Broken in the Wars

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[]

• Henry Edwards - Joe
• Chrissie White - Mrs. Joe
• Alma Taylor - Lady Dorothea
• John Hodge - Himself
• Gerald Ames - Customer
• John MacAndrews - Customer

References[]

Bibliography[]

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

External links[]

• Broken in the Wars at IMDb
• https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-broken-in-the-wars-1918-online
• https://atthepictures.photo.blog/2018/09/10/broken-in-the-wars-and-the-kings-fund/

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