Summary:Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer advising the public to make all non-essential journeys between 10am and 4pm.
Description:The film opens with an image of a clock showing 8 o'clock superimposed over a shot of a railway station followed by a second sequence of an empty desk with the superimposed clock at 10 o'clock. The commentary asks "why are people late for work" as a young women rushes through a door towards the empty desk. The commentary answers "Why because of you, and you and you" over shots of a woman looking in a shop window, a woman carrying bags and a small dog and holding up a queue of people whilst searching for her train ticket and a woman with shopping bags struggling to get on a crowded bus. The commentary continues "Before 10 in the morning and after 4 at night transport is wanted for essential workers. So do your shopping between 10 and 4. After 4 millions of workers are on the move. They must travel". Montage of brief shots of a worker clocking-out, a large numbers of workers leaving a factory, women leaving a building, a small group queuing to get on a bus and a large number of people waiting to get on a platform at a train station. Over a high angle shot looking across the concourse of Waterloo station, London the commentary requests "Please do not travel in the rush hour" The film ends with the titles TRAVEL BETWEEN 10 and 4 DON'T TRAVEL IN THE RUSH HOUR.
Alternative Title:RUSH HOUR [Alternative Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:NPB 12848
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (NPB 12848)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-1943
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Ministry of War Transport (Production sponsor)
Paul Rotha Productions (Production company)
Loew, R (Production individual)
Personalities, Units and Organisations:
Keywords:
Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 123ft; Running time: 1 min 20 secs
