Especially designed for elementary grades at school, this film looks at cigarette smoking and the hazards of starting the habit. It presents opposing opinions and claims of cigarette manufacturers and medical men in an effort to create a lifetime mental attitude toward smoking at this critical age level.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320052
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Advertising - Cigarettes
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Advertising - Cigarettes
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Narcotic habit
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Youth - Tobacco use
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Master
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation