Postal Union (1937): Cast
Postal Union is a 1937 short music comedy directed by Roy Mack, starring Eddie Bruce as Postal Union Desk Manager, Georgie Price and Toni Lane. It runs 21 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 21 min
- Director
- Roy Mack
- Original language
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English - Studio
- The Vitaphone Corporation
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Postal Union About?
The premise of Postal Union without spoilers.
A telegraph postal union worker asks a pretty co‑worker to marry him, only to be told she’ll say yes if he can work magic. He tries to help a stuttering friend by taking his overweight girlfriend to the movies to propose by proxy, but the co‑worker sees them together. Determined, he begins learning magic tricks in hopes of winning her over.
Postal Union Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- obese woman
- tap dancing
- magic
- telegraph
- magician
- film within a film
- watching a movie
- handkerchief
- reference to arturo toscanini
- reference to harry houdini
- movie in movie
- disappearing act
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- fat joke
- saxophone
- reference to john barrymore
- white tie and tails
- impressionist
- reference to tyrone power
- broadway brevity
- reference to bing crosby
- reference to herman bing
- trombone
- usher
- picketing
- reference to walter winchell
- reference to jack benny
- reference to fred allen
- trumpet
- stutterer
- woman slaps a man
- reference to mickey mouse
- reference to clark gable
- reference to greta garbo
- labor union
- reference to al jolson
- bazaar
- movie audience
- management vs. labor
- telephone
- telephone operator
- camera pan
- musical revue
- card trick
- switchboard operator
- singing
- musical number
- movie theater
- movie screen
- marriage proposal
- magic act
Postal Union Cast & Characters
Eddie Bruce leads the cast as Postal Union Desk Manager, with Georgie Price as Postal Union Employee and Toni Lane as Singer. Directed by Roy Mack; 6 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roy Mack
- Eddie Bruce as Postal Union Desk Manager
- Georgie Price as Postal Union Employee
- Toni Lane as Singer
- Alice Murphy as Bessie (uncredited)
Also Starring in Postal Union
· 2 more- Vera Dunn Sally
- Marilyn Marlowe
More from Roy Mack
More films directed by Roy Mack: Hillbilly Blitzkrieg, Double or Nothing, Frances Carroll & ‘The Coquettes’ and One for the Book.
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Postal Union FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Postal Union, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Postal Union?
Postal Union runs 21 minutes.
When was Postal Union released?
Postal Union was released on September 11, 1937.
Who directed Postal Union?
Postal Union was directed by Roy Mack.
More films by Roy Mack Who is in the cast of Postal Union?
Postal Union stars Eddie Bruce as Postal Union Desk Manager, Georgie Price as Postal Union Employee and Toni Lane as Singer, among 6 credited actors.
Does Postal Union have a post-credit scene?
No. Postal Union has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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