What to Do in a Gas Attack (1942)
1942 · Ephemeral film · 14 min · dir. Sherman Price
- War
Synopsis
Explains what war gas is, how it is used by the enemy, and how simple household items, such as bicarbonate of soda and bleaching solution, may be used to prevent casualties. (archive.org)
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Sherman Price
- Released
- 1942-01-01
- Running time
- 14 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
- Internet Archive item
- WhattoDo1943
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- World War II: Gas
- Chemical warfare
- Civil defense
Cast & crew
- Sherman Price Director
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · There's a naked man on the porch!! · Spuzz · 2005-09-10
Interesting film here, as Ive never seen or heard anything about the threat of a gas attack during the war until now. Much like the nuclear bomb, this apparently threatened middle America and thus the authorities made this film to tell you what you should do!! Again we have the usual, keep windows closed! take off any infected clothes! (we see a man strip to his skivvies on his front porch lol) bathe bathe bathe! Among the oddities? It says to make a baking soda - water convocation in advance and to keep it handy for any eye emergency, Make sure you have an Enema bag handy too!…
★★★★ · What a Gas · Chuck B · 2003-03-09
Actually...the advice is still relevant today. The only part I would take out would be the advice to use chlorine on your skin...that is not a good thing. Of course, the chances of someone spraying your community with mustard agents is pretty slim. But, if it did happen to me I would sure hop in the shower. I wonder if they have an anthrax film? It might make a good prank. TO pretend to contaminate an area and then see everyone stripping off their clothes before going into their homes.But of course no one has seen this film so they would know what to do in the event of a gas attack. Oh well…
