Butt Out! Life and Death of Cigarette Advertising on TV
Brief Synopsis
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A documentary chronicling the heyday of tobacco advertising on television in the 1950s, its decline during the 1960's as new medical evidence pointed to the hazards of cigarette smoking, and finally, the government's total ban on the advertisement of smoke-inhaled tobacco products on the airwaves in
Cast & Crew
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Jack Perkins
Narration
Jack Perkins
Host ("Time Machine With Jack Perkins")
Ira Gallen
Co-Producer
Gary H. Grossman
Writer
Gary H. Grossman
Executive Producer
Sue Nadell
Segment Producer
Film Details
Also Known As
Time Machine With Jack Perkins (12/11/92)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1992
Production Company
A+E Networks; Weller/Grossman Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A documentary chronicling the heyday of tobacco advertising on television in the 1950s, its decline during the 1960's as new medical evidence pointed to the hazards of cigarette smoking, and finally, the government's total ban on the advertisement of smoke-inhaled tobacco products on the airwaves in 1971.
Film Details
Also Known As
Time Machine With Jack Perkins (12/11/92)
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
1992
Production Company
A+E Networks; Weller/Grossman Productions
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
