| Trailer: KEEP YOUR TALKS SHORT asking public to minimise telephone use. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 5702 | |
| Catalog #: | 320131 | |
| Clip Number: | 320131-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | 43/38 | |
| Timecode: | 01:03:25 - 01:04:55 | |
| Location: | England | |
| Year Shot: | 1943 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | COMMERCIALS: Public Service COMMUNICATIONS: Telephone LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England WORLD WAR TWO, HOMEFRONT: Rationing & Shortages | |
| Description: | Trailer: KEEP YOUR TALKS SHORT (aka SHORTER TRUNK CALLS) asking public to minimise telephone use. VS Showing factory manager in the North trying to phone London on war production business and unable to get a line because they are engaged with personal calls. An appeal to people not to chatter on the phone Keep your talks short. WS engine factory. Various shots of armament factory. CU manager on telephone. Frustrated man in office talks to telephone operator about needing to get through, but all the lines are engaged. CU operator - she tells the manager all the lines are busy. Manager looks angry, he tells her it is important war work. Shots of telegraph wires. Interesting multi-image superimpositions shows people having needless conversations on the phones. Split screen effect showing various men and women on the telephone - they are all having frivolous conversations or gossipy chats. CU manager on the telephone - he slams the telephone down after being told that he has to wait another 20 minutes. End title: "Telephone line time is precious - keep your talks short". | |
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