Comforts For Seamen (1940)

Full title reads: “Comforts For Seamen“. VS The crew of a minesweeper boat coming ashore where they are met by women who give them presents of food, clothes and other articles like playing cards and a dartboard. All the gifts were made or grown by the women who volunteered for the job of providing comforts for the seamen. Ends with great CU of sailor winking at the camera. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.