The Battle of Britain

DUSTBIN PARADE [Main Title]

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Catalogue number
  • UKY 404
Production date
1942-10
Place made
GB
Subject period
Creator
Category
film

Object description

A Halas and Batchelor cartoon on the need for scrap.

Full description

Various items of rubbish are thrown at a cat, which complains at this mistreatment; a park railing suggests they should enlist, and they do so (the "recruiting office" is a salvage dump), they go to a factory where production stops for want of material, more "recruits" are gathered in from attics, cupboards etc. The original pieces of scrap become a shell which is fired into the heart of a Swastika: the Swastika 'explodes' into the caption "Mobilise Your Scrap".

Physical description

35mm

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