More Dangerous Than Dynamite (1941)

★★★★★ · Every Year From Accidents In Their Own Homes! · Spuzz · 2004-09-16

Woot woot! One of my fave films that Rick has FINALLY makes its debut on the archives, and yours truly gets to review it! More Dangerous then Dynamite is simply about cleaning your clothes with Gasoline! Apparently this was quite common in the 1950's, after all, the "Reputable Dry Cleaning Company" uses it, so why can't you?? Ahh, but the Dry Cleaning company has safeguards in place! Like Steam windows! Doors! Blankets to cover dead bodies with and to drag them out! (yes, that IS shown). Mother doesn't have ANY of these precautions, so BOOM! Up goes the house, and well, mom too, as she's…

★★★★★ · A must see! · ladycat · 2010-05-25

I think everyone else has said it all, but must put in my 2 cents. Quite interesting if a little campy. The advice was good, but the film must have been made by a Dry Cleaner Assoc. or something. I didn't completely crack up until the screaming lady came running out covered in cartoon fire.

★★★★★ · hilarious · duderino629 · 2022-08-31

poor mrs jones, washed her laundry in gasoline. i guess her mom never told her about the dangers of getting married and having kids! KABLOOEY!!!

★★★★ · This Film Made by a Reputable Dry Cleaner · Christine Hennig · 2004-09-19

This 1930s safety film, sponsored by the California State Fire Marshall, focuses on an unsafe practice that is rare today, but common back in the 30s: home dry cleaning using gasoline or other flammable liquids. We see a young housewife get badly burned in an explosion that happened while she was cleaning clothes with gasoline. We're also shown all the safety features a licensed dry cleaner has installed to prevent fire. It's more than a little obvious that safety was not the complete reason behind this film. Although home dry cleaning is genuinely dangerous, the dry cleaning industry seems…

★★★★ · I quite liked the design features · Framan · 2008-02-15

Most people have spoken about the content of the film and the special effects. A fair amount of the film talked about the safety design features of a state-licensed dry cleaning factory. I thought that was pretty interesting.

★★★★ · "does not fully realize the explosive power" · uniQ · 2011-04-21

The music was obviously shared (or stolen) from various other film companies, or taken from a common depository: The intro sound is the same as for "Bank Alarm" and the ending music is the same for just about every "Grand National Picture". All the initial explosions are a little questionable: Who 'dry cleans' on a bridge or in a moving car?! The "Bulletin", while a nice piece of architecture, has one of the most hilariously ungrammatical sentences I've seen in a film: "EVERY YEAR FROM ACCIDENTS IN THEIR OWN HOMES!". Some of the advice dispensed is a little questionable. Most places ban…