Lickety-split licorice

A boy and girl making liquorice, stretch it outside in a tangled web which leads to utter chaos as people become entangled in it. When someone snips the gigantic piece of liquorice, the scenes flash rapidly backwards to reality. No spoken commentary - English intertitles.

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Credits

producer

Joe Hayward

production company

Moreland-Latchford Productions

Sterling Educational Films

director

Jan Steen

Duration

00:07:42:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1973

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014255

Languages

English

Subject categories

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 12+

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Comedy

Comedy → Slapstick comedies

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1973

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