Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Strange Affair in the Maginot Line
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 6 / 6
- Section Title
- Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC)
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: George Formby With the BEF. DESCRIPTION: George Formby entertains the troops with ‘When I’m Cleaning Windows’ and ‘Sitting on a Mine in the Maginot Line’. SHOTLIST: George Formby gets thrown out of an estaminet but collects himself and sings "When I’m Cleaning Windows" to some troops. Later he gets arrested but again sings, this time its "Sitting on a Mine in the Maginot Line" and he renders it sitting on a lorry.
- Keywords
- Music and dance; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Weapons; Curiosities; Performing arts; Military
- Card file number
- 38566
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- John Snagge
- Length of story (in feet)
- 209
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