London Scrapbook

{{short description|1942 British propaganda film by Derrick De Marney, Eugene Cekalski}}

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{{Use British English|date=May 2019}}

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| name = London Scrapbook

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| director = {{Plain list|*Derrick De Marney

  • Eugene Cekalski}}

| producer = Basil Wright

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| starring = {{Plain list|*Bessie Love

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| music = Douglas Moody

| 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}}}}

| runtime = 11 minutes

| 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

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