Other titles:POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS [Alternative Title]
Summary:Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer encouraging the public to post early for Christmas.
Description:The film opens with a drawing of telegraph poles and telephone lines over which a Post Office Telegraph envelope appears through stop-action filming. The envelope is addressed to the British Public Everywhere and the telegramme inside contains the message "many thanks your response my post early for xmas appeal last year. I know you will do even better this xmas. Postmaster General" Over brief shots of letters being posted in post boxes and a Christmas card being written, the commentary informs the public that 20th December is the last posting date for letters and cards and 18th December is the last posting date for packets and parcels. The commentary states "We are fair to you. We've given you the latest dates so be fair to the GPO and don't be the cause of a postal avalanche at the last minute" views of a queue of people waiting for their parcels to be weighed and a young women rushing in with a large piles of parcels. The commentary continues "Post now for Christmas and save transport for the war effort". The film ends with a woman's hands holding a 1941 Christmas card which opens to reveal a note of the latest posting dates.
Alternative Title:POST EARLY FOR CHRISTMAS [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NPB 11563
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (NPB 11563)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1941-1941
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
GPO (Production sponsor)
Publicity Pictures (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 130ft; Running time: 1 mins 25 secs
