Duck and Cover (1952)

01/07/1952 (US) • Animation, Family • 9m

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

Overview

An 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.

Duck and Cover (1952)

01/07/1952 (US) • 9m

Animation, Family

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

Overview

An 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.

Top Billed Cast

Robert Middleton

Narrator

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

nuclear war

cold war

survival

kids

civil defense

public service

cartoon turtle

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