IMPORTATION OF CEREALS; COMMANDER IN CHIEF VISITING INDIAN TROOPS; ENSA FILM SHOW AT DESERT CAMP [Allocated Title]

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  • Title: IMPORTATION OF CEREALS; COMMANDER IN CHIEF VISITING INDIAN TROOPS; ENSA FILM SHOW AT DESERT CAMP [Allocated Title]
  • Film Number: AYY 194/5-7
  • Other titles: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Summary: 26 Feb 1942. Wheat bags at Port Tewfik, Egypt. Labourers carrying bags. 26 Feb 1942. Commander in Chief visiting No 8 Reinforcement Camp, Mena. Inspecting buildings and soldiers' tent. Also visits the Vice Commanding Officer's houseboat. 26 Feb 1942. ENSA party arriving at Mena Camp. ENSA girls and a fatigue party erect the stage. Various shots from the show, entitled Girls in Uniform. Shots of the mixed audience of British, Australian, Rhodesian and Indian troops.
  • Description:
  • Alternative Title: BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]
  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: AYY 194/5-7
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM
  • Featured Period: 1939-1945
  • Production Date: 1942-02-26
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: War Office Film Unit (Production company) Hopkinson (Sergeant) (Production individual) Ostinelli, L U (Production individual) Crapper, G (Production individual)
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 3 Footage: 946 ft; Running time: 10 mins
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