Litter Lout

1958 , Essex (County)

Public information film concerned with the hazards of littering.

The commentary to this film is contained in the song, 'Litter Louting' sung throughout. In the opening sequences a pied piper plays a recorder and calls people from various occupations in to the countryside. A man leaves his desk, a woman leaves the kitchen sink and children leave the schoolroom. They all catch a bus into the countryside. Once there they ignore all bins to the annoyance of a dustman who follows them around with a corporation dust cart. The people throw their bus tickets on the ground, to the annoyance of the dustman. Children eat ice lollies and then throw the sticks of the ground. They are harangued by the dustman. A family picnicking discards all the wrappers. They are pursued by the angry dustman. At the end of the film the pied piper plays alone surrounded by litter. The song lyrics read: But who cares for the Countryside We won't be here tomorrow. The dustman decides that he has had enough and puts the litter louting pied piper into his dust cart.

Keywords

Litter; Social conscience

Intertitles

Protect the countryside - take your littler home. Keep Britain Tidy.

Manifestations

Litter Lout

  • Barcode
    INV382614
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:28
    Modification Date
    27/09/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    729685
  • Barcode
    INV329942
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:28
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724859
  • Barcode
    INV353241
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    MP4 H264 digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:28
    Modification Date
    31/08/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    724123
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV319294
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    DV digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:28
    Modification Date
    10/05/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    707784
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV356602
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    master digital
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:04:42
    Modification Date
    06/04/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    705646
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV185721
    Canonical Identifier
    1996/13
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:00
    Has Image
    N
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    05/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    699431
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV250273
    Canonical Identifier
    1996/13
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:00
    Has Image
    N
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    05/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    699430
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    optical
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV238598
    Canonical Identifier
    1996/13
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour System
    bw
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Duration
    0:05:15
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    pos
    Modification Date
    05/01/2011
    Parts
    Reference
    699428
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV286976
    Canonical Identifier
    A-174
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Details
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Dimension
    Has Image
    Y
    Has Sound
    Y
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656077
    Sound
    sound
    Sound System
    variable density

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