| AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB U.S. servicemen get a taste of home at the American Eagle Club | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7049 | |
| Catalog #: | 510242 | |
| Clip Number: | 510242-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 277 | |
| Timecode: | 01:22:18 - 01:26:52 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ENTERTAINMENT/RADIO: Misc. FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Commercial Kitchens FOOD/RESTAURANTS: Institutional LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London MILITARY: Misc, USA ORGANIZATIONS: Clubs, Misc RECREATION: Games, Checkers RECREATION: Games, Darts WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Rest & Recreation | |
| Description: | AMERICAN EAGLE CLUB U.S. servicemen get a taste of home at the American Eagle Club London. C/U American Stars and Stripes flag (Old Glory), the camera pans down to The American Eagle Club for U.S and other allied servicemen in London. M/S servicemen entering the club. C/U board telling them what's on. M/S as they sign in and go into the information centre to find out what is going on in the city. M/S of men taking a shower and getting dressed afterwards. A tailor sews on buttons and mends uniforms for them. M/S price list for repairs and ironing services. M/S of ladies cooking in the kitchen. Various shots as the food is handed out, various shots as the men eat. M/S of the men drinking American coffee. M/S of Mrs Clementine Churchill signing the visitors book and chatting to the servicemen. M/S Games room where the men play darts and checkers. M/S of the reading and writing room where they sit and write letters home. M/S as they sit in the radio room. Various good shots as serviceman send messages home over the radio, the others laugh and applaud. Very cute. | |
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