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Reviewer: longfade - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - July 9, 2010
Subject: Stunts

Wow, the dramatized scenes are actually pretty death-defying in their own right. Guys stepping out in front of cars barreling down the road, near-miss head on collisions, etc.

Reviewer: ERD. - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - December 24, 2009
Subject: CHANCE TO LOSE slick 1930's safety film
Late 1930's safety film was well made and brings out important points of driving safely. Good script, direction and b & w photography.

Reviewer: Spuzz - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - January 29, 2005
Subject: Watch out for those pigs!
Jam Handyish-like production about driving safely has some great old cars, nice editing and gee whiz bang narration.
It's all very surprising when you see a film like this actually, as you don't really realize that the motor safety film was made at this time. I really did like the acting in this film which all looked prim and proper (eg no blacks) which I guess was used to demonstrate that yes, even us rich folk can get into accidents as well!

Reviewer: Christine Hennig - 4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars4.00 out of 5 stars - January 13, 2005
Subject: Only the Best of Luck and a Convenient Pigpen Averted Tragedy!
This campy driving safety film from the 30s is breezily narrated like a newsreel featurette and features drivers who end up in humorous pratfalls as a result of their unsafe driving habits instead of tragedy, though the narrator gives plenty of stern warnings about such. The highlight is a young couple who end up crashing into a pigpen because of the young mans tendency to associate manhood with speeding. Obviously, this humorous tack didnt work, for driver safety films were to get more and more horrific as time went by, culminating in the gore films of the 60s. Although this was made by the National Safety Council, the ending exhortations about how cars are built entirely safe (so the fault of accidents must lay entirely on the driver) makes me wonder if the auto industry might have gotten their fingers into this.
Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: ****. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ****. Overall Rating: ****.

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