Midsummer's nightmare

Midsummer's nightmare

Contributor(s):
Magwood, Howard, film director
Lisker, Thomas L., screenwriter
Burr, Raymond, 1917-1993, narrator
United States. Public Health Service, issuing body.
American National Red Cross, issuing body.
Video Pictures, Inc., production company.
Publication:
Washington, DC : U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service in cooperation with the American Red Cross, [1961?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Moving image
Subject(s):
Drowning -- prevention & control
Safety
Swimming
Genre(s):
Instructional Film and Video
Abstract:
This film illustrates how quickly the pleasures of the beach, lake, pool, and water sports can turn dangerous when safety practices are not followed, such as wearing a life jacket, maintaining a close eye on small children, and learning how to swim, preferably when young. The film notes that drowning is second only to auto accidents as a cause of fatal accidents. The film also urges that one never swim alone, nor overestimate stamina. A swimmer can overdo it and become weak. When boating, enter small crafts carefully and if you fall out, hang onto the boat rather than trying to swim to shore.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Extent:
017 min.
Color:
Black and white
Sound:
Sound
Cast:
Narrator, Raymond Burr.
Credits:
Director, Howard Magwood ; script, Thomas L. Lisker ; executive producer, Hugh Cohn.
Provenance:
Gift; Suzanne White Junod, FDA; 20020709 ; Acc# 2002-17.
Technique:
Live action
NLM Unique ID:
101629036 (See catalog record)
OCLC no.:
888342695
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101629036