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Description: The central story - an RAF pilot, disappointed at being left behind so another man can lead a raid, tells his girlfriend why he is depressed, but is then called to lead the raid after all. The girl, depressed in turn, tells another girl, who mentions the forthcoming raid in a bar. The barkeeper, a spy, passes the message on, in an amusement arcade; his contact tips off the Luftwaffe. A security officer, however, overheard the incident at the bar - the raid is called off, and the spy arrested. This story is presented by the same security officer as an example of the need for caution in short introductory and closing sequences, with comedy overtones.
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Ealing Studios (Production company)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Production company)
Carstairs, John Paddy (Production individual)
Balcon, Michael Elias (Production individual)
Carstairs, John Paddy (Production individual)
Pertwee, Roland (Production individual)
MacDougall, Roger (Production individual)
Clunes, Alec (Production cast)
Culver, Roland (Production cast)
Dudley Ward, Penelope (Production cast)
Fleming, Ian (Production cast)
Hughes, Roddy (Production cast)
Lawton, Frank (Production cast)
Lexy, Edward (Production cast)
Parsons, Patrick (Production cast)
Rendel, Robert (Production cast)
Rosmer, Milton (Production cast)
Vyner, Margaret (Production cast)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords: propaganda, British - security (object name)
GB, England (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 1090 ft; Running time: 12 mins
Notes: Remarks: Ealing Studios have amusing ideas about what the inside of British, and outside of German, aircraft will look like.
Documentation/associated material: COI file - shotlist, dialogue
