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Broken in the Wars
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Wikipedia article
'Broken in the Wars' is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and Alma Taylor.[https://web.archive.org/web/20090213115538/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/title/65737 BFI.org] The Pensions Minister John Hodge appeared in the film to promote the King's Fund, which supported recently demobilised ex-servicemen. The fund had been criticized by veterans' organisations on the grounds that it was a government backed charity providing relief that should have been provided by the state. The film attempts to assure audiences that the King's Fund is not a charity. A cobbler returning from the First World War is persuaded by his aristocratic former employer and the Pensions Minister to receive a grant that will enable him to open his own shop.Bamford p.5-6 It was made by Hepworth Picture Plays. The film is available to view online in the UK via the [https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-broken-in-the-wars-1918-online BFI Player]
Cast
* Henry Edwards - Joe
* Chrissie White - Mrs. Joe
* Alma Taylor - Lady Dorothea
* John Hodge - Himself
* Gerald Ames - Customer
* John MacAndrews - Customer
References
Bibliography
* Bamford, Kenton. 'Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s'. I.B. Tauris, 1999.
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