Cold Comfort (1944)

Title reads: M of I Government Official. Ministry of Information cartoon trailer Cold Comfort. Animated sequence: terrace house in street. Wireless in living room wireless dances to music coming out of it. A man s voice interrupts the music for an important message about fuel consumption. Man tells us to use coal sparingly coal scuttle sprouts arms and closes its own lid. He tells us not to use pokers poker seen hopping into cupboard. He tells us to inspect our hot water systems boiler seen closing its own door and switching itself off. He tells us to switch off lights after use table lamp switches itself off. He ends by telling us to switch off the wireless when we are not using it wireless switches itself off. NB: item part of Gazette issue 44, 32. FILM A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRI