BFI Screenonline: They Keep the Wheels Turning (1942)

They Keep the Wheels Turning (1942)

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Director	Francis Searle
Production Companies	Gaumont-British Screen Services, Ministry of War Transport
Scenario	Harold B.Goodwin
Photography	Walter J.Harvey

From the Imperial War Museum Loan Collection

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The repair of civilian vehicles and the ability of women to undertake this type of work.

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Produced for the Ministry of Information with the Ministry of War Transport this film stresses the importance of repairing existing civilian vehicles and shows the ability of women to take on this sort of work. It also contains a mild plea to skilled workers not to enlist in the forces.

IWM Film and Video Archive Loans Catalogue (2000)

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	Complete film (8:13)

	GALLERY / SCRIPTS / AUDIO

	SEE ALSO

	Jane Brown Changes her Job (1941)
	Millions Like Us (1943)
	Night Shift (1942)