The Gap

1937
38 Min.

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuThis dramatized documentary short film explains "the gap," the areas of British air-raid defense which are unattended due to shortages of manpower. Airmen and gunnery soldiers are told that,... Alles lesenThis dramatized documentary short film explains "the gap," the areas of British air-raid defense which are unattended due to shortages of manpower. Airmen and gunnery soldiers are told that, while Britain is well-protected against air raids in some areas, there are not enough men... Alles lesenThis dramatized documentary short film explains "the gap," the areas of British air-raid defense which are unattended due to shortages of manpower. Airmen and gunnery soldiers are told that, while Britain is well-protected against air raids in some areas, there are not enough men manning the searchlights and anti-aircraft guns to cover securely the entire country. A c... Alles lesen

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G.H. Mulcaster

Air-Vice Marshal
(as George Mulcaster)

Patric Curwen

Major General Lecturer

Carleton Hobbs

Cabinet Minister Sir Geoffrey

Jack Vyvyan

Butcher
(as Jack Vivyan)

Charles Denville

Baker

Norman Wooland

Candlestick Maker

Arthur Metcalfe

Rich Man

Peter Cozens

Poor Man

Foster Carlin

Apothecary

Cyril Chosack

Gunner
(Nicht genannt)

Charles Hawtrey

Cashier-Searchlight Operator
(Nicht genannt)

Michael Rennie

Chemist-Radio Operator
(Nicht genannt)

Richard Todd

Orderly
(Nicht genannt)

Ausgewählte Rezension

6/10

Preparations

Air Marshal G.H. Mulcaster lectures a group of civilians on the need to bring the Territorials up to full complement, lest an invasion leave a gap in the defenses, leading to disaster. The audience is then treated -- if that's the word, which it isn't -- of a reenactment of an actual invasion.

It is often thought that the British government did nothing in preparation for the Second World War; in actual fact, Britain was re-arming as rapidly as it could, while maintaining publicly that there was no threat; diplomacy has occasionally been defined as saying "nice doggy" while looking around for a rock. That's what the British were doing, and the Territorial Army, their home guard, was an important component in their defense. Here's a recruitment movie for that effort.