The run around
- Contributor(s):
- Muskie, Edmund S., 1914-1996 Peters, Antony, film director, screenwriter Amram Nowak Associates, production company. National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, issuing body.
- Publication:
- [New York] : National Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Association, [1969]
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Moving image
- Subject(s):
- Air Pollution Politics United States
- Genre(s):
- Instructional Film and Video
- Abstract:
- This film opens with a cartoon segment. The main character, a coughing, sputtering man named Mr. Hack, is enraged by the amount of air pollution in his town. He decides to find the cause of the problem, first making his way to a nearby factory to complain to the owner. The factory owner denies responsibility for the problem and feigns concern about protecting the environment. The owner tells Mr. Hack that the electric power company is the one responsible for the problem, so Mr. Hack goes there next. A string of similar situations--owners denying responsibility and blaming other people--ensues until eventually Mr. Hack is directed back to the place he started. An angry Mr. Hack expresses how frustrated he is with the endless excuses. He then gets a divine commandment to take initiative by writing a letter to a politician, but hypocritically makes up several excuses to get out of it. The film then cuts to a senator who speaks to the audience about his air pollution legislation and urges public action. He explains the problem of general apathy and claims that public involvement is not only necessary for progress, but also a democratic obligation of all citizens.
- Copyright:
- This item may be under copyright protection. Please ask copyright owner for permission before publishing.
- Copyright Holder:
- American Lung Association; Source: Item; Research date: 12/23/2013
- Extent:
- 018 min.
- Color:
- Color
- Sound:
- Sound
- Credits:
- Directed by Antony Peters ; written and designed by Antony Peters ; executive producr, writer, Milton Robertson.
- Provenance:
- Unknown, in NLM collection before 2000.
- Technique:
- Animation and live action
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101622477 (See catalog record)
- OCLC no.:
- 882608218
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101622477