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Westward Ho! is a British film of genre War directed by Thorold Dickinson
Westward Ho! (1940)
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Add to a movie listLength 8minutes
Directed by Thorold Dickinson
OriginUnited-kingdom
Themes Documentary films about war, Documentary films about historical events, Political films, Documentary films about World War II
Rating60%
Westward Ho! is a 1940 British public information film about the evacuation of children during the Second World War, directed by Thorold Dickinson. At the time, evacuation was a controversial policy, and the film was produced with the aim of building support for it. Westward Ho! was the first of a series of five-minute propaganda films distributed weekly to cinemas between 1940 and 1942.
Synopsis
A group of schoolchildren from London are preparing for evacuation. After a medical examination, they meet at a railway station, uncertain of their destination. The train arrives and their journey to the countryside begins. Many of them have never seen the countryside before, and enjoy looking out of the carriage windows during the trip.Comments
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