Learning on ScreenFairy of the Phone, The
- Synopsis
- A comedy with musical sequences including an opening song featuring a chorus of telephonists. The script was based on page 6 of the 1936 London telephone directory - instructions to subscribers on how to use the telephone - and the practical fairy of the title repeatedly materialises to make sure users do this properly.
- Series
- Post Office in the Thirties, The: Providing a Service
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 13 min.
- Year of production
- 1936
- Availability
- Sale
- Notes
- See: THE POST OFFICE IN THE THIRTIES: PROVIDING A SERVICE for availability on compilation videocassette.
- Subjects
- Technology
- Keywords
- history of technology; telephones
Credits
- Director
- William Coldstream
- Producer
- Basil Wright
- Contributor
- C Sullivan; James E Rogers; Walter Leigh
Production Company
- Name
GPO Film Unit
Distributor
- Name
Post Office Film & Video Library
- poes@edist.co.uk
- Phone
- 01795 426465
- Fax
- 01795 474871
- Address
- c/o Post Office Education Services
PO Box 145
Sittingbourne
Kent
ME10 1NH - Notes
- Contact: Barry Wiles
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