Marionettes led by an owl accompanied by a piano playing fox and the fern forest orchestra sing a song of advice about eye care. Other marionettes act out the words of the song. Later the song is repeated, with some different activities while the words are flashed on the screen.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
003479
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Blindness
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Care and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Diseases - Prevention
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Care and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Diseases and defects
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Eye - Protection
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Music & Performing Arts → Marionettes
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)