Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Naval Postman

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
628A
Date Released
19 Jun 1941
Date submitted
Jun 1941
Date submitted
14 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Our USSR Envoy in London
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Free French Cadets Have English St Cyr
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Short Story of a Short Soldier
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Mrs Roosevelt’s Own Evacuee
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Officers Cook Food, Eat and Like It
  6. 6Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Reinforcements for Gibraltar
  7. 7Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: RAF Rubber Dinghies for Life Saving
  8. 8Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Naval Postman
  9. 9Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Navy Takes a Plunge
  10. 10Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: How Habbaniyah Was Held
  11. 11Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New US Bomber
  12. 12Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: Recruitment for Industry

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Naval Postman. DESCRIPTION: An important event at sea is the arrival of the mail. SHOTLIST: Shots of the cruiser to which the mail has to be delivered. The mail is swung aboard and the men get their letters although all one gets is three income tax demands. Then a special message is passed over.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Curiosities; Communications; Postal services; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40861
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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