The Feminine mistake

United States, 1977

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A realistic look at what happens to women who smoke, showing young smokers, a pregnant woman, cancer victims, habitual smokers with wrinkled faces, and tests showing how one cigarette affects vital body organs. Shows a successful program in progress at one high school which is aimed at discouraging smoking among teenagers. Hosted by Bonnie Franklin

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Credits

producer

Arnold Shapiro

production company

Dave Bell Associates

Pyramid Films

Duration

00:23:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

506412

Language

English

Subject categories

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Teenage girls

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Lungs - Cancer

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Pregnancy

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Smoking cessation programs

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Teenage girls

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tobacco - Physiological effect

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Tobacco habit

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women - Health and hygiene

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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