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A Sign Is a Fine Investment

  • 1984
  • 46m
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Documentary

Documentary that charts the history of advertising from 1897 up to 1960 - as the era of the Mad Men took hold. Specifically focusing on the depiction of work and its gradual disappearance fr... Read allDocumentary that charts the history of advertising from 1897 up to 1960 - as the era of the Mad Men took hold. Specifically focusing on the depiction of work and its gradual disappearance from advertising imagery.Documentary that charts the history of advertising from 1897 up to 1960 - as the era of the Mad Men took hold. Specifically focusing on the depiction of work and its gradual disappearance from advertising imagery.

  • Director
    • Judith Williamson
  • Writer
    • Judith Williamson
  • Stars
    • Fiona Trierr
    • Maryanne Gordon
    • Terry Hardy
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  • YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Judith Williamson
    • Writer
      • Judith Williamson
    • Stars
      • Fiona Trierr
      • Maryanne Gordon
      • Terry Hardy
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

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    Fiona Trierr
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    Maryanne Gordon
    Terry Hardy
    Nicholas Robinson
    Sara Scodbo
    Sam Smith
    Peter Webb
    Tony Blackburn
    Tony Blackburn
    • Advertisement for Myer's Beds
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Valerie Hobson
    Valerie Hobson
    • Advertisement for Lux Soap
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    Ken Jones
    • Advertisement for Myer's Beds
    • (archive footage)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Judith Williamson
    • Writer
      • Judith Williamson
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      Features Shine, Sir (1916)

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    • Release date
      • October 1984 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Arts Council of Great Britain
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      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
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