Night Mail
1938•25m•6.2•Released
Documentary
This documentary short examines the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland on the overnight run from Euston, London to Glasgow.
Director
Harry Watt
Writer
W.H. Auden
Languages
English
Studio
GPO Film Unit
Cast
Arthur Clark
Self - Engineer
John Grierson
Commentary (voice)
Stuart Legg
Commentary (voice)
Robert Rae
Self - Senior Driver - LMS Railway
Production
Company
GPO Film Unit
Producer
Basil Wright
Producer
Harry Watt
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