Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 The Old-Age Pensions Act 1908 is an Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom, passed in 1908. The Act is often regarded as one of the foundations of modern social welfare in the United Kingdom and forms part of the wider social welfare reforms of the Liberal Government of 1906–1914. Individuals over the age of 70 years got a total of 5 Shillings per week and couples over the age of 70 years got a total of 7 Shillings 5 Pence per week. The Act provided for a non-contributory old age pension for people over the
As You Were (film) As You Were (film) As You Were is a 1951 American comedy film directed by Bernard Girard and starring William Tracy, Joe Sawyer and Russell Hicks. It is a Service comedy, released as B movie by the low-budget Lippert Pictures company. It was one of eight films featuring Tracy as Sergeant Dorian 'Dodo' Doubleday and features footage from their first 1941 film "Tanks a Million". Robert L. Lippert was meant to make a series of films with Hal Roach Jr including twelve films for television. Roach's company was R and J Productions, and "As You Were" was their first collaboration.