Salvage with a Smile
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| Directed by | Adrian Brunel |
| Screenplay by | Adrian Brunel |
| Produced by | Ministry of Supply |
| Starring | Aubrey Mallalieu Ronald Shiner Kathleen Harrison |
| Cinematography | Leslie Rowson |
| Edited by | Ernest Aldridge |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Salvage with a Smile is a 1940 British short black-and-white public information film directed and written by Adrian Brunel and starring Aubrey Mallalieu, Kathleen Harrison, Ronald Shiner and Phyllis Morris.[1][2] It was produced by Ealing Studios and the Ministry of Supply for the Ministry of Information.
Synopsis
[edit]The educational film aims to help the "people back home" save paper, bones and metal, for the war effort.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Aubrey Mallalieu as the professor
- Kathleen Harrison as the housekeeper
- Ronald Shiner as the dustman
- Phyllis Morris as Miss Green
Reception
[edit]Kine Weekly wrote: "For those wishful to help but uncertain of the method, the M.O.I. offers simple suggestions and illustrate the many uses to which the nation's salvage is put."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Salvage with a Smile". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
- ^ "SALVAGE WITH A SMILE (1940)". BFI Film & TV Database. Archived from the original on 2 September 2009.
- ^ The National Archives | Focus on Film | 1900-45 | World War Two | Salvage with a Smile
- ^ "Salvage with a Smile". Kine Weekly. 282 (1741): 19. 29 August 1940. ProQuest 2339678936.
External links
[edit]- Salvage with a Smile at the British Film Institute[better source needed]
- Salvage with a Smile on YouTube
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