Public Safety Movies

Discusses the physics, effects and defense against nuclear fallout. Describes the phenomena of natural radiation and the dangers of fallout. Explains...

This highway scare film produced by the Highway Safety Foundation in 1971, "Decade of Death", is a retrospective of the organization's 10 years of...

This PSA-style film from the 1970s titled “Use Your Head” was presented by the Construction Safety Association of Ontario to eliminate...

The film highlights the dangers of extreme heat and the importance of staying hydrated and cool. It portrays a conversation between two friends, one...

The film demonstrates survival swimming techniques, emphasizing the importance of staying calm in emergencies. It teaches viewers how to utilize...

Emphasizes the importance of safe, non-swimming techniques for rescuing drowning victims, highlighting that most drownings can be prevented with...

A heavily dramatized Civil Defense film that demonstrates how a public fallout shelter is supposed to function after a nuclear attack. This scenario...

Created in 1963 at the height of the Cold War, this Civil Defense training film uses a dramatic premise to show how emergency staff should manage and...

Released by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency in 1972, Your Chance to Live is a series of films which cover threatening events, from forest...

This Cold War civil defense film attempts to persuade viewers that building a home fallout shelter is a smart thing to do, and they are easy and...

A training film for public shelter managers explaining when people should be allowed to leave the shelter after a disaster.

“The Mystery Crash” discusses the dangers of drinking and driving especially as it pertains to the seemingly harmless “social...

The Defense Civil Preparedness Agency began an informational campaign in 1972 called Your Chance to Live. As part of the campaign, a series of films...

This late 1940s/early 1950s rather graphic color film about carelessness and safety operating heavy machinery is presented by Caterpillar.

A short public service film warning people in New Jersey to stay out of the way of oncoming streetcars. The message is framed in a cute romantic...

The film emphasizes the importance of playground safety through the ABCD framework. It teaches children to avoid unsafe behaviors, be safety-minded,...

The film "Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?" emphasizes the critical importance of sanitation in food handling for public health. It explains how...

Shows how people, faced with the possibility or reality of being infected with venereal disease, cope with their individual situations.

The film emphasizes the critical role of lifeguards in preventing accidents and ensuring safety at swimming facilities. It outlines essential...

“Condemned” (c.1960s) is a color fire prevention film presented by Fire Prevention Through Films. It was produced by Julian Olansky in...