London Scrapbook

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London Scrapbook
London Scrapbook film Opening titles (1942).jpg
Directed by
Produced by Basil Wright [1]
Starring
Cinematography A. H. Luff [1]
Edited by Ralph 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 short propaganda film directed by Derrick De Marney and Eugene Cekalski, and starring Bessie Love, Basil Radford and Leslie Mitchell. [4] It shows the physical devastation that the Blitz caused to London, and humorously communicates the postwar struggles of Londoners to Americans.

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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. [5]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "New Documentary Films". Documentary News Letter. May 1942. p. 70.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 London Scrapbook. British Film Institute .
  3. ↑ British Film and Television Yearbook. Vol. 3. British and American Film Press. 1949. p. 380.
  4. ↑ "London Scrapbook". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  5. ↑ "London Can Take It!". Imperial War Museum Shop.
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