A puppet film that wraps up some traffic safety rules in an absorbing story about a little Indian boy who pays his first visit to a big city. Even though Magic Bow is endowed with magic gifts and thrills the rodeo audience with his act, the whirl of traffic outside the arena leaves him completely bewildered. From kindly city folk he learns some basic safety precautions. (Presented with discussion in Window on Canada No. 69: How to Stay Alive on the Road, 106B 0156 132.) (Six awards, including Rapallo; New York.)
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
308816
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Puppet films
Childrens Films → Children's films - Canada
Childrens Films → Puppet films
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Road safety
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Safety education
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Road safety
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Traffic safety and children
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)