Letters From Home (1944)

C, U of soldier in uniform smoking a cigarette and reading a letter. As he reads the sound of a woman s voice is heard on the soundtrack as if she is reading the letter. As she speaks we see images which illustrate the things she is telling her husband about. She tells her husband that the children are well and we see them playing in fields, having a ride on a tractor and doing some gardening. The little girl is seen walking along with a dolly, she then helps her mother with the washing up cute. The woman tells her husband that their house is looking beautiful and that they are growing their own vegetables. She arranges some flowers in a vase by a photograph of her absent husband. The young boy has found a bird s nest, the little girl and mother come to look at it. A suit is taken out of the wardrobe and the wife gives it a good brush then hangs it on the washing line. She says she is trying to stop the moths getting at his suits. She sighs and says: Won t it be wonderful when you are wearin