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Duck and Cover (1952) -- A grinning monkey sitting in a tree dangles a lit firecracker from a fishing pole just over the head of an unwary turtle...

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6.2/10   251 votes
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Release Date:
7 January 1952 (USA) more
Genre:
Animation | Short more
Plot:
A grinning monkey sitting in a tree dangles a lit firecracker from a fishing pole just over the head of an unwary turtle... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win more
User Comments:
Mr. Turtle tells us what to do when the atomic mushrooms bloom. more

Cast

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Leo M. Langlois ... Tony - Boy on bike (uncredited)
Ray J. Mauer ... Civil Defense worker (uncredited)
Robert Middleton ... Narrator (uncredited)
Carl Ritchie ... Bert (voice) (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
9 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: The man on the tractor makes no attempt to shut off the tractor before jumping down from it and landing right in front of the rear wheel, yet the tractor is at a complete stop when he hits the ground. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pulse 3 (2008) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Bert the Turtle more

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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful:-
Mr. Turtle tells us what to do when the atomic mushrooms bloom., 11 April 2000
Author: yenlo from Auburn, Me

Having been in the first grade during the Cuban Missile Crisis the entire elementary school I attended got to watch this film. It of course now is looked upon the same way that a film like "Reefer Madness" is looked upon. It seems to me that the authorities i.e. the government, school administrations, whoever, would have had enough education and just plain common sense to realize that in the event of a nuclear blast hiding under a school desk with your coat over you just wouldn't cut it. The film is the standard public service films that were cranked out during this period. A little light humor is thrown in with a cartoon turtle who crawls into his shell whenever trouble comes his way. Video stores sometimes carry these films and while they are now hilarious and severely outdated they no doubt were taken seriously at the time.

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