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Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Youth Helps Christmas Mail Delivery

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
707A
Date Released
24 Dec 1942
Date submitted
17 Sep 1942
Date submitted
21 Dec 1942
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Trailer: "Salvage of Rags"
  2. 2Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Rationing of Fashion
  3. 3Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Youth Helps Christmas Mail Delivery
  4. 4Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: China Looks to the Future
  5. 5Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Libya - All Services Co-Operate in Consolidation

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 5
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Children Help With Xmas Mail. DESCRIPTION: Schoolboys and girls have spent the first week of their holiday helping the Post Office to deliver the Christmas mail. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Children arriving at sorting office, SV & into camera, various interior shots of children signing employment form. Girls sorting letters, parcels etc., others franking & counting same by machine. Boys leaving depot with mail bags, some walking others riding bicycles; group of three, boy calls at house exterior shot arriving, interior shot door being opened, boy leaving house.
Keywords
Buildings and structures; Vehicles; Customs and traditions; Celebrations and festivals; Science and technology; Postal services
Locations
Slough; Buckinghamshire
Card file number
43210
Credits:
Camera
Graham T. Thompson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
57
Story extras:

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