. - United In Peace AKA Rafa (1947)

Title reads: “United in Peace“. A man is seated at desk, the name label “Richard Murdoch“ rests on desk - underneath someone has written in chalk, “Stinker“. He puts down his newspaper and talks to camera. This is a short film that was shown before the main feature. We see shots of a city “could be any city“ says Richard Murdoch, but it looks like Liverpool. Various shots of people at work: a hairdresser, bus conductor, railway station booking clerk, cost clerk at the motor works. Shots of what their lives were three years previously, during World War II. All worked for the Royal Air Force (RAF). Shots of planes, bombing, maintenance of aircraft etc. Royal Air Force Association social club. The people featured earlier meet up to talk, play snooker, perform amateur dramatics, cricket, badminton, swimming, football. Map of Britain showing where branches located. Headquarters in London. C/U of filing drawers. Mechanical filing and address system. Magazine “Airmail“ being printed and p
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