https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/26963114-b6fe-4d66-a05a-6a3d6329f3af Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCddem5RlB3bQe99wyY49g0g/join Help us preserve, scan and post more rare and endangered films! Join us on Patreon. Visit https://www.patreon.com/PeriscopeFilm Visit our website www.PeriscopeFilm.com This film "Friends in Need" dates to 1945 and was produced by Alan Field and the National Film Board of Canada in cooperation with the Canadian Allied Relief Fund. The film is a plea to Canadians to help provide textiles and much-needed clothing for those left destitute, homeless, ragged, and hungry by World War II. The film describes the severe aftermath of war in Europe, focusing on the town of West Capel in Holland and the broader struggles of European people who are bewildered, ragged, hungry, and cold. Agencies are concerned about malnutrition, tuberculosis, and other diseases, but resources are scarce. Despite the absence of fighting, the struggle to survive continues, with children eating hungrily and attending school in poor conditions. In North America, people are donating old clothing, and volunteers are working to collect, pack, and ship these items to Europe. Dock workers and sailors transport the clothing to help Europe and China face the threat of winter. Harbors are repaired to distribute aid based on need. The film highlights severe shortages in Greece, Poland, Belgium, Holland, and Yugoslavia, where people lack basic clothing and shelter. Personal stories emphasize the importance of even the smallest items of clothing. The text concludes by stressing the need for health as the foundation for rebuilding lives and achieving lasting peace, with clothing, shoes, and bedding being critical to improving health and starting the world on the path to peace. 0 0:00-0:12: Music plays. 0:29-0:35: Introduction to West Capel, a seaside town in Holland. 0:35-1:04: Description of the town's struggle with the aftermath of war, including saltwater floods that spoil the earth and damage infrastructure. 1:04-1:31: The people of Europe are described as bewildered, ragged, hungry, and cold, trying to rebuild their lives with basic necessities like warmth, shelter, and food. 1:31-2:06: Agencies are concerned about malnutrition, tuberculosis, and diseases caused by cold and hunger, but resources are scarce. 2:30-2:42: There has been no fighting in Europe for months, except the struggle to survive. 2:57-3:23: Children are eating hungrily and going to school, but basic needs like warmth are still unmet. 3:32-4:06: In North America, people are donating old clothing to help those in need in Europe. 4:06-4:33: Volunteers work to collect, pack, and ship clothing to Europe. 4:42-5:03: Dock workers and sailors transport the clothing across the ocean to help Europe and China face the threat of winter. 5:17-5:35: Harbors are repaired to distribute aid without discrimination, based on need. 5:41-6:43: Descriptions of severe shortages in Greece, Poland, Belgium, Holland, and Yugoslavia, where people lack basic clothing and shelter. 6:43-7:02: Personal stories of loss and the importance of even the smallest items of clothing. 7:09-7:28: Emphasis on the need for health as the foundation for rebuilding lives and achieving lasting peace. 7:37-7:58: The critical importance of providing clothing, shoes, and bedding to improve health and start the world on the path to peace. Motion picture films don't last forever; many have already been lost or destroyed. For almost two decades, we've worked to collect, scan and preserve the world as it was captured on 35mm, 16mm and 8mm movies -- including home movies, industrial films, and other non-fiction. If you have endangered films you'd like to have scanned, or wish to donate celluloid to Periscope Film so that we can share them with the world, we'd love to hear from you. Contact us via the weblink below. This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit http://www.PeriscopeFilm.com Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AqRFmCRPtI Mirrored from Periscope Film (https://www.youtube.com/@PeriscopeFilm) Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:26:33 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://peertube.dngr.us https://peertube.dngr.us/lazy-static/avatars/41a6fee9-7f57-42d0-a5fc-5db4f1af2e31.png https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/26963114-b6fe-4d66-a05a-6a3d6329f3af All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://peertube.dngr.us/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.