This short silent film from Huntley Archives shows wartime cinemagoers enjoying a film projected by a 'projectionette', a term used to describe women projectionists who filled the position of absent male workers during the Second World War.
Title
Wartime Cinema-going
Subject
women projectionists
Description
This short silent film from Huntley Archives shows wartime cinemagoers enjoying a film projected by a 'projectionette', a term used to describe women projectionists who filled the position of absent male workers during the Second World War.
Source
The Huntley Archive
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPXvqlQzfoE
Publisher
YouTube
Date
11/10/2017
Format
Embedded video
Language
English
Type
Embedded video
Coverage
1940s
Embed Code
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