Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Naval Postman

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
628A
Date Released
19 Jun 1941
Date submitted
Jun 1941
Date submitted
14 Jun 1941
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 12
Section Title
Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Naval Postman. DESCRIPTION: An important event at sea is the arrival of the mail. SHOTLIST: Shots of the cruiser to which the mail has to be delivered. The mail is swung aboard and the men get their letters although all one gets is three income tax demands. Then a special message is passed over.
Keywords
Ships and boats; Curiosities; Communications; Postal services; Navy; Military
Footage sources
Rota
Card file number
40861
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
37
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Movietone’s War Time News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: The Naval Postman', British Movietone News Issue No. 628A, 19 Jun 1941. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/11743 (Accessed 30 Jul 2025)