Rush Hour is a 1941 British Public Information short film made by the wartime Ministry of Information and designed to pass on an important message to cinemagoers in a humorous manner.[1] The film was directed by Anthony Asquith and produced by Edward Black.

Rush Hour
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Directed byAnthony Asquith
Written byRodney Ackland
Arthur Boys
Produced byEdward Black
StarringMuriel George
Hay Petrie
CinematographyJack E. Cox
Distributed byMinistry of Information
Release date
  • December 1941 (1941-12)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Rush Hour was filmed as a series of short comedy sequences, illustrating the various degrees of chaos and confusion arising from public transport being overwhelmed with passengers at peak times. Its twin targets were employers, to whom the desirability of staggered working hours was stressed, and casual leisure travellers, who were exhorted: "Shopping? Visiting? Then get home early at your ease – leave rush-hour seats for workers, please!"

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  1. ^ "Rush Hour (1941)". BFI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
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