Summary: Second World War British Ministry of Information newsreel trailer encouraging people not to waste fuel.
Description: The film opens with a brief shot inside of a sculpture gallery and cuts to a studio shot of a schoolboy standing by a "statue" of Nero. The schoolboy reads that Nero was "the most infamous of tyrants". The "statue" then comes to life and Nero recounts his infamous deeds in rhyme, to which the schoolboy replies "...well I don't want to be your belittler, but your ugliest deeds are just chicken feed compared with the actions of Hitler" to which Nero retorts "I am Nero the world's wildest waster, my extravagance broke up the home... suffered from cold and burnt down the city of Rome" to which the schoolboy replies " that wasn't just cruel but wasted good fuel and that's what I call a real crime!" The film ends with the title "Don't be a like Nero be a good citizen and SAVE FUEL".
Production Details: Ministry of Information (Production sponsor)
Ministry of Fuel and Power (Production sponsor)
McDougall and MacKendrick (Production company)
Cole, George (Production cast)
Sim, Alastair (Production cast)
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Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details: Format: 35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 144 ft; Running time: 1 min 40 secs
