Ep 74: "Special Delivery": Revisiting Portrayal of Postal Workers in Decades Past

In this special episode of CwP, Charles and Michael watch and discuss the 1927 film "Special Delivery" starring Eddie Cantor. Then compare and contrast the way Postal Workers were portrayed in early films compared to cinema or shows of the past 3 decades.

[@jesserobitaille]

Another amazing episode. Great work. Much fun.

[@ryancorrell6895]

big fan of Eddie Cantor too! thanks for your video!

[@joecortese2081]

There were never enough Thin Man movies. Many of the words that describe the level of sophistication among actors like, Douglas Fairbamks Jr., Fred Astaire.We could all benefit a great deal today from spending some time with Alibaba and the Forty Thieves, Sinbad the Sailor! Oh yes....Yankee Doodle Dandy, James Cagney. Our film legacy is so rich, to miss it is to lose the opportunity to know why society was so proud of its desire to capture history itself.

[@thedigitalphilatelist]

Haha - you should have done this as a live stream watch-along! :D

[@LouisGedo]

Excellent episode!

[@jeffrey8881]

At the end of the movie he brought in Blackie Morgan in "Via Special Delivery".

[@jeffrey8881]

William Powel in the film?

[@pawnjuggler]

I love silent films!

[@jeffrey8881]

Maybe it was because Gene Tunney was well educated when boxers at the time were not educated. Also, didn't Tunney's son become a U.S. Senator from California?

[@ciaraninphilly]

Here’s a Barney Miller plotline about postal delivery (or lack thereof) that someone has uploaded to KZbin that even predates Newman on Seinfeld. kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHemc6hunZx6Zs0 . Occasionally silent films can still be seen with great organ or other musical accompaniment - definitely worth checking out to support both film restoration and organ upkeep.

[@michaeldraper3707]

Harold Lloyd is the best!