Government’s Itinerant War Cinema
Series
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
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Film Archive
- Name
- Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- 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
- View all series held by Imperial War Museum Film and Video Archive
- Name
- British Film Institute (BFI)
- 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
- View all series held by British Film Institute (BFI)
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)