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.
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.
Cast
Bessie Love as herself
Basil Radford as himself
Leslie Mitchell as himself
Patricia Hawks, Love's daughter, as herself (uncredited)
References
External links
London Scrapbook available for online viewing at the British Film Institute website