

1952 · 0h 9m · Movie
Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.
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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In theaters: January 7, 1952
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