- Title: Cartoon touts war-bond effort
- Date: 17th June 1918
- Summary: SLATE INFORMATION: Weapons ENGLAND: INT TITLE: MAIN TITLE - animated. Animated drawing of an inkwell with quill, cheque book & picture frame. The quill & cheque book begin to quiver. CU. "Drill Instructions" appear in the picture frame: "For those who will not be using a rifle. 1. Take the pen boldly. 2. Write freely 3. Practise Regularly. The Reason - Why!" CU. A hand opens the cheque book & quill is used to make out a cheque reading: C 2 IT Date: now Pay National Credit Fund. Buy National War Bonds Your utmost - B.A. Patriot. Quill in inkwell, drill instructions & open cheque book. Title - WEAPONS. The W of "weapons" then becomes Kaiser Wilhelm's moustache & he is depicted crying - the quill wipes away a tear. The letters in WEAPONS then transpose to WEAPON. animated, drawing, drill, instructions, checkbook, handwriting, war effort, home front, Great War, First World War, WWI, World War I, war
- Embargoed: 2nd July 1918 13:00
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- Location: ENGLAND
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- Country: United Kingdom
- Topics: Domestic Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA1K2YNNGHGCSD8JH35QR3SJLTZ
- Story Text: An animated short by Anson-Dyer uses drawings to urge viewers to help the cause by purchasing war bonds
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