Aimed at the 8-12 year-olds, this film takes children down to the ashtray world of Bill and Betty, the cigarettes, then into their own world of running, dancing and surfing where, for the smoker, everything is just that little bit more difficult. Smoking slows reflexes, induces breathlessness and coughing. Voices by Ernie Bourne and Beverly Dunn and animation by Dennis Tupicoff.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013914
Language
English
Subject categories
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Children - Health and hygiene
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Health education
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tobacco - Physiological effect
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)