THE LORD MAYOR'S NATIONAL AIR RAID DISTRESS FUND [Main Title]

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  • Title: THE LORD MAYOR'S NATIONAL AIR RAID DISTRESS FUND [Main Title]
  • Film Number: MGH 4601
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  • Summary: Sir George Wilkinson, seated for the camera, addresses an appeal to cinema patrons on behalf of the Air Raid Distress Fund over film of Queen Elizabeth (patron of the Fund) visiting scenes of destruction and distress caused by "indiscriminate bombing". A lady with a collecting tin (and a distinctive actress voice of the period) asks "Will you buy a flag?"
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  • Colour: B&W
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  • Object_Number: MGH 4601
  • Sound: Sound
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (MGH 4601)
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  • Production Date: 1941
  • Production Country: GB
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  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Sound Soundtrack language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 94 ft; Running time: 1 min
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