Proudly She Marches

Proudly She Marches (1943)

This film from the Second World War is a report on how Canadian women were trained to handle many kinds of work in the Canadian Women's Army Corps, the Royal Canadian Air Force and the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service. Basic training, everyday life in the forces and the contribution of women to Canada's fighting strength are illustrated.

Date of release
1943-01-25
Runtime
18m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Jane Marsh

Casting

Interesting facts

Proudly She Marches is an 18-minute 1943 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film, directed by Jane Marsh and produced by Raymond Spottiswoode, described the work of Canadian women in uniform during the Second World War. The film's French version is titled Carrières de femmes.

Production

Typical of the NFB's Second World War documentary short films in the Canada Carries On series, Proudly She Marches was made in cooperation with the Director of Public Information, Herbert Lash. The film was created as a morale boosting propaganda film with another purpose, to dramatically depict women's changing roles in society.

Proudly She Marches was a compilation documentary that relied heavily on newsreel material but also included original footage shot at military bases in Canada to provide the background to the dialogue. The unusual use of intertitles similar to those used in silent film, overlaid over film images, provided onscreen dialogue for the audience.

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