Broken in the Wars

Broken in the Wars
Directed byCecil M. Hepworth
StarringHenry Edwards
Chrissie White
Alma Taylor
John Hodge
Production
company
Release date
  • 1919 (1919)
CountryUnited Kingdom

Broken in the Wars is a 1919 British silent drama film directed by Cecil Hepworth and starring Henry Edwards, Chrissie White and Alma Taylor.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3] It was made by Hepworth Picture Plays. The film is available to view online in the UK via the BFI Player

Cast

References

  1. ^ BFI.org
  2. ^ Napper, Lawrence (10 September 2018). "'Broken in the Wars' and the King's Fund". At the Pictures. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  3. ^ Bamford p.5-6

Bibliography

  • Bamford, Kenton. Distorted Images: British National Identity and Film in the 1920s. I.B. Tauris, 1999.


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