An elderly street sweeper, who has grown tired of his supposedly nagging wife, seeks relief from her by meeting the young woman he sees on his cleaning round. Ending up badly beaten, after his intentions have been misunderstood by one of the women, he arrives home to discover a caring wife. They make up and his misguided ways appear over. But are they?
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015568
Language
English
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Student films - Australia
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Aging
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Relationships
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Aging
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)