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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.

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
May 1942[1][3]
Running time
11 minutes[2]
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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


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



References


  1. "New Documentary Films". Documentary News Letter. May 1942. p. 70.
  2. 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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