Night Mail - 1936

Night Mail 1936 Directed by Harry Watt , Basil Wright

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.

Country United Kingdom

Production Country United Kingdom

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Documentary

Production Company GPO Film Unit

Release Date 13 January 1936

25 mins

Cast

Arthur Clark Engineer

John Grierson Commentary

Stuart Legg Commentary

Robert Rae Senior Driver - LMS Railway

Crew

Directors

Harry Watt

Basil Wright

Writer

W.H. Auden

Cinematography

H.E. Fowle

Jonah Jones

Editor

Basil Wright

Sound

Benjamin Britten