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White Eagle, The August 1940 - March 1941 R2 of 3

Reel Number: 221251-02

Color: Black and White

Sound: SD

Year / Date: 1939,1940,1941

Country: England Scotland UNITED KINGDOM,Poland,United Kingdom,USSR

Location: London,Scotland,Warsaw

TC Begins: 13:10:23

TC Ends: 13:19:33

Duration: 00:09:10

The White Eagle, August 1940 - March 1941 R2 of 3 LS Parliament Building from the river (not clear), traffic policeman on street, street scenes, traffic, people, LS Big Ben, Houses of Parliament, woman closes curtains, London at night, CU sign of Polish Society in London, women in Polish library. German planes take off from French airfield, CU air raid alert sign turned over, men w/ binoculars on the look out. LS planes in the sky, CU policeman. 13:11:15 Polish boy puts together plane model, shots of shooting, woman soldier, men w/ binoculars. People work in film cutting room, editing film cans on the shelves, rewinds & light table, film, film reels, storage shelves. Men look up w/ binoculars, explosions, St Pauls Cathedral(?), bridge over Thames, night explosions, flashing lights. CU Polish boy Andrew lies in bed, counts the bomb explosion. CU cat. Polish soldiers, sailors, airmen in shelter party in crypt of Polish church, all smile, play accordions, sing. 13:13:32 Houses on fire, 2 men w/ binoculars, fire brigade on the scene, man types materials for next day’s newspaper, printing room, big machinery. CU newspapers printed, night shooting, CU Andrew sleeping, cat scared by the explosion noise; glass of water shakes on bedside table. Fire brigade work at putting out fires, various shots of houses on fire, big flames. Air Raid Alert sign turned to All Clear. Busy traffic on city road, streets full of rubble, people outside burned down film studio, people cross the road. Policeman directs Andrew on his way to deliver mornings papers, boy walks past battered buildings. Police Danger sign, people work in rubble, various shots of city in ruins. 13:14:47 Polish boy on street, ext. Polish book shop, CU Polish newspapers, Polish soldiers in Scotland, troops line up on country road. General gives award to young soldier who lost his leg in Narvik, gives kisses on the cheeks; high angle ground force running thru fields, tanks on country road, fighter planes over. Soldiers pose for camera, dance Polish Mazurka dance, people in the hall lwatch Polish woman dancing, applause. 13:16:34 LS plane in the sky, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth inspects Polish army camps in Scotland. CU soldiers, King inspects troops, looks at map, King & Queen look at army plans, check camp territory, look at army flag, speak to soldiers. 13:17:31 2 soldiers w/ gun on the field, CU big waves at night, LS ship on water, Polish sailors on board, various shots of navy ships. CU men on board, aim big gun. LS plane drops bombs, ships guns loaded, shooting, plane falls into water. 13:18:49 Men in ship’s engine room, various machinery; sailor w/ binocular, various signals w/ flags, send coded light signals to another ship, look at dark sea, play cards, ext ship. WWII British Homefront; Polish Government in Exile; Asylum; Incentive;

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