Public Safety Movies

  • 1972
    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    Welcome Aboard

    01972HD

    An educational film featuring Captain Safety, who teaches children about bus safety. He emphasizes the importance of staying seated, being cautious...

    Welcome Aboard
  • 1963
    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    Shelter on a Quiet Street

    01963HD

    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...

    Shelter on a Quiet Street
  • 1968
    VD: Know Your Contacts

    VD: Know Your Contacts

    VD: Know Your Contacts

    01968HD

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

    VD: Know Your Contacts
  • 1973
    It Can Happen to You!

    It Can Happen to You!

    It Can Happen to You!

    01973HD

    Scenes illustrating assaults or assault attempts are shown, and advice on preventing or escaping from such incidents is given by Jeanne Bray, a...

    It Can Happen to You!
  • 1970
    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

    Use Your Head

    01970HD

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

    Use Your Head
  • 1994
    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!

    01994HD

    A safety guidance film that offers you tips and advice on things you can do to prevent or reduce your chances of becoming a victim of crime.

    Don't Be a Victim: Be Alert!
  • 1974
    Collision Rescue

    Collision Rescue

    Collision Rescue

    01974HD

    When two parties get in a head-on collision, it's up to emergency services to free them from the wreckage. What follows is a demonstration of what...

    Collision Rescue
  • 1970
    Safety in the Shop: Hand Tools

    Safety in the Shop: Hand Tools

    Safety in the Shop: Hand Tools

    01970HD

    The film emphasizes the importance of safety when using hand tools in a workshop. It discusses the significance of keeping tools sharp and in good...

    Safety in the Shop: Hand Tools
  • 1974
    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Swimming Rescues

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Swimming Rescues

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Swimming Rescues

    01974HD

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

    Lifesaving and Water Safety: Swimming Rescues
  • 1951
    Multiple Lane Traffic

    Multiple Lane Traffic

    Multiple Lane Traffic

    01951HD

    This black & white educational driver safety film is about how to drive on America's new, post-war highways / freeways and on multi lane roads.

    Multiple Lane Traffic
  • 1963
    Condemned

    Condemned

    Condemned

    01963HD

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

    Condemned
  • 1914
    Making a Convert

    Making a Convert

    Making a Convert

    01914HD

    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...

    Making a Convert
  • 1963
    About Fallout

    About Fallout

    About Fallout

    01963HD

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

    About Fallout
  • 1981
    Life in the Fast Lane

    Life in the Fast Lane

    Life in the Fast Lane

    01981HD

    Information film about freeways, their interchanges, and driving safely on them.

    Life in the Fast Lane
  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: Pollution

    Your Chance to Live: Pollution

    Your Chance to Live: Pollution

    01973HD

    A surrealistic look at the future if man does not learn to control pollution.

    Your Chance to Live: Pollution
  • 1974
    The Mystery Crash

    The Mystery Crash

    The Mystery Crash

    01974HD

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

    The Mystery Crash
  • 1973
    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide

    01973HD

    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...

    Your Chance to Live: An Instructor's Guide
  • 1969
    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?

    01969HD

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

    Sanitation: Why All The Fuss?
  • 1972
    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm

    01972HD

    Intercuts scenes from Jack London's To build a fire with modern urban and rural winter scenes to point out the dangers of winter storms and low...

    Your Chance to Live: Winter Storm
  • 1976
    The Iron Graveyard

    The Iron Graveyard

    The Iron Graveyard

    01976HD

    This color educational film is a driver's safety film about city driving. There is no copyright at the beginning or end of the film so the date of...

    The Iron Graveyard