Duck and Cover (1952)

  • NR
  • 01/07/1952 (US)
  • Animation, Family
  • 9m

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

Overview

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.

Anthony Rizzo

Director

Raymond J. Mauer

Writer

Cast

Robert Middleton's headshot

Robert Middleton

Narrator

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