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The Talking Car (1953)

1953 · Short film · 11 min

  • Drama
  • Fantasy

Synopsis

Jack and Mary (and their dog, Rags) are walking down the street when a talking car stops them and begins lecturing them about traffic safety.

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Details

Studio
Frederick K Rockett Co
Released
1953-01-01
Running time
11 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Ephemeral Films

Cast & crew

Reviews on the Internet Archive

★★★★★ · Wow! A Way WAY Back Memory · JayKay49 · 2018-02-04

We saw this movie in kindergarten I think it was, c. spring, 1955. Kids talked about that talking car for months. In addition, a cop came to the auditorium with a 5' tall, working traffic light! He explained what those lights meant. We got an adhesive decal to put on our door to remind us to "Stop" "Look" "Listen" before we crossed the street. That thing was stuck on there for many years. It became a necessary ritual to look both ways (10 times) before crossing. It was a good assembly for 5 and 6 year olds. I was especially impressed with that no running into the street between parked cars…

★★★★ · "My name's Christine" · Spuzz · 2016-05-04

Ultracreepy kids film about a talking car that apparently follows kids around (and freely admits it!) watching for traffic violations from 2 kids, and Patch, their dog. We learn about various traffic rules from the talking car, which is alright. Still, creepy stalking car though.

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