" ABOUT FALLOUT " 1955 CIVIL DEFENSE FILM FALLOUT SHELTERS ATOMIC BOMB RADIATION 71644z

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This Cold War Era film was created by the Office of Civil Defense and promotes the use of the fallout shelter during a time of high paranoia over nuclear warfare. A small booklet was created along with the film and distributed by the Office of Civil Defense. It can be found online. It discusses fallout produced by nuclear explosion and aims to promote the adoption of fallout shelters as part of a civil defense program. The film opens with a scientific breakdown of what nuclear fallout is beginning with a collection of particles on a slide (:12). One particle is zoomed in on (:07). During fallout these cascade to the earth from the sky and continue to release radiation (:57). The film is presented by the Department of Defense (1:37). A note details the impending doom the United States would experience were it to be hit with a nuclear bomb (2:07). Targeted cities would be decimated and outer areas exposed to nuclear fallout (2:07). It encourages thorough preparation. Sunbathing families splash on the shoreline (2:36); an ice cream cut 1950's American holiday. Radiation is explained in an animation in relation to the universe, the sun (2:58) and the earth's crust (4:14). An explosion from a nuclear bomb (5:26) is broken down including the crater area (5:31) and the mushroom cloud itself where the particles for radioactive fallout are formed (5:43). A close shot shows the cloud rising higher now fuller of the radioactive particles (6:05). Distribution of particles is explained (6:31). Heavy particles drop within 24 hours and are the most dangerous (6:54). Radiations rate of decay is broken down (7:14). A US map is used to show the spread of fallout after a nuclear explosion (8:10). Rate of decay is shown (8:45) on the same map. A diagram of a building is used to show best methods for protection from fallout (9:34). Mass is the greatest ally against danger (9:54). A family exits from a public school building (10:05). Thickness of wood (10:23), earth, concrete (10:28) or steel required to protect the human form is shown in comparison. A house offers little protection (10:46). The interior of a personal fallout shelter follows (10:59). An in-depth look at a large community type building (11:04) takes viewers to the basement (11:10). Effects of radiation on the human body (11:44). A Chevrolet Chevy II Nova (12:38) is used for an example to measure radiation. A speedometer is compared to a rate meter (12:51). A dosimeter device (13:03) records amount of radiation a person has accumulated over a period of time in measurements known as Rankins. The amount of these readily absorbed through natural causes (13:41). Regular civilian clothing cannot protect the human body from full radiation (14:27). Clothing may protect oneself against particles released during fallout (14:38). A man enters a fallout shelter (14:47). A woman decontaminates food from the radioactive fallout (15:03). Long-term effects from fallout are detailed (15:28). Water is safe to drink containing fallout particles (16:16). The movement of water helps to cleanse itself from the particles (16:20). Water drug up from a well would be considered safe to drink (16:58). The process to decontaminate a city is touched upon (17:29). A police officer in a 1947 Harley Davidson servi-car motor cycle (17:42) makes a radio call over rate of Rankins in the area (17:51). A street sweeper moves through (17:57). A fire hose pushes remaining particles down the drain (18:11). Farm machinery plows down the crop field (18:39) returning to the field. The film notes crops produced in certain areas would not be suitable for consumption (18:49). Cotton wads pile atop the tractor (18:53). Transfer of radioactivity from soil to plant is shown in animation (19:18). Learned methods of protection against radiation failure are summarized (20:42). The nationwide fallout shelter program is mentioned (22:30) which called for adequate fallout shelter for each resident. The film was produced by Wilding (23:01). The Department of Defense seal appears (23:19).

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