One of a series of animated cartoons about the man-in-the-street character “Charley” created to present information about Government legislation on various subjects to the publc. “Robinson Charley” sketches the economic history of Britain from 1690-1960. “Charley” builds up wealth through trade with other lands until he is hard hit by two wars and has to roll up his sleeves to restore his position.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
009222
Language
English
Subject categories
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartoon characters
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Great Britain - Economic conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public administration
History → Great Britain - History
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)