Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Trailer: Buy in Bulk
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- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Trailer - Buy in Bulk Stamps. SHOTLIST: CU 2 1/2d postage stamp. Wipe to queue in Post Office, at head is man with many parcels. 2 shots of queue, people are falling asleep, reading newspapers etc. In next shot some sit on floor, others are eating, men playing cards. WIPE to address being written on envelope. MS book of stamps taken from letter rack. CU stamp torn from book and stuck on. GV man stands. GV exterior of house, man out & walks to postbox. CU woman licking stamp. CU man licks stamp. CU another woman licks stamp. MS man at Post Office counter. CU hand lifts book of stamps. CU 2/6d and 5 shilling books of stamps under counter grille.
- Local distribution only
- Trailer
- Keywords
- Public information
- Footage sources
- Central Office of Information
- Card file number
- 50848
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Length of story (in feet)
- 90
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How to cite this record
'Movietone’s News - Reported by Geoffrey Sumner: Trailer: Buy in Bulk', British Movietone News Issue No. 1008A, 30 Sep 1948. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15344 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)