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Universal Screen Magazine, No. 4

Universal Screen Magazine, No. 4

1917Short
DocumentaryShort

A new mail handling device, by which mail bags can be collected and delivered automatically eight at a time, on the fastest trains. Even eggs can travel in safety when in proper containers. The modern method dealing with accidents...

Director
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Writers
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Stars
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Release Date
January 5, 1917
Language
None, English
Country
United States
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🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Universal Film Manufacturing Company

🏷️ Keywords

year 19171910s20th century

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryShort

⭐ Featured Review

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by boblipton2021-08-25

"First we have a visit on a French warship, released from patrol duty. Next, a visit at Western Electric laboratories, where they show off a method of transmitting telegraph messages, eight at a time. Interestingly, two punch tape and the printer they use were not outdated more than fifty years later, when I saw the same devices used in the frst compute class I took. Finally, there's cooking with rice. It's not the short listed on the IMDb; none of these items appear in the description here. Oh, well. It's still an interesting glimpse into a world gone more than a century...."

📖 Synopsis

A new mail handling device, by which mail bags can be collected and delivered automatically eight at a time, on the fastest trains. Even eggs can travel in safety when in proper containers. The modern method dealing with accidents...