Why Toys Are Short and Dear

Series

Series Name
British Paramount News

Issue

Issue No.
1440
Date Released
18 Dec 1944
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
North Midland Price Controller exposes toy racket - worthless rubbish being sold at fantastic prices. Manager of large toy warehouse explains that huge stock of excellent metal toys is frozen by Government order.
Keywords
Children; Social conditions; Vox populi; Newsreels
Story extras:
Production Documents

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Reuters Archive Licensing: Screen Ocean
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Notes
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'Why Toys Are Short and Dear', British Paramount News Issue No. 1440, 18 Dec 1944. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/39412 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)