Post Early For Christmas
1943 , United Kingdom (Other)
Cat no. 1390
A short information film urging people to post early for Christmas.
A man, played by Richard Massingham, sits in his armchair, wondering why he tied a knot in his handkerchief. There are shots of him fussing the cat and sitting back in his chair, still wondering. He goes to bed, still wondering why he tied the knot. He remembers and jumps out of bed. Sitting at his desk, he writes Christmas cards and wraps presents. The next morning, he leaves the house, still in his pyjamas, but remembers and rushes back to change. He runs across a field with his parcels.The final scene shows him at Christmas - alone.
Intertitles
Post early for Xmas. Post early this Christmas and not later than December 18th.
Background Information
The film was revised and released in 1951 as A KNOTTY PROBLEM. Massingham's narration was not used.
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Director : Richard Massingham
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Producer : Public Relation Films
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Sponsor : Ministry of Information
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Sponsor : General Post Office
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Producer : Richard Massingham
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Narrator : Richard Massingham
Manifestations
Post Early For Christmas
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- Barcode
- INV319660
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:01:23
- Modification Date
- 27/09/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 729775
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- Barcode
- INV352143
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:01:23
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 724895
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- Barcode
- INV375428
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- MP4 H264 digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:01:23
- Modification Date
- 31/08/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 724398
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV448637
- Canonical Identifier
- 2011/222
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Details
- Carrier Type
- 16mm film
- Colour System
- bw
- Colour Type
- bw
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:02:46
- Has Image
- Y
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identifier
- Image Polarity
- pos
- Modification Date
- 12/07/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 718925
- Sound
- sound
- Sound System
- optical
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV327946
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- DV digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:01:23
- Modification Date
- 10/05/2011
- Parts
- Reference
- 707910
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV220067
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- master digital
- Dimension
- Duration
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0:01:27
- Modification Date
- 11/11/2010
- Parts
- Reference
- 696888
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV308529
- Canonical Identifier
- TB 1968
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- DVD disk
- Dimension
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identifier
- Modification Date
- 12/02/2009
- Parts
- Reference
- 678095
- Sound
- sound
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV232381
- Canonical Identifier
- TB 1944
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- DVD disk
- Dimension
- Has Sound
- Y
- Identifier
- Modification Date
- 30/01/2009
- Parts
- Reference
- 677759
- Sound
- sound
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- Barcode
- INV??3495
- Canonical Identifier
- B-5099
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Identifier
- Modification Date
- 25/06/2021
- Parts
- Reference
- 565539
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- Activities
- Barcode
- INV240633
- Canonical Identifier
- A-2965
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Carrier Type
- 16mm film
- Identifier
- Modification Date
- 25/06/2021
- Parts
- Reference
- 564315
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- Barcode
- INV246516
- Canonical Identifier
- VP-756
- Canonical Title
- Unknown
- Duration
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0:02:00
- Identifier
- Modification Date
- 25/06/2021
- Parts
- Reference
- 563846
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Genre: Public Information Film
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Locations: United Kingdom (Other)
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Description Type: monographic
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Subject: postal services / Christmas
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