London Scrapbook
{{short description|1942 British propaganda film by Derrick De Marney, Eugene Cekalski}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}
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| director = {{Plain list|*Derrick De Marney
| producer = Basil Wright
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| starring = {{Plain list|*Bessie Love
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| cinematography = A. H. Luff
| editing = Ralph Kemplen
| studio = Spectator Short Films
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| released = {{Film date|1942|05|ref1={{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZL0QAAAAIAAJ&q=%22London+Scrapbook%22|title=British Film and Television Yearbook|volume=3|publisher=British and American Film Press|date=1949|page=380}}}}
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
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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 and was released on the compilation DVD The British Home Front at War: London Can Take It! from the Imperial War Museum.{{cite web|url=http://www.iwmshop.org.uk/p/17911/London-Can-Take-It-(DVD)|website=Imperial War Museum Shop|title=London Can Take It!}}
Plot
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.{{cite magazine|magazine=Documentary News Letter|page=70|date=May 1942|title=New Documentary Films|url=https://archive.org/details/docu34film/page/70}}
Cast
- Bessie Love as herself
- Basil Radford as himself
- Leslie Mitchell as himself
- Patricia Hawks, Love's daughter, as herself (uncredited){{cite AV media|url=https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-london-scrapbook-1942-online|title=London Scrapbook|website=British Film Institute}}
References
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External links
- [https://player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-london-scrapbook-1942-online London Scrapbook] available for online viewing at the British Film Institute website
- {{IMDb title|0034989|London Scrapbook}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20190129181451/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b69e57718 London Scrapbook] at the British Film Institute{{better source needed|reason=Help request: a live link can be searched for at https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/search/expert - if available, replace the archive URL with the live link. Or if none found, remove this 'better source needed' template. | date=October 2023}}
Category:British World War II propaganda films
Category:British black-and-white films