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Duck and Cover
Duck and Cover

Duck and Cover

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

9 mins

Rating

6.028/10

Release Date

07 January 1952

Country

United States of America

Cast

Robert Middleton

Robert Middleton

Narrator

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