A propaganda film urging people to buy British goods, made by the National
Union of Manufacturers and with a supporting statement by the Prime Minister
Stanley Baldwin. The film uses a mixture of fiction and documentary shots to
convey its message. The thorny issue of trade and imports is raised and
explained in a fictional sequence involving a salesman losing an order because
of the import of cheaper, inferior goods (in this case from Germany). The
effects of this lost order are clearly shown - closed factories. A
businesswoman, Mrs Wells, contrasts this situation with one where British goods
are bought - the high street thrives and better factories and working conditions
are created. The film ends with a shot of Baldwin addressing a crowd, and an
intertitle gives his support to the 'Buy British goods' campaign.
Complete film (6:47)
