Van Straten And His Orchestra (1940)

Titles read: “Over Now To VAN STRATEN AND HIS ORCHESTRA“. London, probably Pathe Studio. Various shots of Van Straten and His Orchestra playing ’I’ll Send You My Love Letter’. A girl singer appears and sings the lyrics. Superimposed over shots of the band we see someone writing a love letter, (“My darling, I am so very lonely here without you“) supposedly to a man in the wartime services; the man’s empty armchair; a hand touches a picture frame. Strangely, there are no C/Us of the girl singer - from the L/S distance we see her in it is possible she is wearing glasses - could this be why? Note: Van Straten’s Orchestra / Band was also known as his Piccadilly Dance Band. 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 i