May Day 1939 / Help for Russia

16mm film Black & White Silent 1939-1941 0:00

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Summary: Two films: the first of an anti-Fascist march from Bermondsey to Hyde Park and the second of the Bermondsey Parade in support of Aid for Russia.

May Day, dur. 4'07"

Protestors march down the street carrying banners. Floats follow: one has a banner saying, 'Packts with Fascists, Bombs for Democrats'. Men follow holding 'Socialism or Smash'. another float has 'Organised labour resist conscription'. Band follows this. 'Co-operators combine for collective well-being', says another float. There is a tableau stage float with a woman sitting in a destroyed house an fascism and war on the back. Another banner says, 'War will cease when men refuse to fight'. Democracy is Peace USSR, Britain, France, US'. Speeches at Hyde park from Herbert Morrison.

Help for Russia [timecodes from individual film], dur. 8'45"

00:17 intertitle "A Pictorial Record of Bermondsey' Great Parade, Sunday November 9th 1941". 00:36 intertitle: 'The Home Guard'. 00:45 The film opens with the HOme Guard marching down the road; followed by the Civil Defence. 02:38 interitle 'Civil Defence'. This is followed by tableaux created by teh Citivil Defence and others. 03:5t7 'Tableaux by Civil Defence and Others': the first is a float with someone possibly being Winston churchill. Tableaux of bombed out house on float. Followed by float for Bermondsey 'Aid for Russia week - your money means death to Nazism'. More floats, including 'Hell for Leather Help for Russia' (05:23); a coffin with Nazi flat on it. A hanging effigy of Hitler with poster saying 'British-Soviety Unity will finish him off!' 06:04 Central baths tableau has nurses on it. Air Training Corps follows. 07:13 intertitle 'Air Training Corps' followed by march. 07:36 intertitle 'In the Park'. The film ends at a part with a speech by from an unknown speaker. Intertitle 'The End'.

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