CALLING BLIGHTY NO 59 (WARRINGTON)
This film is held by the Imperial War Museum (ID: MGH 4161).
Synopsis
British servicemen in India, relaxing in a studio set bar with a piano accompanist, speak directly to camera to send brief messages of reassurance and endearment home to their relatives and friends in Warrington, Lancashire. All then sing the Vera Lynn song "We'll meet again".
Notes
Original rusty can marked General Staff, India Army Film Centre, CB 59. Only internal clue to production date is remark "You should get these things by Christmas", implying late 1945. For history of CALLING BLIGHTY series see article by Paul Sargent in IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM REVIEW No. 7, pp 23-33.
Titles
- CALLING BLIGHTY NO 59 (WARRINGTON)
Technical Data
- Year:
- 1945
- Running Time:
- 12 minutes
- Film Gauge (Format):
- 35mm
- Colour:
- B & W
- Sound:
- Sound
- Footage:
- 1114 ft
Production Credits
- Production Countries:
- India
- Sponsor
- Directorate of Welfare and Amenities
- Production company
- Service Film Centre India