Duck and Cover (1952)

1952 · Animation · 9 min · dir. Anthony Rizzo

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

• Animation
• Family

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

Anthony Rizzo

Writer

Raymond J. Mauer

Cinematography

Drummond Drury

Studio

Archer Productions (II)

Released

1952-01-07

Running time

9 minutes

Cast & crew

• AAnthony Rizzo Director
• Robert Middleton

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