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Summary: A fictional 'day in the life' of a Royal Corps of Signals Despatch rider.
Description: After introducing himself to the camera, he is seen receiving orders at 6.00 am in London to get an urgent message to a Brigadier before he embarks on a destroyer near Glasgow at 6.00 the same evening: he is given authority to break speed limits if he has to, but is asked not to if possible. Film follows him through various incidents - challenged by a sentry on a bridge with anti-tank obstacles near London - detour round a street closed because of unexploded bomb (asks a postwoman the way) - requisitions petrol from an army lorry - lunch in a village south of Carlisle - asks a boy the way in Gretna - has a puncture - asks policeman the way in Glasgow - gets to the waiting Naval cutter just before the Brigadier ("I needn't have hurried after all").
Production Details: War Office (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Army Film Unit (Production company)
Stewart, Hugh1910-12-142011-05-31 (Production individual)
Carrick, Edward (Production individual)
Addinsell, Richard (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: British Army, Royal Corps of Signals (regiment/service)
Keywords: communications, British military - message: motorcycle despatch rider (object name)
operations, British military - movement (object name)
transport, British military - 2/3 wheel: motorcycle (object name)
London, England, UK (geography)
GB, Scotland & Glasgow, Lanark (geography)
GB, Scotland & Gretna Green, Dumf (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 704 ft; Running time: 8 mins
HD Media:
Notes: Documentation/associated material: COI file - script, synopsis
