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

Issue No.
564
Date Released
25 Mar 1940
Date submitted
19 Mar 1940
Stories in this Issue:

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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:
Commentator
John Snagge
Length of story (in feet)
209
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News described by John Snagge (Courtesy of the BBC): Strange Affair in the Maginot Line', British Movietone News Issue No. 564, 25 Mar 1940. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/10723 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)