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