Duck and Cover 72 years old

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

An instructional short aimed at school-aged children of the early 1950s that combines animation and live-action footage with voice-over narration to explain what to do to increase their chances of surviving the blast from an atomic bomb.

Credits

Duck and Cover Cast

Name Character
Robert Middleton He was 40, 66 years old when he died as Narrator

Duck and Cover Crew

Name Department
Anthony Rizzo as Director. He was 37 (now 34) years old Directing
Raymond J. Mauer as Writer. Writing
Duck and Cover poster
Duck and Cover (72 years)

Bert the Turtle says duck and cover.

  • Release day: Monday, January 07, 1952
  • Runtime: 9 minutes