In this animated warning against pushing up prices during wartime scarcity, an auctioneer manages to sell a basket of goods worth under $10.00 for $35.00. The message: "This is inflation." One of the first cel-animation films produced at the National Film Board.
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Jim Mackay Director
First release June 6, 1944 · Produced in Canada
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ONF | NFB
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Canada
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Canada · June 6, 1944
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