Waste Not, Want Not

About Waste Not, Want Not

In this Eric Porter animation of ‘the grasshopper and the ant’ fable, Willie Wombat lazes and plays all summer. He laughs at his animal mates devoting time to collecting and depositing food in their local bank.

Waste Not, Want Not (1939) is an animation music film directed by Eric Porter. At 8 minutes long, it arrived in January 1939.

Its themes are winter and wombat.

American members can watch it on History Vault.