Duck and Cover (1952)
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- Not Rated
- 9min
- Animation, Short
- 07 Jan 1952 (USA)
- Short
Instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.
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Cast
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| George Winslow | ... |
Student
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Leo M. Langlois III | ... |
Tony - Boy on Bike (uncredited)
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Ray J. Mauer | ... |
Civil Defense Worker (uncredited)
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| Robert Middleton | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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| Carl Ritchie | ... |
Bert (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Anthony Rizzo | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Ray J. Mauer | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Leo M. Langlois | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| John Sutherland | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Drummond Drury | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Lars Calonius | ... | (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Emery Hawkins | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Federal Civil Defense Administration (1952) (United States)
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (1996) (United States) (VHS) (on "Atomic Scare Films Vol. 1")
- Something Weird Video (SWV) (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- A-1 Video (United States) (DVD)
- EuroVideo (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Internet Archive (World-wide) (internet)
- Pidax Film (2022) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Prelinger Archives (World-wide)
- Turner Classic Movies (TCM) (2023) (United States) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- John Sutherland Productions (animation)
- National Education Association, Safety Commission (produced in consultation with)
- Public Schools of Astoria, New York (produced in co-operation with)
- Public Schools of New York, New York (produced in co-operation with)
Storyline
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A grinning monkey sitting in a tree dangles a lit firecracker from a fishing pole just over the head of an unwary turtle. Realizing that an explosion is pending, the turtle ducks and takes cover inside his shell just in time to avoid immolation from the explosion. As the scene changes to a picnicking all-American family, a voice-over explains that in order to survive an atomic attack, one must duck and cover. Written by Jason A. Cormier |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Riffed for Rifftrax by MST3K alums Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson and Bill Corbett. See more » |
| Goofs | When the bomb goes off while Paul and Patty are walking down the street, the people in the background don't duck and cover at the same time. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Federal Follies - Volume 1 (1986). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Bert the Turtle See more » |
| Quotes |
Narrator:
It's a bomb! Duck and cover! See more » |