| POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS A Ministry of Information comedy trailer to show how late Christmas post causes chaos in the sorting offices | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7304 |
| Catalog #: | 511568 | |
| Clip Number: | 511568-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | LSC 75 | |
| Timecode: | 01:46:10 - 01:47:44 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1942 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Busy BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Dreaming BEHAVIOR, HUMAN: Frustration LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England MAIL: Post Offices | |
| Description: | Tape 7304 B Same as catalog # 319757 POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS Film staring comedian Richard Hearne, aka Mr Pastry. CU Two letterboxes with many hands posting items of mail. Cut to MS A postoffice worker in an extremely busy sorting office. There are piles of letters everywhere. Delivery men bring more and more, and the letters mount up and come at the exasperated worker from all directions (even above). 'No, no, this is too much!' he cries. 'This is nothing - it's going to get much worse than this' comes the reply. He tries to sort the letters, but it's chaos and even more arrive. He begins to be 'drowned' by piles of post. Cut to MS the post office worker at home in bed having a nightmare. It's all been a dream. His wife enters and tells him that he'll be late for work if he doesn't hurry. The distressed man gets out of bed and walks directly to camera. CU the man pointing into the camera. 'This sort of thing wouldn't happen - if only you'd post early for Christmas'. He holds his head in dispair. End title: 'Post your chrismas mail not later than Dec 19th' | |
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