Van Straten And His Orchestra 1940

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Van Straten and His Orchestra perform 'I'll Send You My Love Letter'.
Description

Titles read: "Over Now To VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA".

London, probably Pathe Studio.

Various shots of Van Straten and His Orchestra playing 'I'll Send You My Love Letter'. A girl singer appears and sings the lyrics. Superimposed over shots of the band we see someone writing a love letter, ("My darling, I am so very lonely here without you") supposedly to a man in the wartime services; the man's empty armchair; a hand touches a picture frame.

Strangely, there are no C/Us of the girl singer - from the L/S distance we see her in it is possible she is wearing glasses - could this be why?

Note: Van Straten's Orchestra / Band was also known as his Piccadilly Dance Band.
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Data

Film ID:

1202.12

Media URN:

15560

Group:

Pathetones

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

13/05/1940

Sound:

Sound

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:03:03:00

Time in/Out:

01:18:49:00 / 01:21:52:00

Canister:

PT 528

Comments (1)

Unknown user says

28th May 2012

Bandleader "van Straten" seen here is Leon van Straten.

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