Dangers of Cigarettes and Cigarette Smoking, Nicotine,
Cigarette Commericals, Smoking Related Cancer,
Tobacco Industry Advertising and More
This DVD explores smoking in the mid 20th century through a variety
of films discussing the health risks of smoking counterbalanced
by a variety of commericals promoting smoking to the tv viewing
audience.
The total run time for this collection is 1 hour 42 minutes.
The films in this collection include:
- A collection of 12 cigarette commercials for Lucky Strike, Montclair
and Newport brand cigarettes.;
- Lucky Strike Means Fine Tobacco (1950) - This is a nine minute
musical short illustrating how Lucky Strike chooses and processes
tobacco for fine cigatettes. The short features Frank Sinatra,
Kay Kaiser and many other famous talents of the day.;
- Up In Smoke (1960) - An examination of how tobacco company executives
put profit over peoples health. It shows the steps taken to develop
brand loyalty and lifetime customers.;
- Tobacco and the Human Body (1954) - This is an early exploration
of the effects of tobacco on the human body. It demonstrates through
a variety of lab experiments the exact effects of tobacco products.;
Time Pulls the Trigger - A strong anti-smoking film spelling out
the dangerous effects of smoking on the human body in stark detail.;
- You Are the Switchman (ca. 1951) - An educational film discussing
the warning signs of cancer. It demonstrates the link between
smoking and cancer and shows the symptoms that are the early warning
signs for health problems and cancer.;
- The Sixth Sense (1949) - A film detailing the processes that
are followed to guatantee the quality of tobacco products.
Here are some sample clips from the DVD
 
  
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