Underplayed Gems

Penge med posten (1956)

Penge med posten poster
Directed by
Jørgen Storm-Petersen
Genre
documentary film
Country
Denmark
Runtime
8 min
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How it feels

A postal worker delivers a notification to Zacharias Jensen but he is not home. The notification falls into the wrong hands and Jensen worries about paying his tailor. The film shows how the postal service requires proper identification before anyone can cash Jensen's money order.

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What happens

Penge med posten er en dansk oplysningsfilm fra 1956 instrueret af Jørgen Storm-Petersen efter eget manuskript. Der er penge med posten til Zacharias Jensen, men da han ikke er hjemme, afleverer postbudet en anmeldelse, som imidlertid kommer i gale hænder. Jensen skal betale sin skrædder og er ved at fortvivle over, at de ventede penge ikke er kommet. Andre forsøger at hæve Jensens postanvisning på 600 kroner ved hjælp af anmeldelsen alene, men - uden rigtig legitimation, ingen penge. Først da den rigtige Zacharias Jensen efter hårde trængsler møder op med den fornødne personlige legitimation, kan pengene udbetales, og takket være postvæsenets krav om legitimation er de 600 kroner kommet i de rette hænder. Jensens tøj er reddet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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