Rip-offs

Animation in the style of “Life Be in it”, outlining money making scams the consumer should be aware of. Uses real life stries to illustrate these pitfalls with cartoon characters ‘Oscar Wilde’ and ‘Samuel Johnson’.

Credits

production company

Victoria. Ministry of Consumer Affairs

director

Alex Stiff

Duration

00:09:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323320

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumer behavior

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumer protection

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Consumers

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Money

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Swindlers and swindling

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer behavior

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Consumer protection

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Ethics

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Money

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Manipulative behavior

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Consumers

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Manipulative behavior

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Australia, 1977

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