The ox warble : a $50,000,000 tune.

Date:
1926
  • Film

About this work

Description

An amusing silent instructional film with a cartoon animated cow and accompanying theme tune about the cost of warbles to the farmer (although this film is silent). There is a short dramatic sequence; a farmer calls (picture has light scratches) and the vet uggests the 'government' man is called in. The warble fly affects milk production. The instructional element is how to squeeze the warbles out or apply a salve topically. The life cycle of the fly is described and how they infest the cattle. This is illustrated via cartoons. The poor cartoon cow gets thinner and thinner; comical captions subsequnetly appear alongside the images. Warbles particularly affect hides; hides are handled and the holes the flies have created are counted. The film suggests that the way to tackle the problem is to get the whole community involved.

Publication/Creation

1926.

Physical description

1 film reel (11 mins.) : silent, black and white, 16 mm

Copyright note

The United States Dept of Agriculture.

Notes

This film came as part of an acquisition of material relating to Cooper McDougall & Robertson Ltd.
The film edge code indicates a date of 1932 but subsequent research indicates a date of 1926 or earlier.
Scratched.

Creator/production credits

The United States Dept of Agriculture Educational Film Service: Contribution Bureau of Entomology. Directed by Edward Kelly, Photographed by Eugene Tucker. Bray Studios.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores
    5959F
    By appointmentManual request

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