Summary: Explanation of a plan for a large-scale mobile canteen service, to be rushed at need to blitzed areas all over Britain.
Description:The vans are gifts from the USA and the Queen, hence the service's name. Opening shots set scene in a pub during 'alert' - Queen's Messenger Service receives call - staff assigned to different vehicles (stores, kitchens, canteens and water-tanker:- each 'Flying Squad' has 8 vehicles, and a total of 18 squads is planned) - the convoy on the road - arrival at bombed-out town, and establishment of a central base where cooking is done: canteen vans take out soup, sandwiches and tea to outlying areas - scenes of distressed inhabitants of bombed street cheered by arrival of a canteen.
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:UKY 356
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941-07-1941-07
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Food (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Strand ('a Jay Lewis Production') (Production Company)
Lewis, Jay Gardner (Production individual)
Wright, Basil (Production individual)
Gibbs, G E (Production individual)
Jago, Jo (Production individual)
Gordon, Michael (Production individual)
Rhind, Al (Production individual)
Allen, Frederick (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:Footage: 604 ft; Running time: 7 mins