Reports: Tin can mail

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

439

Date Released

1 Nov 1937

Date submitted

23 Oct 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Autumn leaves
2. 2Reports: Tragic American plane crash
3. 3Reports: Tin can mail
4. 4Reports: Big spark in Paris
5. 5Reports: Christmas Pie
6. 6Electioneering: Supported by Carl Bernard
7. 7Screen
8. 8Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Spring racing in Australia
9. 9Skating
10. 10Shanghai

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 10

Section Title

Reports

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Tin Can Mail. SHOTLIST: Shot of ship at sea. Shot taken from sea of Island. Shot of mail placed in can and flung overboard. Shot of the vegetation on the island. Canoes leave the shore and pick up the mail. Shot of the canoes on the water. One man picks up the tin. Shot of the coast.

Keywords

Ships and boats; Communications; Postal services; Scenery and travel

Locations

Niafoo; Tonga

Footage sources

Sydney

Card file number

5832

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

36

Story extras:

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