Obey Your Air Raid Warden [2025 Preservation Print]
Date Of Production
1942
Abstract
Three men (Harry Hilfinger, Robert Davis, and Fred Kautzman) encourage people to follow rules set by the air raid warden in the event of an air raid. It is a parody of the popular song by Tony Pastor and His Orchestra from 1942, and was made as an exercise in DIY sound-on-film filmmaking.
Format
16mm
Extent
161 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Notes
This 16mm preservation print was made in 2025, thanks to a Basic Preservation Grant from the National Film Preservation Foundation.
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Preservation print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Main Credits
Davis, Robert C. (is producer)
Hilfinger, Harry (is producer)
Additional Credits
Davis, Robert C. (is editor)
Hilfinger, Harry (is editor)
Thompson, Lloyd (camera)
Participants And Performers
Hilfinger, Harry (is actor)
Davis, Robert C. (is actor)
Kautzman, William Fredrick (is actor)
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