Government’s Itinerant War Cinema

Series

Series Name
Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.
345-2
Date Released
6 Apr 1918
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 4
Summary
[SUBTITLE]: "Lord Beaverbrook inspects fleet of Cine-Motors which will depict war truths in the villages." Projection equipment inside van. Pan to show row of such vehicles, all of which have ‘Ministry of Information Cine-Motor’ written on their sides. Officer pointing them out to Lord Beaverbrook. Close shot of Beaverbrook, who doffs his hat for the cameras, then walks off. Fleet of cine-motors driving off.
Keywords
Mass media; Vehicles; Newspapers; Military
Length of story (in feet)
58

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name
Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
Email
film@iwm.org.uk
Web
http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/film
Phone
020 7416 5291
Fax
020 7416 5379
Address
Lambeth Road
London SE1 6HZ
Notes
The IWM also preserves the original nitrate film copies for the World War II period of British Paramount News, Gaumont British News and Universal News.
Series held
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Name
British Film Institute (BFI)
Email
For BFI National Archive enquiries:
nonfictioncurators@bfi.org.uk
For commercial/footage reuse enquiries:
footage.films@bfi.org.uk
Web
http://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web
Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7580 7503
Address
21 Stephen Street
London W1T 1LN
Notes
The BFI National Archive also preserves the original nitrate film copies of British Movietone News, British Paramount News, Empire News Bulletin, Gaumont British News, Gaumont Graphic, Gaumont Sound News and Universal News (the World War II years are covered by the Imperial War Museum).
Series held
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How to cite this record

'Government’s Itinerant War Cinema', Pictorial News (Official) / War Office Official Topical Budget Issue No. 345-2, 6 Apr 1918. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/126507 (Accessed 22 Mar 2026)