Letter from Aldershot (1940)

Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film portrays the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot, England. Using an intimate letter home as a narrative device, this film reveals how the troops were received, what their living conditions were like, how they would get along with their English allies and how they spent their leisure time.

Date of release
1940-01-01
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
9m
Genres
Documentary, War
Director
John Taylor

Interesting facts

Letter from Aldershot is a nine-minute 1940 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was directed by John Taylor and produced by Stuart Legg.

Production

Typical of the NFB's Canada Carries On series of morale-boosting propaganda short films, Letter from Aldershot was made in cooperation with the Director of Public Information, Herbert Lash. Using the format of a newsreel, the film relied heavily on the work of the Realist Film Unit (RFU), based in London to chronicle the arrival, training and extracurricular activities of the Canadian First Division in England. Working with sound editing by V.H.

The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Letter from Aldershot. Greene, known for his work on both radio broadcasts as a news announcer at CBC as well as narrating many of the Canada Carries On series. His sonorous recitation led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and to some observers, the "voice-of-God".

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