Summary:Animated Second World War "Careless Talk" short with a rhyming commentary made to be shown to RAF personnel.
Description:Film uses various cartoon images: a wise owl, a laughing hyena, a garrulous parrot, a mythical "snoop", the three wise monkeys (wearing RAF forage caps) and a Hitler-faced rodent in a cage. The commentary consists of individual verses related to each animal "It's a well known fact that a parrot will spout, without knowing what he's talking about, so if you're brain resembles a parrot's m'lad, don't talk RAF matters - that's bad!" The commentary ends with "Which means that we've been warning you DON'T BE A MUTT, but remember it's vital to KEEP THAT TRAP SHUT....otherwise, in plain English CARELESS TALK COSTS LIVES"
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Colour:B&W
Digitised:Yes
Object_Number:AMY 58
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:IWM
Film: IWM (AMY 58)
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1943-1943
Production Country:GB
Production Details:Analysis Films (Production company)
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Physical Characteristics:Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Technical Details:35mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Footage: 140 ft; Running time: 2 mins
