''The Mailbox'' is a 1977
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24-minute
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produced by
BYU Motion Picture Studios. The film is available through the
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Plot
An old woman's loneliness is amplified as she daily walks to the mailbox, only to find nothing there for her. Her neighbors and the mailman provide some relief, but her family doesn't seem to care.
Cast
* Lethe Tatge as Lethe Anderson
* Rachel Jacobs as Rachel Johnson
* Rebecca Glade as Sharon Johnson
* Alan Nash as Mike the Mailman
* Martha Henstrom as Myra (voice)
* Winkie Horman as Susan (voice)
Reception
Considered as among the best known films produced at
BYU
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and "It is clear that the tragedy is not in the death, but in the emptiness of the mailbox."
See also
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Chris Conkling
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References
External links
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''The Mailbox''at LDSFilm.com
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The Mailbox' on
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from the
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1977 films
Films produced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
1970s English-language films
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