Duck and Cover (1952)

1952 · 9 min · Animation, Family

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.

Directed by Anthony Rizzo. Starring Robert Middleton.

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