Our hero dreams of winning a lot of money, buying new clothes and a car, then having a grand party. Short animated satire on the desire for personal wealth. The moral of the film is that the idea of suddenly gaining personal wealth is very attractive, including the delusion that it will bestow power and influence. However, desires are only dreams: it is more realistic to build one’s happiness on one’s true situation.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
014738
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wealth
Animation → Animated films - Great Britain
Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Materialism
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)