Information trailer - Early April. Ralph Whiteman, radio star and farmer, speaks to camera. He talks about essential agricultural work that needs to be done. Various shots showing farm workers, farmers and land girls (of Women’s Land Army, WLA) at work in fields. We see them picking cabbages, ploughing, harvesting wheat, hoeing sugar beet and picking potatoes. Ralph speaks to camera: he tells us the country needs more agricultural workers and asks people to use their spare time to help the farmers. End title reads: “Watch for details in your local press“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gau