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In this short subject for the British war effort, we first see Robertson Hare as a clerk, sitting at his desk, occasionally looking around. All of his fellow clerks are gone to war. Hare repairs mousetraps at home for a hobby. He sees an advertisement for men who can be trained as engineers, what in the US are called tool-and-die makers. He goes in for training, and in less than the time it takes to watch this movie, he's a skilled craftsman, making a contribution to the war effort, and a good wage, too.
Hare was one of the farceurs who arose to public notice in the 1920s at the Aldwych Theatre. He played fussy, incompetent pen-pushers, and this short film played with that image effectively.
Hare was one of the farceurs who arose to public notice in the 1920s at the Aldwych Theatre. He played fussy, incompetent pen-pushers, and this short film played with that image effectively.