Save Paper Trailer (1948)

Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. A short trailer film encouraging people to save paper - Terry-Thomas stars. A woman sits in a shop and shop assistant (played by Terry-Thomas) serves her. He fills her pocket with rice and hangs meat and sausages around her neck - it appears that he is trying to save paper bags. He fills her hat with something and then pops an egg into her mouth. The shopper then leaves. Terry-Thomas then turns to the camera and warns us that this is what could happen if we don’t save paper. End title reads: “Save Paper For Food Cartons“. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire New