SIMPLE SIMON [Main Title]

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  • Title: SIMPLE SIMON [Main Title]
  • Film Number: IWM 541
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  • Summary: Acted and cartoon appeal to buy War Bonds and National War Savings Certificates by George Robey in Britain, 1917-1918.
  • Description: The film starts with the actor Robey in normal clothes seated at a cartoonist's desk drawing a cartoon of himself in his comedian's dress. This figure animates itself, in a parody of the nursery rhyme, as Simple Simon. Although offered a pie by the pieman he instead goes to the Post Office and buys certificates from the serving girl. He uses the money saved to set up a general stores which proves successful. The film ends with Robey seated at the desk again, appealing for people not to waste their money but save to "rid the world of Huns".
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  • Colour: B&W
  • Digitised: Yes
  • Object_Number: IWM 541
  • Sound: Silent
  • Access Conditions: IWM Attribution: © IWM (IWM 541)
  • Featured Period: 1914-1918
  • Production Date: 1917 1918
  • Production Country: GB
  • Production Details: National War Savings Committee (Production sponsor) Kinsella and Morgan (Production company) Robey, George18691954British comedian: "the Prime Minister of Mirth", (Production cast)
  • Personalities, Units and Organisations: Robey, George (person)
  • Keywords: propaganda, British - practical (object name) 31/3(41) (event) Animation (concept)
  • Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W Sound format: Silent Soundtrack language: None Title language: English Subtitle language: English
  • Technical Details: Format: 35mm Number of items/reels/tapes: 1 Footage: 262 ft; Running time: 4 mins
  • HD Media:Yes
  • Link to IWM Collections page:

    IWM 541

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