Premier And Home Guard (1942)

Titles read: “PREMIER AND HOME GUARD“. London. At Horseguards Parade we see various shots of Prime Minister Winston Churchill making a speech before the County of London Civil Service Battalion of the Home Guard. Churchill says “The philosophers have argued that the pen is mightier than the sword, but here we have both“. He congratulates the men and tells them that they are doing a grand job in giving up spare time for the cause. He says that the security of the island cannot be achieved without their help. The troops give three cheers for Churchill and march past as he takes the salute. 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),