El Alamein Anniversary (1946)

Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unknown / unclear. Cuts from newsreel story 46/86 - El Alamein Anniversary. Reunion concert to mark the occasion of the 4th anniversary of the battle of El Alamein in the Royal Albert Hall, London. Several shots of singer Doreen Harris standing at a microphone and crooning ’Lili Marlene’. She is wearing a nice frock with a sparkling pattern around the neck. We can hear the audience singing along with this famous wartime song. Pan across the audience - all men, some in uniform, most in demob suits. Most are singing along, some smoking cigarettes. Section ends abruptly. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news age