https://peertube.dngr.us/videos/watch/0496e653-b6b4-4cd0-801f-3e324fd36c24 Produced by the Burroughs Corporation in 1956, "Bombproof" is a fascinating Civil Defense film with something of a hidden agenda -- in that it shows the importance of keeping microfilm versions of corporate records in the Atomic Age. The fictional Donovan Manufacturing Company, with prolific Hollywood actor Walter Abel starring as its CEO J.B. Donovan, used microfilm processing (a service provided by the Burroughs Corp.) to preserve vital company records and is one of the few able to sustain business after the H-Bomb drops. The film begins with an introduction about the United States' history of involvement in wars and the potential threat of atomic or hydrogen bomb attacks. It then introduces the film "Bomb Proof," which chronicles the aftermath of an H-bomb impact on a city. Eight days after the impact, the city is still recovering, with significant destruction in the north central manufacturing area. Fred Bates, a long-time employee, questions the future of his pension and savings. Despite the destruction, the company remains in business, though there is skepticism about its future. A flashback to an evacuation drill three years earlier highlights the importance of people and records for rebuilding. The text discusses methods for preserving vital records, including microfilming, and demonstrates the efficiency of microfilm storage. It concludes with the decision to store records in a protected location and the assurance that the company can rebuild with the preserved records and people. • 0:09-0:28: Introduction about the United States' involvement in wars and the potential threat of atomic or hydrogen bomb attacks. • 0:41-0:47: Introduction to the film "Bomb Proof." • 1:31-1:34: Eight days after an H-bomb impact, the city is still recovering. • 2:17-2:22: The city continues to recover, with significant destruction in the north central manufacturing area. • 2:55-3:00: Fred Bates, a long-time employee, questions the future of his pension and savings. • 3:29-3:37: The company is still in business despite the destruction. • 3:58-4:02: Skepticism about the company's future due to the destruction. • 4:32-4:42: Flashback to three years ago during an evacuation drill. • 5:18-5:24: Discussion about the potential destruction of the plant by an H-bomb. • 5:30-5:49: Emphasis on the importance of people and records for rebuilding. • 6:12-6:19: Inquiry about preserving vital records. • 6:49-7:03: Explanation of office protection plans for vital records. • 7:16-7:21: Description of total destruction from an H-bomb burst. • 7:25-7:34: Methods for duplicating and storing vital records. • 7:56-8:04: Discussion about the impracticality of copying all records by hand or typewriter. • 8:25-8:29: Introduction of microfilming as a solution. • 8:37-8:40: Microfilming is considered a good idea if affordable. • 9:29-9:32: Demonstration of the microfilming process. • 10:00-10:08: Explanation of the efficiency of microfilm storage. • 10:17-10:21: Demonstration of retrieving a document from microfilm. • 11:24-11:28: Making a paper copy from microfilm. • 11:50-11:53: Microfilm copies are acceptable as legal evidence. • 12:23-12:26: Decision to store records in a protected location. • 12:59-13:01: Final decision to store records in the First National Bank of Rolling Hollow. • 13:19-13:23: Presentation of the microfilm container with vital records. • 13:52-14:02: Assurance that the company can rebuild with the preserved records and people. 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