The Long Weekend - The Odds Get Shorter
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Channel: US National Archives · 2010 · Education
DESCRIPTION DRAMATIZES RISK OF DRIVING LONG DISTANCES ON WEEKEND TRIPS. DEPICTS A PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER WHO RELATES THEORIES OF GAMBLING TO WEEKEND FLING OF FOUR LAS VEGAS BOUND AIRMEN. PICTURES WEEKEND TRIP AND ACTIVITIES OF THE AIRMEN AS GAMBLER EXPLAINS WHY CHANCES OF THEIR SAFE RETURN DIMINISH. BUILDS TO CLIMAX AS ODDS ARE ABOUT EVEN. CREATED BY Department of Defense. Department of the Air Force. (09/26/1947 - ) ONLINE RESOURCES: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000UWTFX6 NOTE: A DVD of this film can be ordered from our partner, Amazon.com/NATIONALARCHIVES. A DVD of this film is ALSO available for viewing and copying free of charge in the NARA Research Room in the Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Records Section, National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD. FOR MORE INFORMATION: http://arcweb.archives.gov/arc/action/ExternalDOSearch?searchExpression=64106
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