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Documentary Feature -Variety Acts And Turns Of The Second World War 1939-1945 [DVD]

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Documentary Feature -Variety Acts And Turns Of The Second World War 1939-1945 [DVD] + Variety Acts and Turns of the Post War Years 1946-1949 [DVD] + Variety Acts and Turns of the Pre War Years 1938 - 1939 [DVD]
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Product details

  • Format: PAL
  • Region: All Regions
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: Exempt
  • Studio: Sfe
  • DVD Release Date: 3 Oct 2011
  • Run Time: 156 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B005ER6T86
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 26,555 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)

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Product Description

Variety ActsAnd TurnsOf The Second World War .
Another first on DVD Over 2 1/2 hours of the performances and songs sung by the
populist, morale boosting variety acts and singers of the Second World War. Artistswho
helped the frontline troops and home front civilians alike to Keep Smiling Through the
dark days of war.
Featuring balancing acts, strongmen, comedians, musicians and singers including
Flanagan & Allen, Gracie Fields, Robb Wilton, Sydney Burchall, Tommy Trinder, Peter
Sinclair, Vera Lynn, Max Wall, Joe Loss, Cyril Fletcher, Tommy Handley and Mantovani
among many, many more!
This release also celebrates the wartime work of ENSA - the 'Entertainments National
Service Association' set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for British armed service
personnel throughout the war. ENSA endearingly became known by the troops as 'Every
Night Something Awful!'
Another winning title in our distinctively retro-packaged best-selling Second World War
Collection!
TOTAL RUNNING TIME - 156 Mins REGION 0 - PAL

Product Description

Another first on DVD! Over 2 and a half hours of the performances and songs sung by the populist, morale boosting variety acts and singers of the Second World War. Artists who helped the front line troops and home front civilians alike to Keep Smiling Through the dark days of war. Featuring balancing acts, strongmen, comedians, musicians and singers including Flanagan & Allen, Gracie Fields, Robb Wilton, Sydney Burchall, Tommy Trinder, Peter Sinclair, VeraLynn, Max Wall, Joe Loss, Cyril Fletcher, Tommy Handley and Mantovani among many, many more! This release also celebrates the wartime work of ENSA-the 'Entertainments National Service Association' set up in 1939 to provide entertainment for British armed service personnel throughout the war. ENSA endearingly became known by the troops as 'Every Night Something Awful!'


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5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT!!! 25 April 2012
By DIVADEN
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This DVD is sooo good. Can't stop playing it! Wonderful to see the old performers on film and looking really rather uncomfortable out of their Music Hall settings! Wartime archive material fantastic. Memories of the songs that my Mum and Dad used to sing at parties too. Already got one for a friend who loves it too.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Historic Documentary 3 Dec 2011
By perria
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Was great fun to rediscover some of our lost entertainment heritage. Didn't know so much live veriety entertainment was no more.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Mum liked it... 31 Jan 2013
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...which was the object of the exercise!! She's 88, so it brought back some memories for her. Recommended for this age group.
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