A/V Geeks 16mm Films | Up In Smoke (1960) @avgeeks | Uploaded October 2024 | Updated October 2024, 1 day ago.
**"Up in Smoke"** is a satirical film set in the American South, centered on a tobacco company run by a Huey Long-inspired figure known as "The Boss." Focused solely on profits, The Boss pushes his employees to make every American smoke their brand, "Humbar Cigarettes," using absurd marketing strategies. His son, a star athlete and Southern gentleman, returns from college with concerns about the health risks of smoking, challenging his father's unscrupulous business practices. Through humorous and exaggerated scenarios, including surreal hallucinations and a scientist’s failed experiment, the film critiques the tobacco industry's greed and disregard for public health. Ultimately, Junior’s moral stance softens his father's outlook, though the film maintains a comedic, sitcom-like tone throughout, blending humor with social commentary on corporate ethics.
We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.
**"Up in Smoke"** is a satirical film set in the American South, centered on a tobacco company run by a Huey Long-inspired figure known as "The Boss." Focused solely on profits, The Boss pushes his employees to make every American smoke their brand, "Humbar Cigarettes," using absurd marketing strategies. His son, a star athlete and Southern gentleman, returns from college with concerns about the health risks of smoking, challenging his father's unscrupulous business practices. Through humorous and exaggerated scenarios, including surreal hallucinations and a scientist’s failed experiment, the film critiques the tobacco industry's greed and disregard for public health. Ultimately, Junior’s moral stance softens his father's outlook, though the film maintains a comedic, sitcom-like tone throughout, blending humor with social commentary on corporate ethics.
We digitized and uploaded this film from the Prelinger Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are interested in using it in your project.