1190794
1190794

The Smoke Menace

1937-10-13 en 11m
A stark warning about Britain’s coal-fired smog, charting its damage to health, buildings, and the economy while advocating cleaner gas/electric power, processed smokeless fuels, and better housing—presaging the Great Smog of 1952 and the Clean Air Act of 1956.

Producer

John Grierson

Writer

J.B.S. Haldane

Director

John Taylor

Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • British Commercial Gas Association
  • Realist Film Unit