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Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 4
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Now Start Saving. DESCRIPTION: A young Dutch boy took his piggy bank, to be opened at a savings bank in Amsterdam - but they could not find a key to open it. To the dismay of the young customer they had to break it open. To cheer up the small boy, he is shown a collection of money boxes owned by the Bank Manager. He started collecting these in 1952 and has 4,400 of them, the largest collection in Europe, and the second largest in the world. This hobby is known as Argyrothecology. SHOTLIST: Medium shot of little boy handing his piggy bank to cashier. Medium close up of little boy - cashier breaking open piggy bank. Close up of broken piggy bank. Close up of little boy crying. Cashier lifting boy across counter. Long shot of cashier and boy entering money box room. Close up of many different money boxes. Close up of little boy looking at a money box. Close up of Laurel and Hardy money boxes. Medium close up of little boy looking at rocket launcher money box. Piggy bank boxes. Little boy picks up piggy bank. Little boy walks out holding piggy bank.
- Keywords
- Exhibitions and shows
- Locations
- Amsterdam; Netherlands
- Footage sources
- France
- Card file number
- 89073
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Leslie Mitchell
- Length of story (in feet)
- 132
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