| ODD LAWS (aka COMIC LAWS) Quirky item about bizarre laws with dramatised sequences and cartoons by Joe Noble. | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7071 |
| Catalog #: | 511136 | |
| Clip Number: | 511136-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 419 | |
| Timecode: | 01:41:39 - 01:43:57 | |
| Location: | London | |
| Year Shot: | 1944 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | EROTICA: Misc FASHION: Misc. LAW: Misc. LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, England, London | |
| Description: | ODD LAWS (aka COMIC LAWS) Quirky item about bizarre laws with dramatised sequences and cartoons by Joe Noble. London. C/U of policeman shouting at camera: "Can I see your identity card?". M/S of a lawyer on the telephone. C/U of novel by Charles Dickens, "Oliver Twist". C/U of character from novel, Mr. Bumble, drunkenly stating: "The law is an ass". Dramatised sequence showing bizarre American laws: a girl measures her hat pin to make sure it's the legal length of half an inch, a girl sits on her boyfriends knee with a cushion between them, a girl in a negligee weighs her clothes to check if they meet the statuary weight of 3 lbs. C/U of an illegal untied boot lace. (modesty) Various animated cartoons showing weird English laws: a man threatens another man with the police and is arrested for blackmail, a man asks a burglar who has just robbed him for a cut of the money and is arrested, a naked man receives 6 months in prison but a naked girl strolls past a policeman without fear of arrest. M/S of lawyer on the phone reassuring his client: "Oh don't you worry - they can't lock you up for that!". C/U of man in prison cell: "Whaddya mean? I'm phoning from jail". | |
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