Tonight we have an instructional video on how to deal with a nuclear attack- the perfect video to watch before bedtime. This was produced in the mid to late fifties, a time when the pervasive fear and paranoia was largely directed at foreign countries and their ideologies, plus fellow citizens, unlike today where it is directed at fellow citizens and their ideologies- plus foreign countries.
I don’t remember seeing this film in school. This may be because I started my lengthy stay at Harris School in the early sixties, so I was on the backside of this wave- barely. I do have vague memories of the fear it instilled, but I think this is more likely part of the general fear that was induced by the “teachers” (as they liked to call themselves) during my formative years.
I think if I had seen this film back then, it would have had one of two results: It either would have kept me from falling asleep at night, or it would have offered some relief that at least there was a small change that I wasn't going to have to go to school the next day.
So, sit back, relax and enjoy a little piece of good old American history.
Sweet dreams.
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