Please Give Your National Insurance Number When Making A Claim (1948)

Ministry of Information public information trailer. Location unknown. CU man brushing shaving lather onto his chin, looking very reflective. Stands to attention and salutes. CU hand writing National Insurance number on mirror in shaving soap. HS shot man crossing over road. Picks up pot of white paint and paints number on road. MS over man’s shoulder as he sits at a dining table and writes a number on the table cloth by dipping his finger in the soup. LS shop window with white paint to block view, number (in reverse) is drawn in the paint. LAS man writing number on side of a train truck. MS steps back to look at it as engine comes towards him. CU man’s face, with shaving soap, speaks to camera. CU sign “Ministry of National Insurance. Title “Please give your National Insurance number when making a claim“. NB: item was originally part of Gazette issue 48/55 FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVI