Uploaded December 2012 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
From the GE Film Catalog, "The importance of communications—key factor in coordinating the relief activities of a disaster-stricken American city—is brought home in this stirring documentary produced for General Electric by The March of Time, and winner of the Freedom Foundation Honor Medal award.
"Using the city of Syracuse, N.Y., as an example, the film shows how a well-trained, well-equipped Civil Defense organization can spring into action when an atom bomb strikes the city and minimize the devastating effects of fire, radiation contamination, and panic.
'The picture was filmed on location in Syracuse and uses no professional actors. Every scene is authentic in background and execution. All of the Civil Defense volunteers play their real-life roles.
"Especially topical in these troubled times, the film offers reassurance and hope to the American people and convincingly demonstrates that an atomic attack need not permanently cripple a city or demoralize the populace—that with a well-integrated Civil Defense organization the American city can fight back—and win—against disaster."
From the GE Film Catalog, "The importance of communications—key factor in coordinating the relief activities of a disaster-stricken American city—is brought home in this stirring documentary produced for General Electric by The March of Time, and winner of the Freedom Foundation Honor Medal award.
"Using the city of Syracuse, N.Y., as an example, the film shows how a well-trained, well-equipped Civil Defense organization can spring into action when an atom bomb strikes the city and minimize the devastating effects of fire, radiation contamination, and panic.
'The picture was filmed on location in Syracuse and uses no professional actors. Every scene is authentic in background and execution. All of the Civil Defense volunteers play their real-life roles.
"Especially topical in these troubled times, the film offers reassurance and hope to the American people and convincingly demonstrates that an atomic attack need not permanently cripple a city or demoralize the populace—that with a well-integrated Civil Defense organization the American city can fight back—and win—against disaster."
