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London Scrapbook

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London Scrapbook
Directed by
Produced byBasil Wright[1]
Starring
CinematographyA. H. Luff[1]
Edited byRalph Kemplen[2]
Music byDouglas Moody[2]
Production
company
Spectator Short Films[1]
Release date
Running time
11 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

London Scrapbook is a 1942 British propaganda film directed by Derrick De Marney and Eugene Cekalski. It shows the physical devastation that the Blitz caused to London, and humorously communicates the postwar struggles of Londoners to Americans.

The film is preserved at the British Film Institute[2] and was released on the compilation DVD The British Home Front at War: London Can Take It! from the Imperial War Museum.[4]

Plot

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American Bessie Love and Englishman Basil Radford try to sell their short film about life in postwar London, specifically highlighting various rationing measures, including petrol, cigarettes, meat, and beer.[1][2]

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "New Documentary Films". Documentary News Letter. May 1942. p. 70.
  2. ^ a b c d e f London Scrapbook. British Film Institute.
  3. ^ British Film and Television Yearbook. Vol. 3. British and American Film Press. 1949. p. 380.
  4. ^ "London Can Take It!". Imperial War Museum Shop.
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