USMC 110848: ""A fool and his money ". are soon parted""

Item Description
Title
USMC 110848: ""A fool and his money ". are soon parted""

Citation information
USMC 110848: ""A fool and his money ... are soon parted"". United States Marine Corps Film Repository. Moving Image Research Collections. University of South Carolina.

USMC History Division inventory no
10/3290

Marine Corps Library Number
0000-16

MIRC inventory no.
USMC 110848

Decade
1960

Date
1968

Description
This film teaches the basics of sensible money management, including budgeting, avoiding temptation, the perils of purchasing on credit, and the importance of reading financial contracts. The lessons taught in this mostly humorous film are aimed at young Marines and their spouses.

Location(s)
Springfield (Mass.)

Camera crew
Bay State Productions, Inc.

Genre
Informational

Film date (note)
Produced in 1968?

Item collection
United States Marine Corps Film Repository

Original color
Color

Original audio
Sound

Original gauge
Film: 16mm

Original generation
Positive

Original physical length
845

Original aspect ratio
1.37:1 (Academy)

Original media type
Motion pictures (visual works)

Language
English

Contributing organization
University of South Carolina. Moving Image Research Collections


Digital collection name
United States Marine Corps Films


Rights information
Public domain.

Digital media type
Moving Image

Date digital file created
07/06/2023

Digitization information
High definition access copy derived from a scan of a film original on a Lasergraphics ScanStation 6.5K

Digital runtime
23:48

Digital file type
video/H264