War In The Wardrobe 1945

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Title - 'M of I Government Official'.

Ministry of Information public information trailer - War in the Wardrobe.

Animated item showing a woman looking in horror at clothes full of holes. MS moths flying along, they look like wicked witches and plant their eggs in people's clothes....

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Data

Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
84180
Sort Number:
45/062 (TRAILERS)
Time in/Out:
01:17:44:00 / 01:19:06:00
Canister:
45/62 (TRAILERS)
Film ID:
2917.13
Issue Date:
02/08/1945

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