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Westward Ho!

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Wartime short promoting the evacuation if urban children to rural areas.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 1940-05-05

Runtime: 9 mins

Director: Thorold Dickinson

Spoken language: English

Genres: War, Documentary

Original title: Westward Ho!

Production Companies: D&P Studios

Production Countries: United Kingdom

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