Shorter Trunk Calls

Series

Series Name
Pathe Gazette

Issue

Issue No.
43/38
Date Released
13 May 1943
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 3
Summary
Showing a factory manager in the north trying to phone London on war production business and unable to get a line because they are engaged with private calls. An appeal to people not to chatter on the phone. "Keep your talks short".
Keywords
Communications; Public information
Length of story (in feet)
140
Story extras:
Film clip
Production Documents

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'Shorter Trunk Calls', Pathe Gazette Issue No. 43/38, 13 May 1943. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/99963 (Accessed 03 Aug 2025)