In Which we Live; Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself
- Synopsis
- Propaganda short. Government information film on how to get maximum wear from a man’s suit, narrated by one such suit in the form of an autobiography. When the suit is being cut up to make clothes for the children, it murmers words from the Hamlet soliloquy ‘To die, to sleep...' (III i).
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Film
- Technical information
- Black-and-white / Sound
- Year of release
- 1943
- Duration
- 13 mins; 1,151 feet
Credits
- Director
- Richard Massingham
- Producer
- Lewis Grant Wallace
- Cinematographer
- Alex Strasser
- Writer
- Richard Massingham
- Music
- H.J. Roeber
- Cast
John Carol Husband Richard Massingham Man in pub Rosalyn Boulter Wife Russell Waters Best man/Man in pub
Additional Details
- Production type
- Other
- Plays
- Hamlet
- Keywords
- propaganda; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)
Production Company
Sponsor
- Name
Board of Trade
Archive
- Name
BFI National Archive
- Web
- http://www.bfi.org.uk/archive-collections/searching-access-collections/research-viewing-services External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7255 1444
- Fax
- 020 7436 0165
- Address
- 21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN
How to cite this record
Shakespeare, "In Which we Live; Being the Story of a Suit Told by Itself". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36978 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)