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Hpo, The: Heavenly Post Office

Synopsis
The Post Office slogan at the time was: ‘It’s heaven to receive a greetings telegram. Be an angel and send one!' Lotte Reiniger translated this into a silhouette film that did much to promote telegram greetings.
Series
Early Cinema Commercials: Animation
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. VHS. dufaycolour. 4 min.
Year of production
1938
Availability
Sale
Notes
See: EARLY CINEMA COMMERCIALS: ANIMATION for availability on compilation videocassette.
Subjects
Media studies
Keywords
animation films; postal services

Credits

Director
Lotte Reiniger
Contributor
Brian Easdale

Production Company

Name

GPO Film Unit

Distributor

Name

Post Office Film & Video Library

Email
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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